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Exclusive: Colorado’s Parting Gift to Garrett Atkins Revealed
Did I call the Rockies heartless for firing Garrett Atkins on his 30th birthday?I take it all back now.Just look at that...
 
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Exclusive: Colorado’s Parting Gift to Garrett Atkins Revealed
Did I call the Rockies heartless for firing Garrett Atkins on his 30th birthday?I take it all back now.Just look at that...
 
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The Life and Times of Garrett Atkins as a Rockie
Garrett Bernard Atkins (August 3, 2003 — December 12, 2009)Unlike past The Life and Times as a Rockie retrospectives...
 
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The Life and Times of Garrett Atkins as a Rockie
Garrett Bernard Atkins (August 3, 2003 — December 12, 2009)Unlike past The Life and Times as a Rockie retrospectives...
 
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Allan H. (Bud) Selig To The Rescue!
Our fearless commissioner of baseball stepped out of his cozy office today to announce his plans for a brand new 14-man...
 
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Allan H. (Bud) Selig To The Rescue!
Our fearless commissioner of baseball stepped out of his cozy office today to announce his plans for a brand new 14-man...
5 days ago Bugs & Cranks | Topics: Mark Townsend, Bud-Selig
 
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Happy Birthday Garrett Atkins! You’re Fired!
I’m sure Garrett Atkins received a lot of nice things for his 30th birthday on Saturday, but a new contract from the...
 
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The Hall Gets Its Groove On
The Bugs&Cranks family would like to congratulate Don “Groove” Baylor on his induction this morning into the...
 
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The Hall Gets Its Groove On
The Bugs&Cranks family would like to congratulate Don “Groove” Baylor on his induction this morning into the...
 
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Winter Meetings: Day 1 False Alarms
Congratulations to Tom Haines of phillyBurbs.com for “reporting” the first bogus story of the winter meetings via...
 
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Winter Meetings: Day 1 False Alarms
Congratulations to Tom Haines of phillyBurbs.com for “reporting” the first bogus story of the winter meetings via...
13 days ago Bugs & Cranks | Topics: Mark Townsend, cubs, mets, milton...
 
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Keeping Up With The Tracys
Left to right: Chad Tracy, Jim Tracy, Chad TracyThe Denver Post’s Troy Renck is reporting that the Rockies have...
 
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Keeping Up With The Tracys
Left to right: Chad Tracy, Jim Tracy, Chad TracyThe Denver Post’s Troy Renck is reporting that the Rockies have...
 
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Stop The Presses: I’m Siding With Rosenthal!
It’s not that I don’t think Ken Rosenthal is credible, I just don’t like him.  He comes across as an...
 
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Stop The Presses: I’m Siding With Rosenthal!
It’s not that I don’t think Ken Rosenthal is credible, I just don’t like him.  He comes across as an...
 
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10 Better Sportsman of the Year Candidates
To Hell with Derek Sanderson Jeter.  I gots 10 better Sportsman of the Years candidates right here.Tiger WoodsAlready the...
 
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10 Better Sportsman of the Year Candidates
To Hell with Derek Sanderson Jeter.  I gots 10 better Sportsman of the Years candidates right here.Tiger WoodsAlready the...
 
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Josh Johnson Trade Rumors Bring Out The Meatballs
Reports surfaced over the weekend that the Florida Marlins would be willing to trade stud right-hander Josh Johnson if the...
 
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Josh Johnson Trade Rumors Bring Out The Meatballs
Reports surfaced over the weekend that the Florida Marlins would be willing to trade stud right-hander Josh Johnson if the...
 
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Giving Thanks… And No Thanks
Thanksgiving is by far my favorite holiday.  I mean, does it get any better than turkey sandwiches, non-stop football and...
 
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Giving Thanks… And No Thanks
Thanksgiving is by far my favorite holiday.  I mean, does it get any better than turkey sandwiches, non-stop football and...
 
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When catching a baseball (or a ham)
DoFollow the ball (or ham) with your eyes at all times.Estimate the location of the balls (or hams) descent.Move your body...
 
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When catching a baseball (or a ham)
DoFollow the ball (or ham) with your eyes at all times.Estimate the location of the balls (or hams) descent.Move your body...
 
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Where I’d Like To See Milton Bradley In 2010
I had an uncomfortable experience over the Twitter the other night…A Cubs fan asked ME where I thought Milton Bradley...
27 days ago Bugs & Cranks | Topics: Mark Townsend, cubs, giants, milton...
 
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Where I’d Like To See Milton Bradley In 2010
I had an uncomfortable experience over the Twitter the other night…A Cubs fan asked ME where I thought Milton Bradley...
 
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The Greatest Baseball Postseason Award Mystery Since…
Tuesday.  At least in that case the writer identified himself as the culprit.The mystery today…  Which BBWAA member...
 
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The Greatest Baseball Postseason Award Mystery Since…
Tuesday.  At least in that case the writer identified himself as the culprit.The mystery today…  Which BBWAA member...
 
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Baseball Belicheks?
Hours later I’m still trying to make sense of what I witnessed in the Patriots-Colts Sunday night spectacular.Did I...
 
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Baseball Belicheks?
Hours later I’m still trying to make sense of what I witnessed in the Patriots-Colts Sunday night spectacular.Did I...
 
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(Extended Video) Charles Barkley Takes On Sammy Sosa
For those who haven’t seen the Charles Barkley paints his face white while taking shots at Sammy Sosa yet (and even for...
 
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(Extended Video) Charles Barkley Takes On Sammy Sosa
For those who haven’t seen the Charles Barkley paints his face white while taking shots at Sammy Sosa yet (and even for...
 
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A Little Rockies Off-Season Over/Under
Bet #1 — Chances Brad Hawpe will be a Rockie on Opening Day 2010Over/Under –  96%With an abundance of...
 
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A Little Rockies Off-Season Over/Under
Bet #1 — Chances Brad Hawpe will be a Rockie on Opening Day 2010Over/Under –  96%With an abundance of...
 
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MLB GM Meetings: Top 10 Most Commonly Overheard Remarks
We have strategically placed our informants throughout the O’Hare Hilton hotel in Chicago to see what kind of scoops they...
 
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MLB GM Meetings: Top 10 Most Commonly Overheard Remarks
We have strategically placed our informants throughout the O’Hare Hilton hotel in Chicago to see what kind of scoops they...
 
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Shows I’d Recommend Before Lopez Tonight (#274)
Damn, I really miss baseball games on TBS!Okay, maybe I don’t.But I really do miss those unbelievably awesome...
 
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Shows I’d Recommend Before Lopez Tonight (#274)
Damn, I really miss baseball games on TBS!Okay, maybe I don’t.But I really do miss those unbelievably awesome...
 
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Longest. Season. Ever.
At least that’s how it felt to me.  Possible reasons for that…– MLB NetworkThe network’s January 1st...
 
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Longest. Season. Ever.
At least that’s how it felt to me.  Possible reasons for that…– MLB NetworkThe network’s January 1st...
 
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All Eyes On New York
As of right now the New York Yankees are three outs away from their 27th World Series Championship. One might think a city...
 
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All Eyes On New York
As of right now the New York Yankees are three outs away from their 27th World Series Championship. One might think a city...
 
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Gene wants a Game 7 even more than I do
You fly into New York from Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada.  You wander into the Ed Sullivan Theatre free of charge.  You...
 
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Gene wants a Game 7 even more than I do
You fly into New York from Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada.  You wander into the Ed Sullivan Theatre free of charge.  You...
 
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Can We Please Have A Game 7?
There is nothing better in sports life than one singular game that determines an entire season.That’s why we LOVE the...
 
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Can We Please Have A Game 7?
There is nothing better in sports life than one singular game that determines an entire season.That’s why we LOVE the...
 
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Top 10 Tweets From World Series Game 4
Of the 1 million or so tweets I scanned during and after last night’s World Series Game 4, 995,000 contained direct or...
 
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How To Beat The Phillies
In three easy steps!1. Don’t let Jimmy Rollins, Shane Victorino, Chase Utley, Ryan Howard, Jayson Werth or Raul Ibanez...
 
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I Like Angry Todd
Todd Helton had an angry, but completely accurate response for Fanhouse’s Jeff Fletcher when asked how he felt about...
 
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Tracking History: Repeat Offenders and Final Numbers
Our final look at the new Yankee Stadium’s debut season, and how it compares to the home run crazy 1999 season at Coors...
 
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Tracking History: Repeat Offenders and Final Numbers
Our final look at the new Yankee Stadium’s debut season, and how it compares to the home run crazy 1999 season at Coors...