Minor leaguers with major aspirations
‘You try to rearrange your life for baseball, and it doesn’t give, ever, in the minor leagues.”
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Former major league reliever Ryne Duren dies at 81
Former major league reliever Ryne Duren dies at 81
LAKE WALES, FLA. (AP) – Ryne Duren, an All-Star pitcher known for a 100 mph fastball, occasional wildness and Coke-bottle glasses that created a most intimidating presence on the mound, has died at his winter home in Florida. He was 81. Duren died Thursday, stepson Mark Jackson said Friday. An All-Star in …
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Jeff Pearlman: Former major leaguer Robert Person looking to get back in game
Jeff Pearlman: Former major leaguer Robert Person looking to get back in game
He approached the hotel lobby much like he once approached the mound. When Robert Person was pitching in the major leagues from 1995 through 2003, he liked to pull his cap down low over his eyes and saunter into a ballgame, mimicking a matador preparing for a date with El Toro. Was Person baseball’s most talented righthander in his years with the Mets, Blue Jays, Phillies and Red Sox? Probably …
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2K Sports Announces Return of $1 Million Perfect Game Competition in Major League Baseball® 2K11
2K Sports Announces Return of $1 Million Perfect Game Competition in Major League Baseball® 2K11
Following the success of last year’s historic skill-based cash prize contest, 2K Sports announced today that it will once again award $1,000,000 to the first person to pitch a verified perfect game in Major League Baseball® 2K11, the next edition in the popular Major League Baseball 2K series.
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Major League Baseball: Projecting Chance of Making the Hall of Fame
Major League Baseball: Projecting Chance of Making the Hall of Fame
Post originally published at the author’s blog , with various code removed. It is the favorite time of year for many a sports nerd like myself: the time when the Baseball Writers Association of America will make their picks for the Hall of Fame, and when the blogosphere is best equipped to mock and ridicule the inconsistent logic of many esteemed writers. It is also a favorite time for anyone …
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