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Notes From the Clubhouse: Baltimore Blues Might Finally Be Fading

Our MLB editor provides weekly dispatches from major league games in Notes From the Clubhouse.Last week, the Orioles celebrated the 25th anniversary of their 1983 World Series title. That was the last time the once-proud franchise won a championship, in case you were wondering, and it's been a decade since they were...

Chipper Jones Thinks He's a Better All-Around Player Than Mickey Mantle

Whether or not he hits .400 this season, Chipper Jones's place in the history of baseball is pretty secure. He's been a MVP, the offensive leader of the winningest National League team of his era and a solid player at two different defensive positions. He may be the second-best switchhitter in baseball history, in fact,...

Random YouTube Magic: Where Have All the Mustaches Gone?

Back in the old days, you couldn't swing a dead cat at a baseball game without hitting a player who was rockin' some sweet facial hair. A few of those "retro" 'staches are still out there. But, man, did anybody match the face-fur magic of Eddie Murray? He had discovered "manscaping" by the time this commercial was made,...

Frank Thomas Hits Two Homers, Passes Eddie Murray on All-Time List

While Alex Rodriguez's milestone homer is going to generate most of the buzz today, let us not forget Frank Thomas' accomplishment. The Big Hurt smashed two home runs against the Rangers today, putting him at 505 for his career. With the two dingers, Thomas passed Eddie Murray on the all-time list and now sits at No. 20....

Padres Can Hitting Coach Merv Rettenmund, Resurrect Wally Joyner

And by firing Rettenmund who had been the team's hitting coach since June of '06, they became the third team in the weak-hitting NL West to fire a hitting coach. The Dodgers fired coach Eddie Murray and replaced him with Bill Mueller, and the D-Backs canned Kevin Seitzer about three weeks ago, replacing him with Rick Schu....

EddieMurray News From the Web

05/11/12 Remember this name: Andy Enfield Source: Tomahawk Nation Enfield has been an assistant to two of the great defensive minds in the college game: Rick Pitino and Leonard Hamilton.
04/30/12 A-Rod passes Willie Mays on the career RBI list Source: Comcast SportsNet Alex Rodriguez had a couple of moderately boring RBIs yesterday â infield hit and a groundout â but they put him someplace interesting: ahead of Willie Mays on the all-time RBI list.
04/17/12 Bionic dad leads Team Murray to win Source: Santa Maria Times - Santa Maria CA The old guy with the new knee showed the youngsters how it's done at Monday's 23rd annual Leland "Butch" Simas/Felix Fly, M.D. Golf Tournament at the Santa Maria Country Club. Ed Murray â the old guy with the new artificial knee â teamed up with his son Eddie, stepson Mike Draper Jr. and Brian Simas to win the low gross (no handicaps) championship at the annual Marian Medical Center fundraiser.
04/11/12 MLB Notebook: Veteran stars shine again Source: MLB In Major League history, only one team -- the 1978 Baltimore Orioles -- can claim a pair of switch-hitters who each qualified for the batting title and produced a season-ending OPS+ of at least 140.