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Justin Verlander is no MVP, because no pitcher should ever be MVP

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MVP.  Most Valuable Player.  It does not stand for Most Valuable Pitcher.
That’s not a slap in the face to Justin Verlander, who had a remarkable season, in almost single-handedly willing the Tigers to the playoffs.  It’s a distinction.  Think about it for a second: You will never see a position player win the CY [...]

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Underdog heavy LCS not good for MLB (or me)

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Maybe this is what separates the die hard baseball fan from the casual baseball fan.  Maybe if I was a true, blue baseball fan I’d watch the Post-season no matter who was playing.  So maybe this is the time for me to confess that I’ve (gulp) kind of stopped watching this year’s LCS.  Not [...]

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An ump’s life turned haywire, a perfect performance derailed by an imperfect call

One call ruins an ump’s career, and kills a perfect game. Now it’s time for MLB to make a stand.  For both their players and their umpires
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I was at a bar with a buddy of mine, sipping on an ice cold water, when out of the corner of my eye I caught a glimpse [...]

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A Minnesota Story

Red hot Minnesota is heading back to the post-season after a dynamite tie breaking instant classic win over the Tigers
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The playoffs start tomorrow, but tonight MLB got it’s cinderella story.
Cinderella wears red and blue.
Cinderella is missing one of it’s biggest stars, Justin Morneau, who’s been out for the season for weeks.
Cinderella was down three [...]

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Rain, rain go away, we may have two playoff games to play

Bizzarre play in game situation could get even stranger if rain doesn’t go away
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Baseball has 162 games, so what’s one game really?  How about a lot.
Especially if you’re the Detroit Tigers.  Your season was over.  Your disappointing, incredibly uninspired season was over.  You were ready to go into hibernation, and ponder what the heck [...]

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These Baby Backs have got some bite

Arizona’s sizzling start, Colorado’s dreadful begining, and the Marlins leading the NL East?, headline the first two weeks of baseball, in what has been a very interesting start to the 2008 season
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Hey everybody! Wow, saw the Florida State Seminoles Garnet and Gold scrimmage today, and yeesh, not pretty. If that team is going [...]

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