Picks so risky you’ll be saying, ‘did he really just say that?”
SCOTT JACOBS
The Indians will not be in the World Series as I predicted at the start of the year… so who’s got the best shot?… O, cmon, did you really think I was going to answer that in the first line? No way […]

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All-Star Game
Alright guys, good All-Star Game last night. It ended well past 12, in the 15th inning with the AL winning, once again proving the giving home field advantage to the winner does have the advantage of letting the best team (i.e. the AL team) have home field advantage in the World Series. […]

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Why you ask? Because of Josh Hamilton. That’s why.

SCOTT JACOBS
Alright, before we kick this thing off, let’s play Who Am I. Here we go.
I lead the AL in home runs and play for the atrocious Cleveland Indians. Today on Around the Horn, my name was mispronounced. In 2002 I was part […]

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J Rose
Boston-based commentary with all the subtlety of a sledgehammer
Alright ladies & gents, boys & girls, step right up and witness the greatest snow job on Earth: the 2008 State Farm Home Run Derby, presented by ESPN, Taco Bell, DisneyWorld, Dimension Films, Chirs Berman’s hair and Cialis.
I’m your host, Chris “backbackbackbackBoomerdon’tcallmeEthel” Berman, and I’m proud […]

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If you angrily storm towards the press box to “introduce yourself” to the team broadcaster who just happens to be exercising his freedom of speech by criticizing you for having anger problems, wouldn’t it be fair to say you just proved that broadcaster’s point?

Yes, I would say Milton Bradley has anger problems and so would many other fans, but the fans and I would be wrong.

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Rich Harden Trade a Reaction to Sabathia Trade?
After weeks of following Sabathia’s future, my source called me last night to say he was surprised to find out about A’s right-hander Rich Harden traded to the Cubs in a six player deal.
Cubs GM Rich Hendry claimed to ESPN that it wasn’t a reaction to the Sabathia […]

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Is Rich Harden the prayer Chicago Cubs fans have been looking for? Is CC Sabathia the savior in Milwaukee? It’s going to be one heck of a second half as two tough lucked franchises battle it out with huge expectations on the line
SCOTT JACOBS
That took a long time.
A day after the […]

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Boston-based commentary with all the subtlety of a sledgehammer
J ROSE
Every year around this time, Major League Baseball announces the lineup of players who were ELECTED BY THE FANS to the All Star Game, the prestigious Mid Summer Classic that is nothing but a glorified exhibition game with better TV ratings.
And every year around this […]

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