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Arizona Diamondbacks 2010 Primer

It would be easy to look at 2008 and 2009 for the Arizona Diamondbacks and notice they missed the playoffs in both seasons. It would be easy to see they fired their manager in 2009. It would be easy to notice they regressed in each of the last two campaigns, marked by a last place finish with just 70 wins. If you took...

Odds and Ends From Tuesday in Indy

INDIANAPOLIS - Tuesday at baseball's annual Winter Meetings, a blockbuster trade went down, two free agent signings were announced as officially complete and nine managers addressed a media throng. Here are some notes from the day. • There's a report that the White Sox have joined the Angels in heavy pursuit of...

Take the Atlanta Mound at Your Own Risk

When Mike Hampton was the first (in-season anyway) pitcher to get hurt, my immediate thought was "Shock me, shock me, shock me with that deviant behavior". No wait, I don't quote Empire Records. Crap. Anyway, it was hardly surprising that Hampton got hurt. But looking back on things today, is the Atlanta mound, or maybe...

Brian McCann is a Rich Lefty Swinging Catcher

Here's more proof for you parents looking to make a fortune off of your children that teaching them to be lefthanded ... whether it be throwing or swinging ... works. But be careful: if you're going the route of "swing", make sure your son is a catcher. Then the dough rolls in, as it did for Brian McCann today when he...