Major League Baseball
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Miscellanous Notes
A few random notes about the goings-on.
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The Plight of the Indians
What the Tribe needs to do.
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Canseco Calls It Quits
Canseco's chances of making the Hall of Fame
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Replacing an All-Star
How do teams deal with losing a great player? Too often free agency is the first choice.
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A Manager's Job
A look at the manager's responsibilities and what gets them fired.
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The New Red Machine
A closer look at what's working for the Reds.
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Quick Hits
News and notes
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The New Texas Rangers
A look at John Hart's Rangers. Plus more on the problems with a salary cap in MLB.
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Evaluating the Remaining Free Agents
Happy New Year!
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Who's Up, Who's Down
An evaluation of the movements in the Hot Stove League.
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Will MLB Really Contract?
Selig holds the game hostage for money.
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Takin' Two in the Desert
Does anyone think they have a chance yet?
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Notes from the Division Series
Random criticisms of major league managers.
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Early Season Predictions Revisited
A quick look at some things that were predicted early.
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Here Comes October
Playoff previews and more on parity.
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NL East Race
How 'bout those Mets?
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Best of the AL
A look at the MVP candidates of the American League
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Those Phirst Place Phillies
Who are the cogs in the Philadelphia machine?
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The Ray Lankford Saga
Why did St. Louis get rid of him?
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Headed to the Hall
Which current players will join Puckett and Winfield in the Hall of Fame? Also, ranking the best lead-off hitters in the game.
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Trade Evaluations
Here are the winners and losers for the trade deadline.
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The Strike Zone
Maybe they should try an oval shaped strike zone.
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No Trades Deadline
Don't expect any large trade deals this year. And the Mariners.
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Young Guns
Notes on some top young pitchers
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Defending the All-Star Teams
The All-Star selections of Torre and Valentine aren't that bad.
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All-Star Voting and other news
All-Star voting, Rocker, and Kerry Wood
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Notes from the Twins-Indians Game
A viewpoint from a televised game.
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Top Ten Things This Season That Just Aren't Right
The list of the Unexpected
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Baseball's Unwritten Rules
The behind-the-scene motivations in the majors.
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Ben Davis: Uneducated?
Bob Brenly has a lot to learn about how the game is played.
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Notes and Stuff
News and views from every division
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The Contraction Debate
Should MLB contract? Can Hampton continue his success? Is Rickey Henderson still playing?
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Indiana Selig and the Whimper of Doom
Let's hear it for the Twins.
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The Fall of the White Sox
Why the Sox have fallen so far, so fast.
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The Twins Win!
Are the Twins the Up-and-Comers?
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You're Never Too Old
Does it really matter how old a player is?
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News and Notes
Major news from the diamond.
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Around the Horn
Notes from around the league.
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The Contraction Files
What teams should we dispose of next?
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Give Me More Money or Trade Me
All owners should take a stand.
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NL Central Preview
Plus some news and notes.
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The Quotable Don Fehr
sports, baseball, major league, fehr, selig, teams
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NL East Preview
The Braves, the Mets, and the Rest.
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NL East Preview
The Braves, the Mets, and the Darkhorse
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NL East Preview
The Braves, the Mets, and the rest.
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The New Pitching Statistic
If you play fantasy baseball, this stat is for you.
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Spoiled Players
Should players dictate when they'll be traded?
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Juan-Gone and Damon
Two big names find new teams.
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Top Stories of 2000
A look back on Major League Baseball.
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Who's Left?
Here are the top free agents still available.
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The Orioles Get Old Again
The Birds are slow on the learning curve.
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Transaction Reports
For better or worse?
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A Trip to Cooperstown
Hall of Fame Ballot Edition
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The C-Word
Is there a secret reason why the big names haven't signed?
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Hot Stove Report and Selig Nonsense
Let's get these players moving.
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Mets Drop ARod
Also, why did the home runs drop off in the second half?
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GM Meeting and Free Agents
Here come the free agents.
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Why the Yankees Won't Win in 2001 and other news
Now that the season is over, we can focus on teams outside of New York.
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Fall Classic News, etc.
The Yankees-Mets series.
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Fall Classic Has Arrived
The Mets or the Yankees?
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Division Series Fever
The low-down on the show-down.
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The Solution to the Financial Disparity in Major League Baseball
Maybe things aren't so bad after all.
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Play Off Fever
In the final stretch, there are still two playoff spots open.
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Balanced Competition
Is the power of MLB teams starting to become more balanced?
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News and Notes
Quick bites from the Bigs.
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Recent Musing around the Internet
Some of the best articles on the internet this week.
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Pedro and the Magic Beanball
Pedro plunks a batter, get punched, and comes close to a no-no.
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The Season Within the Season
Division races and the wild-card spots are heating up during August, but Brent Mayne feels no pressure.
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Top Surprise Players in the American League
Here are the players who are making big unexpected contributions to their teams.
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The Hottest Teams in August
There's really a pitching statistic that the Rockies look good in.
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Rating the Trades
There were few big moves, but several significant ones.
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Moving Toward the Trading Deadline
Also, Carlos Delgado for MVP.
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Is Baseball Economics Real?
There's more to Baseball's version of bookkeeping.
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The Second Half Runs
Expect some small market surprises in the second half.
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Trading Places
All-Star Weekend Edition
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E-Zines and the Wide Catchers Box
The Updated Summer Reading List
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News From Around the League
Second Base Edition
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Free Agent Right Fielders
The best available free agent outfielders may not be suitable for your team's consumption.
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Getting the Ace
Who'll make the trades for pitching help?
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The Best of the Best
Looking at how the top teams play against each other.
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Number One Starters
Who's the Ace of your team?
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The Early Contenders
Can these divisional races last until August?
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Bob Costas' Fair Ball
What Bob Costas thinks should happen in Major League Baseball
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The Five Biggest Surprises of the 2000 Season
Some interesting storylines developing this season.
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Theories of the Home Run
Want to know why the home run happens so often? See what the experts say.
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The Politics of Baseball
Unless your talking about Cuban pitching, don't talk about Castro.
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Rotations and Defense
Ranking the top defenses and pitching rotations in the major leagues.
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The Season Begins
The season begins with a flurry of home runs.
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AL West Preview
The AL West is long on offense and short on pitching.
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NL West Preview
Major League Umpires and the National League West.
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AL East Preview
Look at how the American League East will unfold. After seven weeks, this column has mentioned the NBA more than John Rocker.
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NL East Preview
The National League East could be the most competitive league in baseball.
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AL Central Preview
The AL Central should be over pretty quickly, but which teams are the up-and-comers?
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A Preview of the NL Central
This week we discuss the big questions in the NL Central. Do not forget that this column remains Rocker-free.
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How Large is Your Market?
Take a close look at the disparity in Major League Baseball and the issue is more than just large market teams and small market teams.
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Reviews and Previews 2000
Take a look at what has happened this off-season and the effects on the 2000 season.
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Free Agents, Trades, and Hot Stove
Off-season player movements.
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