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Starting Five: Ian Kinsler Goes Nuts

Starting Five is our wrapup of the previous day's baseball action, with a nod to what's ahead.You Oughta Know ...That Rangers second baseman Ian Kinsler had a pretty good night, rolling all sorts of rare feats into one ballgame. The headline is that he hit for the cycle, the first Rangers player to do that since Gary...

The Dugout: Unable to Sleep in Seattle

This photo was taken Wednesday. Upon signing with the Mariners, Ken Griffey, Jr. instantly manifested as his twenty-year-old self, grew his old "Carlton from Fresh Prince" moustache, and donned a baseball cap that looks as though it were first worn by a giant Lego man.Griffey, a childhood hero of every twentysomething...

Willie Mays Talked Junior Into Seattle

Over the last seven days there seemed to be a lot of back and forth between the Atlanta Braves and Seattle Mariners for the services of one Ken Griffey Jr. Last Thursday the word was that Junior was going to be returning to Seattle, and the only thing in the way was passing a physical. A few hours later, Griffey came out...

Tom Glavine and the Nationals?

Tom Glavine's rehab from a season-ending elbow injury has progressed so well this winter that the legendary left-hander is on track to be ready for Opening Day. The question now is just what uniform the future Hall of Famer will be wearing come April.It had long been assumed that Glavine, should he be able to pitch, would...

Josh Hamilton Says The Say Hey Kid Did Not Snub Him

While the 2008 All Star Game may be a thing of the past, people have still been talking about things they saw at Yankee Stadium those three days, and most of them have to do with Josh Hamilton. While most of the talk is about the 498 home runs (give or take) that Hamilton hit during the Home Run Derby (How dumb did Justin...

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Trading Mays for Throneberry; or, the Disquiet of Losing Dick Lugar

As a perfervid Democrat, the worst news I received in the past week (outside of the Phillies dipping under .500) was that Dick Lugar lost his GOP primary to a Tea Party conservative who vowed never to "compromise."

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How Much Is Willie Mays' Away-Game Uniform Worth?

Willie Mays' jerseys are known to fetch high prices when sold at auction, but how much would would a whole uniform go for?

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05/30/12 Three-Hit Game Gives Cabrera S.F. Record Source: ABC - WRTV 6 News - Indianapolis IN Melky Cabrera had three more hits Tuesday in the Giants' 3-1 win over the Diamondbacks, giving him 50 for the month, the most ever by a San Francisco player.
05/30/12 Three-hit game gives Cabrera S.F. record Source: NBC - WDSU 6 - New Orleans LA Melky Cabrera had three more hits Tuesday in the Giants' 3-1 win over the Diamondbacks, giving him 50 for the month, the most ever by a San Francisco player.
05/29/12 What You Need to Know: Tuesday, May 29 by Daniel... Source: Baseball Prospectus It's not all that hard to go from first to last in nine days this early in the season.
05/21/12 Daily Star sports section was a totally different... Source: The Daily Star - Oneota NY It's slightly different than what you're used to seeing on a daily basis, but it's completely different than what you used to see 40 years ago.
05/16/12 Trading Mays for Throneberry; or, the Disquiet of... Source: The Huffington Post As a perfervid Democrat, the worst news I received in the past week (outside of the Phillies dipping under .500) was that Dick Lugar lost his GOP primary to a Tea Party conservative who vowed never to "compromise."