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6 Divisions in 6 Days: NL Central
With this being the final week of Spring Training (crazy, right?), I figured it’d be justified to take a look at all 30 clubs and examine where they stand, what they need and where it looks like...
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The state of African-American players in baseball
MIAMI — I had the honor of being at Sun Life Stadium for Jackie Robinson Day on Thursday, when the Marlins hosted the Reds, and prior to that night’s game, I was roaming around the Reds’ clubhouse...
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Postseason breakdown: National League
MINNESOTA — While the American League was pretty much decided by the time the final week of the 2010 regular season began, the National League came down to the final Sunday. Heading into the playoffs,...
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Game 26: Angels-Reds …
The Reds aren’t going with the DH, as originally planned, so Kendrys Morales will instead have the day off. He said he’s feeling a bit fatigued and expects to be in the lineup on Thursday, at home...
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6 Divisions in 6 Days, Day 3 …
Leading up to Opening Day, I’ll roll out an All-Star team for each of the six divisions in baseball — that includes a manager, a starting nine (with a DH also for the National League), three starters...
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Opening Day: Angels-Reds …
Welcome to Great American Ball Park, home of the first ever interleague matchup on Opening Day and the scene where the Angels will kick off another highly anticipated season … Angels (0-0) Mike Trout,...
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Game 2: Angels-Reds …
Angels (1-0) Mike Trout, CF Erick Aybar, SS Albert Pujols, 1B Josh Hamilton, RF Mark Trumbo, LF Howie Kendrick, 2B Alberto Callaspo, 3B Chris Iannetta, C C.J. Wilson, SP Reds (0-1) Shin-Soo Choo, CF...
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C.J. Wilson, and the second time thru …
A former starting pitcher had one big takeaway after watching C.J. Wilson‘s good-but-not-great outing against the Reds on Wednesday night: He’s over-thinking it again. Wilson, he said, assumes hitters...
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Decisions, decisions …
I wrote earlier today about first-year GM Billy Eppler keeping his options open and why he’ll probably rely heavily on a loaded free-agent class. The Angels enter the offseason with up to six needs for...
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