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No end in sight for Alex Rios slump
2008-06-07 15:22:00 No end in sight for Alex Rios slump More About: Commentary , Season , Alex Rios , Sabermetrics
Why Joba Chamberlain is being babied
2008-06-06 12:46:00 Why Joba Chamberlain is being babied More About: Commentary , Season
Michael Bourn has a .274 OBP. At what point do the Astros shift gears?
2008-06-05 15:53:00 Bourn = .274 OBP. At what point do the Astros shift gears? More About: Commentary , Season , Michael , Point
Mare au Mare
2008-06-05 10:05:00 Mare au Mare Here is a response to Tight PP’s question. I was preparing it anyways. More About: Early , Mare
What is Girardi thinking?
2008-06-04 06:35:00 What is Girardi Thinking ? Joba Chamberlain made his first start tonight. It wasn’t much of a start. Girardi seems happy to toss games away in a very competitve AL East. Time to fire him. More About: Commentary , Season , Early
Small State Heroes
2008-06-03 21:50:00 Small State Heroes While cruising www.baseball-reference.com I noticed that Kevin Mench, recently aquired by the Blue Jays has been quietly creeping up on the all-time home run record from players born in Delaware. More About: Small , Early
Is Jason Bay Back in 2008?
2008-06-03 14:16:00 Is Jason Bay Back in 2008 ? Bay’s stats are great in 08. Now are they sustainable? More About: Season
Checking In With The IBL
2008-06-01 16:01:00 Checking In With The IBL All of the writers at Mop Up Duty originally hail from beautiful Barrie, Ontario. Yours truly has noticed an under-the-radar signing for the hometown Barrie Baycats of the Intercounty Baseball League and I am going to parlay it into an excuse to play a youtube video with the best Richard Marx song ever ...
Game & Stadium Review - Calgary Vipers Foothills Stadium
2008-05-30 16:41:00 Game & Stadium Review - Calgary Vipers Foothills Stadium The first Golden League game was held in Calgary last night and MUD.com was there. More About: Game
Why the Tampa Rays are in 1st place
2008-05-30 14:47:00 Why the Rays are in 1st place More About: Commentary , Season , Place , Tampa
Is Winning Enough Part II
2008-05-27 20:54:00 Is Winning Enough Part II Shortly after writing my previous post I was asked if certain teams, TB, Fla, Min and Oak have trouble drawing fans because of their stadium situation.
Golden Baseball League Preview
2008-05-25 01:24:00 Golden League Preview The baseball season started yesterday with a classic Edmonton vs Calgary matchup. This time in the Golden League. More About: Baseball , Golden
?41st? Pod - Fri, May 23rd - Words of Wisdom ; MLB Rundown
2008-05-23 16:23:00 ’41st’ Pod - Fri, May 23rd - Words of Wisdom ; MLB Rundown Please click below for the latest edition of the ’41st Pod’. [6:59] Download Here More About: Baseball , Podcast , Season
These Are A Few Of My Favourite Things
2008-05-22 19:12:00 These Are A Few Of My Favourite Things Aside from Gregg Zaun touching my hind quarters, my favourite things in life are anything associated with Gordon Ramsay and baseball. This week Drunk Jays Fans nailed them both. More About: Commentary , Calman , Toronto Blue Jays
?41st? Pod - Thu, May 22 - Jays/Bonds; MLB Rundown
2008-05-22 18:01:00 ’41st’ Pod - Thu, May 22nd - Jays/Bonds ; MLB Rundown Please click below for the latest edition of the ’41st Pod’. [9:44] Download Here More About: Baseball , Podcast , Season
Travis Snider Scouting Report and Video
2008-05-22 12:07:00 Travis Snider Scouting Report and Video More About: Travis
Labatt Park
2008-05-20 13:00:00 Labatt Park Recently I resurrected my baseball career by pitching in a senior league in London, Ontario. I was pleasantly surprised to find that my home ballpark, Labatt Park, is the oldest continually operating baseball grounds in the world, with history that dates back to 1877. I will be stepping on the same mound that has ...
J.P. Arencibia Bio & Scouting Video
2008-05-19 16:00:00 J.P. Arencibia Bio & Scouting Video A bio and some exclusive scouting video of Toronto Blue Jays catching prospect J.P. Arencibia. More About: Season
Futures Market: Wilson Ramos Bio & Video
2008-05-16 14:00:00 Futures Market : Wilson Ramos Ramos is Baseball America’s #3 ranked prospect in the Twins organization. A Bio & an Exclusive Video that I shot when I attended a minor league game down in Dunedin are the spoils for clicking the “round the bases” link below. More About: Futures
Super Fantastic Interleague Preview!
2008-05-15 08:35:00 Super Fantastic Inter-League Preview ! If anyone is interested in inter-League play on this upcoming “rivaly weekend” read this. More About: Commentary , Super , Season
Ballpark Review - Progressive Field
2008-05-13 19:06:00 Ballpark review of Progressive (Jacobs) Field in Cleveland. Today we would like to allow one of our readers and facebook.com members to add his two cents. Here is Tight PP’s recount of last weekend’s trip to Cleveland. More About: Review , Toronto Blue Jays , Ballpark
Flashback - August 1990
2008-05-13 05:58:00 Flashback- August 1990 Watching the Jays this last little while reminded me of a darkness that I had buried. Unfortunatly, I woke up on the couch screaming between the Jays-Tribe double bill. More About: Commentary , Flashback , Early , Toronto Blue Jays
Cliff Lee Pitch F/X 2008
2008-05-12 16:20:00 Cliff Lee Pitch F/X 2008 More About: Season , Cleveland Indians , Cliff , Cliff Lee
Historical Oddity - 1967 Chicago White Sox
More articles from this author:2008-05-11 23:03:00 Historical Oddity - 1967 Chicago White Sox More About: Commentary , White Sox , Historical 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |




