On Sunday 4 April 2010, Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Josh Beckett induced weak contact from New York Yankees Derek Jeter in the first MLB play of the decade. Here are 100 more useless snippets of information for you. Unless
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Baseball chinwag with Scott White
Continuing our series of quick chats with our favourite characters in the baseball broadcasting and fantasy baseball world, we were very pleased to get the opportunity of a few minutes with CBS Sports’ Senior Fantasy Writer, Scott White. My love
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Clutching At Straws
Every time I watch an MLB game I feel like I hear commentators and fans say something like this, “This guy is the one you want on the plate in the pressure situation, he is a clutch hitter” or “Here
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What’s in a Cap?
Taking on another Hall of Fame controversy, a warm BF&N welcome to Padraig Whelan… This week, the 2018 National Baseball Hall of Fame inductees for the summer’s ceremony were revealed. A four-man group of Chipper Jones, Jim Thome, Vladimir Guerrero
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Is a Walk Really As Good As a Hit?
Welcome back, Estevão Maximo… It’s a phrase that every young hitter hears from Little League all the way to the majors. ‘Be patient, a walk is as good as a hit.’ There are merits to that phrase, but one must
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