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Spring Fever: Detours and Daytrips (Part 2)
Still looking for more Springtime recreational opportunities? Never fear! Your friends here at Michigan Travel have compiled yet another selection of warm weather ideas.
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Major League Pitching Records
Pitching is the key to winning games and winning championships. here are some of the best (and worst) records for hurlers in Major League History.
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Cards or Tigers
Using real life situations makes math come alive for kids. Story problems are hardest for all kids, especially the ones who have difficulty with language.
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Cubs Are '08 Baseball Champs
Winning the 1907 and 1908 World Series made the Chicago Cubs the first team to win two of the Fall Classics.
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Latest MLB Power Rankings
While some could have foreseen that the Red Sox would have the best record in the American League, nobody predicted the Milwaukee Brewers would lead the Senior Circuit.
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Offensive
The 1921 Tigers had a 5.53 team ERA. The 1969 Mets had a 2.99 team ERA. The 1921 Tigers starters were Dutch Leonard (11-13), Hooks Dauss (10-15), Red Oldham (11-14), and Howard Ehmke (13-14). The team that had the highest batting average in American League history didn’t have a starter above .500.
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2007 MLB Trade and Injury Report
Major League baseball teams scramble to deal with injuries and manpower shortage for the 2007 MLB season.
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A Manager's Job
A look at the manager's responsibilities and what gets them fired.
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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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Baseball's AL Central has parity
Will it be the Detroit Tigers, Cleveland Indians, Minnesota Twins or Chicago White Sox in baseball's American League Central this season?
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Brand New 2007 MLB Power Rankings
The MLB Power Rankings change day-to-day in the early part of the MLB season. So far, most of the preseason favorites have struggled with injuries and poor fielding.
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Most Recent MLB Power Rankings
The Boston Red Sox continue their run as the best team of 2007, but the Mets and Braves remain hot on their trail, and the Yankees continue to disappoint.
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The Five Best MLB General Managers
Inside Profiles and Rankings for each of the five best general managers in Major League Baseball.
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Major League Hitting Records
Here is a comprehensive collection of career, season and single game hitting records by Major Leaguers from 1900 to the present.
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The Best Hitters of the 1920s
The 1920s were all about Babe Ruth. Although there were many great Hall of Fame hitters who played during the decade, none could hold a candle to the Big Bambino.
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2007 MLB Fantasy Sophomores
Last year, a record number of rookies had huge impacts on fantasy baseball teams. Here's a look at five of the best rookies from the 2006 season and their 2007 values.
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Baseball's Revenue Sharing Problem
Major League Baseball doesn't require the beneficiaries of revenue sharing to spend the money they receive on players.
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Cy Young Award Winners:1956-1980
From Don Newcombe in 1956 to Steve Stone and Steve Carlton in 1980, the Cy Young award honors baseball's best pitchers. Here are the winners over the first 25 years.
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The Top Hitters of the 1930s
Lou Gehrig and Jimmie Foxx were the top sluggers of the 1930s, but they were only the tip of the hitting iceberg in baseball's most offensive-rich decade.
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American League v. National League
When the American League was founded in 1901 to challenge the National League's monopoly on professional baseball, a fierce rivalry was born that continues to this day.
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Curses! The Bambino, the Billy-goat and Baseball Balderdash
A brief introduction to two of the most infamous 'Curses' of American professional baseball and a brief rasberry imparted by the author thereat.
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The Boys of Beantown
Nomar and "The Boss!" No, not Steinbrenner...Springsteen. This is the story of the Boston Redsox.
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Are YOU Among Those Who Know That:
Are you among those who know the following?
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Koufax or Gibson?
Sandy Koufax and Bob Gibson were the consistently dominant pitchers of the 1960s. Koufax was more spectacular for a few years, but Gibson stayed great much longer.
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Mickey Mantle: Yankee Legend
A look into the life, times and death of one of the greatest baseball players of all time.
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Overpaying Gonzalez
Why the Tigers are making a huge mistake in offering Juan Gonzalez the biggest contract in baseball history.
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Who Can't Compete?
A focus on the few teams that really don't have a chance to win it all in 2003
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A Little Courtesy Please
The use of a courtesy runner was allowed in the major leagues until 1949. A courtesy runner could be any player on the roster, including those in the starting lineup.
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A Tale of Two Curtain Calls
Curtain calls by baseball players after home runs are commonplace. A long time ago, a Yankee hit a home run that truly deserved a curtain call because a long time ago, a curtain call meant much more than it does today.
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Baseball's Smallest Player Ever
Bill Veeck ran many publicity stunts as owner of the Indians, Browns and the White Sox, but his best promotion involved a three-foot, seven inch dwarf named Eddie Gaedel.
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Be All That You Can Be
"Be all that you can be." Were it only so. Oh, it has happened. The 1998 Yankees were all that they could be. The 2004 Red Sox were more than they could be. But there have been too many times when teams were not allowed to be all they could be because money was and is more important to those with the power.
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Can St. Louis Cardinals repeat?
The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Detroit Tigers in five games in 2006 World Series, but they may be hard-pressed to repeat as NL Central division champions.
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Guide to Detroit Bars
If you're looking for something to do while visiting Detroit, here's a short list of bars and restaurants just a few minutes away from Ford Field and Comerica Park.
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Holiday Gifts From the Midwest
Holiday gifts and souvenirs from your home state can be very special. Here are some great gift suggestions from the Midwest United States.
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Jim Leyland Best Choice for Tigers
Detroit Tigers needed to keep Jim Leyland and Ivan Rodriguez, but also need to find a new relief pitcher to replace the inept Todd Jones.
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Mascot of the Month
Soem mascots sthine more than others. Every month, I'll be highlighting a mascot who knows just how to strut his/her stuff! If you'd like to be considered for the "Mascot of the Month" at Suite101.com, please contact me at s.kawecki@worldnet.att.net! This month check out, Erin Blank, the woman behind PAWS, the mascot for the Detroit Tigers!
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Michigan Fireworks Celebrations
Fireworks on Independence Day is an American Tradition. Many cities in Michigan will host 4th of July parties and firework celebrations, here is a list of a few.
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The Cuban Giants
First named the Athletics of Babylon, these black baseball players held their own against all competition, including several teams from the then major leagues.
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Using the Adobe Illustrator Graph Tool
Graph information can be entered into Adobe Illustrator for creative graphic embellishments with a little understanding of how the Graph Tools work.
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What is the Cy Young Award?
Named after the pioneering pitcher from the turn of last century, the Cy Young Award is an award given each fall to the best MLB pitchers.
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World Series Flops
Some of baseball's greatest stars have flopped in the limelight of the World series.
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2007 Chicago White Sox Preview
The 2007 baseball season is going to be a defining year for the Chicago White Sox. Are they a World Series contender or a team in decline?
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2007 National League Stat Leaders
The 2007 baseball season was one for the ages. Records fell, milestones were met and front-runners collapsed. Here is a wrap-up on the NL's top hitters and pitchers.
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Baseball Bounces Back From War
High expectations, surprising achievements, and baffling disappointments marked the return of baseball's top stars from the war.
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First Week 2007 Fantasy MLB Update
A lot of big dollar fantasy MLB players, and a few cheaper sleepers, delivered during the first ten days of the 2007 baseball season.
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Game 6 of the 1975 World Series
The Boston Red Sox knotted the 1975 World Series at three games apiece when their catcher, Pudge Fisk, hit one off the foul pole to win the game in extra innings.
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