Cards Soar In Foreign Land

June 23, 2010 by Daniel Shoptaw · Leave a Comment

You know, when the discussion of launching pad stadiums comes up, I never think of Toronto’s Rogers Center. Â Wrigley, Coors, even the old Atlanta stadium that started the nickname. Â However, if last night is any indication, Rogers Center is right up there with the rest of them. The Cardinals played the long ball better, smashing […]

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Dousing the Flames

May 26, 2010 by Sam Miller · Leave a Comment

My, have the one-time accessories known as pitchers evolved. You see, when baseball began, pitchers served as a launching pad for batters’ rockets. Standing 50 feet from their counterpart, only a few moments snuck by before their rockets went up, up and away on contact. As recently as 1980, relievers milled around in the shadows. […]

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