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The Yankees third baseman became the fastest to the 600 home run plateau, and his accomplishment (are we calling it that?) will probably be one of the fastest forgotten, plus Shaq and Brett Fav-re

SCOTT JACOBS
The nearly two week delay was over.
Finally!
Alex Rodriguez blasted his 600th home run yesterday.  Against Toronto.  In the middle of the [...]

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With the Midsummer Classic in the books, there’s no better time to look ahead.  Here’s What we know, what I forsee, and what will happen (maybe)
SCOTT JACOBS
The All Star Game in Anaheim, Los Angeles United States of America, Planet Earth was a real clunker yesterday.  3-1 for an All Star Game?  That’s like going [...]

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One of baseball’s most controversial figures, George Steinbrenner passed away today after suffering a massive heart attack
SCOTT JACOBS
George Steinbrenner was more than an owner.  He was more than George Costanza’s boss.  He was at times, almost larger than life.  He bought the Yankees for $8 million back in 1973, and by the time his time [...]

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With the NHL and NBA’s marathon long post-season officially over, it’s baseball here on out for the rest of the summer. Well that and vuvuzelas
SCOTT JACOBS
The NBA crowned another champion on Thursday, but the culmination of the end of the NBA season means more than no more basketball till late October.  It means that [...]

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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
SCOTT JACOBS
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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Set to take the field in Spring Training as St. Louis’ batting coach, McGwire finally comes clean about his presumed steroid use
SCOTT JACOBS
Jose Canseco, if you’re listening, I have just one thing to say:  “You win.”  You do.  I didn’t want to believe you when you burst the cover off the seams in proclaiming that [...]

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The Nationals are the worst team in baseball, and their supposed savior doesn’t look like he’s in any rush to bring back the hope

SCOTT JACOBS
When the Expos moved to Washington, giving the nation’s capitol a baseball team to call it’s own, there was hope and optimism that the Nationals would play nothing like their D.C.predecessors, [...]

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If they decide to actually keep them that is
JOSH DHANI
On July 22, 2009, the Pittsburgh Pirates traded one of their promising stars in Adam LaRoche to the Boston Red Sox. What did Pittsburgh get out of this deal? A minor-leaguer named Argenis Diaz.
The Pirates were looking for some “young” talent, and I believe a minor-leaguer [...]

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