All For Paul

May 28, 2012 by Terry Keshner · Leave a Comment

May 27, 2012 Jimi Hendrix, Albert Einstein, Prince Planet, Julie Christie, Harper Lee and Joan of Arc. What do they all have in common? They’re about half as cool as Paul Konerko. Konerko, the venerable Chicago White Sox first baseman, is swinging the bat like a honey badger hocked up on Cherry Coke trapped inside […]

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Chasing Down Dutch (Hub) Leonard

June 9, 2010 by Mike Lynch · Leave a Comment

What do Ubaldo Jimenez and Dutch (Hub) Leonard have in common?Â Nothing and everything. Jimenez is a big, strong, “black”, right-handed power pitcher who features a 95-97 MPH fastball that sometimes reaches triple digits and has sick movement, a slider, curveball, and change-up, the last of which tops out at 88, faster than some hurlers’ […]

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