A Tale of Two Teenagers

May 20, 2012 by Austin Gisriel · 3 Comments

Another teenage phenomenon has made his way through Hagerstown, only this year he was wearing visiting gray and his stay lasted for only four games. Dylan Bundy, the Baltimore Orioles 2011 first-round draft pick who is rated by many scouts as the best high school pitching prospect in the last 25 years, threw five shutout […]

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The Day the World Met the Ryan Express

October 30, 2010 by John Cappello · 3 Comments

Nolan Ryan was far from the perfect pitcher. He walked the most batters in baseball history (2,795), 52% more than the next highest total belonging to Steve Carlton (1,833). He lost the most games of any pitcher (292) except for Cy Young (316) and Pud Galvin (310), two players who peaked in the 1800s. He […]

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Something Rotten in the State of Maryland

August 1, 2010 by Ted Leavengood · Leave a Comment

Mike Rizzo traded Matt Capps and Cristian Guzman for prospects and kept Adam Dunn. Â His team and his fans are both happy and the team is playing hungry again. Â Andy MacPhail failed to move Luke Scott or Ty Wiggington but hired Buck Showalter to make sense of it all. Â Still, something in Baltimore just doesn’t […]

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NL East Preview

March 29, 2010 by Ted Leavengood · Leave a Comment

Who can beat the Phillies? Â The Braves have some of the best young talent in the game, but no one will catch them. Â The arrival in 2010 of young phenoms Stephen Strasburg and Jason Heyward will be highlights in the NL East. Â The ultimate story will be Roy Halladay as he carries the Phillies back […]

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