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Twelve Thoughts: Nolan Ryan, Giants Bargains, Mat Latos

By Tom KrasovicAug 26th 2010 – 10:00AM

West Coast Bias, classing the place up, gives you Dick Enberg's spirited ode to Nolan Ryan's 383-strikeout season. The American League's Cy Young award in 1973 went to Jim Palmer of the first-place Baltimore Orioles, in part, the former Angels broadcaster said, because Ryan's feats with a weak California club were muted...

Starting Five: AL Central Tighter Than A-Rod in October

By Ed PriceApr 22nd 2009 – 9:00AM

Starting Five is our wrapup of the previous day's baseball action, with a quick nod to what is ahead.You Oughta Know ...The AL Central could be tight all the way through September. Going into Tuesday's games, three teams were tied for first at two games over .500, and all three -- the White Sox, the Tigers and the Royals...

Notes From the Clubhouse: Baltimore Blues Might Finally Be Fading

By Andrew JohnsonAug 2nd 2008 – 12:37AM

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...

B.J. Upton Swings Hard Enough to Knock Himself Out of a Game

By Josh AlperMay 1st 2008 – 5:55PM

From Bobby Ojeda trimming off the tip of his middle finger with hedge clippers to Glenallen Hill falling down a staircase because of a nightmare, there's a long history of odd off-field injuries in baseball. During games, though, the injuries are more run of the mill which made what happened to B.J. Upton this afternoon...

Should Bonds Play on Hall of Fame Sunday?

By Matt WatsonJul 24th 2007 – 7:00AM

The Hall of Fame induction ceremonies are this Sunday in New York, and all the way in California the Giants will be hosting the Marlins in San Francisco. Should Barry Bonds sit out on Sunday so as to not risk overshadowing what's happening in Cooperstown? After all, wouldn't it be a disservice to Cal Ripken or Tony Gwynn...

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Background on Jim Palmer

James Alvin "Jim" Palmer (born October 15, 1945), nicknamed "Cakes", is a former Major League Baseball right-handed pitcher.

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