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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A Pain in the Back

March 23, 2010 by Daniel Shoptaw · Leave a Comment

The Cardinals split up the squad yesterday and wound up with two wins, including a huge eighth inning that brought them from behind against the Red Sox. Â So what’s the major story today? Albert Pujols’s back, of course. Â The man gets a hangnail, Cardinal Nation hyperventilates. Â With good reason. This is starting to trouble me […]

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