A Conversation with Dan Duqeutte
April 17, 2013 by Joel Poiley · 1 Comment
It’s completely fine with the Baltimore Orioles if national pundits and soothsayers again pick them to finish close to the bottom of the always competitive American League East. They believed this time last season they were much better than the 100-loss aggregation most predicted, and they took that quiet confidence into a season that eventuated […]
2011 Pre-Season Preview: NL East – Atlanta Braves
March 21, 2011 by Jeffrey Brown · Leave a Comment
Braves 3B Chipper Jones The Braves begin the new season without long-time manager, Bobby Cox, who stewarded the team to a succession of fourteen consecutive division titles (from 1991-2005, absent the strike-shortened 1994 season), five World Series appearances and a world championship in his 20+ years at the help. The 2011 season will usher in […]
Braves endure schizophrenic campaign
September 10, 2010 by Dan Schlossberg · Leave a Comment
No wonder Bobby Cox is retiring: he can’t stand the schizophrenic play of his ballclub. The Atlanta Braves have had a nine-game losing streak. They have also had a nine-game winning streak. Their long-time icon, Chipper Jones, said he would retire at the end of the season if he didn’t hit better than he did […]
Jonrón de piernas (Inside the park home run)?
June 17, 2010 by Alfonso L. Tusa C. · Leave a Comment
La mañana de este 10 de junio de 2010, escribÃa algo sobre el inminente Mundial de Fútbol, cuando mi compañera de trabajo, Meralys, me preguntó “¿Sabes qué es un jonrón de piernas? VenÃa escuchando las noticias y dijeron que un venezolano habÃa bateado uno. Mientras le explicaba la diferencia entre un jonrón fuera del parque […]
