Fraudulent History 101

December 9, 2010 by Gabriel Schechter · 8 Comments

So Marvin Miller got screwed again this week in the Hall of Fame balloting. Who didn’t see that coming? Miller certainly saw it coming, undoubtedly the reason why he requested that his name be kept off future Veterans Committee ballots after being snubbed in 2008. That time around, the committee was heavily stacked against him, […]

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Subplots of the 2010 Postseason

October 9, 2010 by Josh Deitch · 2 Comments

Taking a look at two worrying subplots of the 2010 MLB Postseason after the jump…

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