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The Dugout: Seattle Mariners Spring Training 2011

Look at that face. I like to pretend Milton Bradley has that look on his face all day, every day. Like, the mailman drops off his mail, but he tries to get one of Milton's subscribed magazines into the normal mail cubbie and bends it all up, and all Milton can do is stand there at the mailboxes making that face. He...

Wahoo Messenger: It Is Not Tribe Time Right Now

This is my Mark Shapiro autograph. He signed it for me while I was at work, a month or so before the season began. I talked to him about baseball for a while, and he mentioned medical reports and how he thought Kerry Wood was going to be really healthy and strong this season. He shook my hand, and he is a gracious...

Beware the Dugouts of March: The Cleveland Indians' 2009 Preview

It's almost like he never existed. I moved to Ohio a few years ago, at the height of Pronkamania. Travis Haftner was the superhero of Cleveland, had his own candybar, and had just hit sixty-two grand slams in three games. Now you can go into any discount clothing store and find Hafner's jersey (in both "Hafner" and "Pronk"...

The Dugout: Caveat Emptor

Look at the look on his face. Even he's thinking, "Ugh, why did you guys hire me? Haven't you been watching baseball for the last eight years?"The sun rose this morning, and Kerry Wood hasn't taken the mound for the Indians since last weekend because of back problems, and I'm gonna go ahead and say he'll be out for the...

Wahoo Messenger Is The New Dugout

Next Big Thing is MLB FanHouse's look at emerging teams, trends and stars in 2009.No one has lit up the baseball offseason quite like the Cleveland Indians, am I right, folks? From the signing of a Cubs infielder to the signing of a Cubs relief pitcher, all signs point to another AL Central division title and World Series...