Born in August? Welcome to the Majors

February 25, 2011 by Jess Coleman · 3 Comments

Fun fact: since 1965, players born on July 31 have spent a combined 30 years in the Major Leagues. Fast forward 24 hours to August 1, where players born that day have spent a combined 71 years in the majors. How could 24 hours make such a difference? It has been argued for some time […]

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Their Reputation Preceeds Them

May 26, 2010 by Daniel Shoptaw · Leave a Comment

You know that going into San Diego, it’s going to be a tough place to score runs. Â The park is designed for pitching and the Padres usually take advantage of that with some pretty solid pitchers. Â Last night was a textbook example of that. Even though Adam Wainwright deserved so much better, striking out 12 […]

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