Catch a Falling Star

December 3, 2010 by Ted Leavengood · 6 Comments

Lastings Milledge was non-tendered by Pittsburgh yesterday. It is just another benchmark in the descent of a once promising talent that was briefly with the Washington Nationals. Jim Bowden traded Ryan Church and Brian Schneider to the Mets for Lastings Milledge during the off-season before the start of 2008.Â The rumblings of his unpopularity in […]

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What Happens When the Little League World Series Ends?

August 16, 2010 by Josh Deitch · 1 Comment

Recently, ESPN has been airing the Little League World Series.Â I normally love watching the LLWS.Â You see more true emotion and love for the game in two innings of between the teams from Toms River, NJ and Korea than you might in an entire three game series between the Yankees and Orioles.Â The coaches […]

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