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From the Windup: A Look at Baseball Hall of Fame 2010 First-Time Eligibles

From the Windup is FanHouse's extended look at a particular portion of America's pastime.The Hall of Fame talk has begun to die down and baseball fans are starting to look forward to that oh-so-exciting date -- February 15th, when pitchers and catchers report -- but before we get there, let's look ahead at the players who...

Batting Stance Guy Does the Braves

I heart Batting Stance Guy -- his ability to accurately portray nearly every major league batting stance from the late 80's/early 90's is pretty ridiculous. So when I got an email from a buddy showing that he was displaying the Braves, I was pretty stoked. Fred McGriff (1:05)is spectacular, Ryan Klesko (1:25) is hilarious...

The Devil Rays Know How to Party

As we've mentioned previously here, the Devil Rays are the Devil Rays no longer. They have absconded the evil-doing front end of their name and are now quite simply, the Rays. But if you thought they were just going to make the switch with little to no fanfare, think again.It's going to be a par-tay.The team is going big...

Frank Thomas Joins Baseball's 500 Club

There was a time when I didn't think Frank Thomas could do it. My White Sox had left him for dead. He was feuding with GM Ken Williams through the media. But, the A's gave him a chance. He responded last year, to the tune of 39 homers and 114 RBIs. And, although he hasn't been all too great this season with the Blue Jays,...

Sammy Sosa Gets Around

Sammy Sosa has homered twice today in the Rangers game against the Cleveland Indians. This leaves him only six home runs shy of becoming the fifth man in baseball history to reach 600 career home runs.Though Sosa will never catch Aaron or Bonds, his first home run today did set a record.By hitting his first career home run...