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The Dugout: It's Tribe Time Now, Part 2

As you may have read yesterday, Jim Thome was awarded to the Los Angeles Dodgers like so much sassy Sapphire, reuniting him with former Indians teammate Manny Ramirez. In the Dugout universe (which is the real universe, because we are somehow still convincing people that these are legitimate transcripts) this is big news,...

The Dugout: Brandon Inge Will Win the Home Run Derby

The State Farm Home Run Derby is tonight, and hometown favorite Albert Pujols looks to be the front runner for longball glory. But don't forget about dark horse candidates like Detroit Tigers slugger Brandon Inge, who has hit 21 dingers already this season and has played every position including "coach." Personally, I...

Beware the Dugouts of March: The Chicago Cubs' 2009 Preview

Tonight's Dugout represents a coming-together of every important Chicago-area story of the 2008-2009 offseason. If you click the jump to read more, you will learn why Lou Piniella and Ozzie Guillen have been having trouble on the telephone and why Lou Piniella hates Steve Phillips, and ultimately you will learn what is...

The Dugout: Two Minuses

The people at ESPN know what they're talking about. I'm pretty sure Peter Gammons knows more about baseball than anybody else in the world knows about anything else in the world. If you put his baseball knowledge end-to-end it would reach Jupiter. But as I get older I become more and more aware of what ESPN is doing with...

The Dugout: The Yankees Take Game One

LeBron James knows better than any of us: There is no way the Cleveland Indians can overcome the dynastic onslaught of the New York Yankees. I mean, even if we win all of the games they're still moving on in the playoffs, and everyone in Cleveland will have to go back to watching Drew Carey and dying in the burning river...