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Happy Birthday, ‘Nando!
Madison Bumgarner just became the youngest pitcher to win a World Series game since the man who took Mannywood by storm long before there was a Mannywood — Fernando Valenzuela in 1981. Even those who...
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Postseason Ramblings
Five thoughts as the end of the 2010 season approaches… -I haven’t looked over any statistics, but I’m curious how the schedule of the MLB playoffs correlates to teams coming back from a 3-1 deficit....
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Let Them Eat Brian Wilson! (… Cake! … Photo!)
An hour or two before first pitch of Game 4 of the World Series — in which Madison Bumgarner and Aubrey Huff beat the Bushes and the Rangers to put the San Francisco Giants one win away from The City’s...
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B&C Baseball Tweet of the Day
Brought to you by… Writer of the weekly baseball column Beyond the Box Score, Bill Arnold: The Giants haven’t allowed a run since 4 p.m. on Sunday; a span of 100 hours and 55 minutes. Following Madison...
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Tigers-Giants World Series: Five Questions
ESPN’s Tim Kurkjian sent me five questions* about the upcoming World Series, and I’ve decided to share the answers with all you fine people. Is this what it was like watching Sandy Koufax in the 1960s...
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B&C Baseball Tweet of the Day
Brought to you by… Detroit Tigers coverage from John Lowe and the Detroit Free Press, Freep Tigers: “Bumgarner can be first Giants pitcher since Mathewson in 1905 not to allow run in his first two...
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A-Rod: The Villain We Needed
Grace, please get ready. Alex Rodriguez will be falling from you shortly. People say he’s a distraction. They say he’s phony. I’ve never met the guy and I’ll bet a Canadian two-dollar bill that I...
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It was just one game
After the Giants took it to the Royals in Game 1 last night, most of the mainstream media would have you believe that this Series is over and San Francisco will coast to its third title in five years....
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Royals hoping history repeats itself
After Game 2 of this Fall Classic, I said that all the Royals needed was one win in San Francsico. They were successful in that venture and return to Kauffman Stadium for Game 6, and perhaps a Game 7....
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Apologies to Ned
Charles Sollars / flickr It’s possible, likely even, or maybe just hypothetical, or imaginary, that I might have been wrong about Kansas City Royals’ manager Ned Yost’s use of James Shields in the...
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Nine months comes down to one game
Pitchers and catchers for the Giants and Royals reported for spring training in mid-February. Opening Day, Derek Jeter’s farewell tour, an All-Star Game, the dog days, eight teams qualified for the...
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