Get Well Soon Mariano Rivera from Mariners Nation

May 4, 2012 by Jeff Engels · Leave a Comment

I vaguely recall seeing the young Rivera pictured above for the first time during the 1995 playoff series with the Yankees. Rivera did not become the closer for the Yankees till 1996 but he did see action in games 2,3 and 5 of that thrilling playoff match-up that was perhaps the highlight of my many […]

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In the Best Interests of Baseball?

August 28, 2010 by Ted Leavengood · Leave a Comment

What exactly does the leaking of financial information about six teams by Deadspin.com seek to change at the end of the day? Â In 2006–in the name of competitive balance–Major League Baseball, Inc. set in place a system to share revenues from the richest teams–those whose markets will always remain demographically enhanced–with the poorest ones. Â Upsetting […]

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Live From Spring Training ’10: Blue Jays Vs. Astros

March 19, 2010 by Bill Gilbert · Leave a Comment

In a game played primarily by backup players and minor leaguers, the Houston Astros defeated the Toronto Blue Jays, 2-0, Friday afternoon in Kissimmee. The Astros scored one run in the first inning on a leadoff triple by Jason Bourgeois and a groundout by Jeff Keppinger and another in the second inning on a wind-aided […]

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