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CJ Wilson Throws Gyro Ball
2008-03-19 17:37:00 CJ Wilson Throws Gyro Ball Texas Rangers reliever/closer CJ Wilson has learned to throw a Gyro Ball and is vowing to throw it in a game before the Spring is over. According to the evidence above, he already has thrown one. More About: Daisuke Matsuzaka , Calman
Chesty Morganna for President
2008-03-19 07:03:00 Chesty Morganna For President More About: Commentary , Early
What makes a card a real baseball rookie card?
2008-03-18 15:03:00 Baseball Rookie Card Clarification I received the following question on now confusing topic of Baseball Rookie Cards. “How do Rookie Cards work these days? I know there was clairification a few years back. If the card doesnt say “Rookie Card” on it does it make it a rookie? Can it be someone who played the season ie ... More About: Commentary , Baseball , Hobby , Philip Hughes
Baseball Bucket List
2008-03-17 12:58:00 Baseball Bucket List I saw the movie “The Bucket List” the other day. Not a bad flick, and it got me to thinking… what would my Baseball-related Bucket List be? More About: Commentary , Baseball , Calman , Baseball Hall of Fame
Buffalo Baseball Briefly
2008-03-16 19:19:00 Buffalo Baseball Briefly We at MUD.com seem to hit the topic of Buffalo baseball quite often. While there is probably not too much interest out there on the IL Bisons there is a rich baseball history in Buffalo. More About: Buffalo
PWIB - March 16th 2008
2008-03-16 17:08:00 Past Week in Baseball - March 16th 2008 PWIB! Get it… Yeah, I know its awful. Anyways here’s the Past Week in Baseball for March 16th 2008. This week: baseball’s best tools, a season ending injury, China broadcast thoughts and more. More About: Commentary , Season
Fantasy Sleeper & Bio: Brian Barton
2008-03-14 15:49:00 Fantasy Sleeper & Bio: Brian Barton This rocket scientist… Yep an actual rocket scientist that tempted at Boeing a few summers ago, may be playing himself into a larger role on the rebuilding Cardinals. Couple this with the fact that he has to stay on the roster for the entire 2008 season and you have a ... More About: Fantasy
1920?s Baseball Advice Column
2008-03-14 14:38:00 1920’s Baseball Advice Column Got a problem in your life? Need advice? Ask a 1920’s baseball fan. More About: Calman
Canada Qualifies For Olympics
2008-03-13 17:54:00 Canada Qualifies For Olympics “Here we go again Canada, come on with me!” cried veteran infielder Stubby Clapp of Windsor, Ontario. More About: Canada , Calman
David Price Likely to End Season in MLB
2008-03-13 16:04:00 David Price Likely to End Season in MLB David Price was recently sent down by the Rays. The assumed opinion is that he’ll be back up to the big club by the end of the season. More About: David
Joe Girardi Should Be Suspended
2008-03-12 19:53:00 Joe Girardi Should Be Suspended After a bench clearing shoving match in today’s spring training game, instigated by the Yankees might I add, Girardi should get suspended. More About: Commentary , Season , Joe Girardi , Tampa Bay Rays
Astros Cecil Cooper Shares 2008 Strategy
2008-03-11 16:24:00 Astros Cecil Cooper 2008 Strategy During the March 4th Yankees/Astros game Cecil Cooper really opened up and shed some light on his offensive strategy for the team and specific players heading into 2008. A must read for Astros fans and fantasy players. More About: Season , Astros , Shares
Stubby A Hero
2008-03-11 00:08:00 Stubby A Hero Canada’s Olympic Baseball Team rallies in the bottom of the ninth and overcomes a near riot from the fans to beat the Chinese Taipei 6-5. More About: Calman , Stubby
Canada Improves To 2-1 In Olympic Qualifier
2008-03-10 12:32:00 Canada Improves To 2-1 In Olympic Qualifier Canada is competing to qualify for their third Olympics, second since becoming an official Olympic sport and second in a row in Taiwan from March 7-15. Canada is competing with six other countries for three berths at the Beijing Games. More About: Canada , Calman
Top 10 Fantasy Baseball Draft Rituals
2008-03-07 15:56:00 Top 10 Fantasy Draft Rituals From passing around false information to yelling at your screen, here are the Top 10 Fantasy Baseball Draft Rituals. More About: Fantasy Baseball , Top 10 , Top Ten
Jose Tabata is Overrated
2008-03-04 16:54:00 Jose Tabata is Overrated Jose Tabata is listed as the New York Yankees number two prospect for 2008. He was also ranked number two in 2007 and number three in 2006. To me Jose Tabata doesn’t project to be much more than Melky Cabrera line in 2007, with perhaps a little higher average. More About: Commentary , Jose
Spring Training Notes March 3rd
2008-03-03 16:14:00 Spring Training Notes March 3rd Updates on Soriano, Garza, Ichiro & others. More About: Spring Training , Spring
Buck Coats Quick Scouting Report
2008-03-02 21:00:00 Buck Coats Scouting Report Versatility is the name of the game for Coats. It will be tough for him to get a roster spot on a deep Jays bench but his ability to play anywhere except behind the plate is his biggest asset. More About: Season , Quick , Toronto Blue Jays
Spring Has Sprung!
2008-03-02 15:57:00 Spring Has Sprung! For live game coverage between the Jays and Reds, refresh (or press f5) to be kept up to speed, Mop Up Duty style. More About: Spring
Jays Grapefruit League Coverage
2008-02-29 22:37:00 Jays Grapefruit League Coverage Hit up MopUpDuty.com this Sunday for live coverage of the game between the Toronto Blue Jays and Cincinnati Reds at 12:35 EST by yours truly. I can’t promise any of my thoughts will be all that insightful or that entertaining, but it will be something…… More About: Commentary , Season , Calman
Jeremy Hermida Batting 3rd
2008-02-29 16:25:00 Hermida Batting 3rd = Huge Sleeper So far this spring the Marlins have been using Jeremy Hermida in the #3 hole. This can translate to big fantasy numbers in 2008. More About: Season , Jeremy Hermida
HBP as % of OBP leaders of 2007
2008-02-28 16:22:00 HBP as % of OBP leaders of 2007 More About: Season , Stats , Sabermetrics , Leaders
Michael Bourn vs Juan Pierre 2008 Fantasy
2008-02-27 19:53:00 Michael Bourn vs Juan Pierre More About: Fantasy , Season , Michael
Heartwarming Story of the Day
2008-02-27 15:14:00 Heartwarming Story of the Day Cathal Kelly from the Toronto Star (one of the most underrated baseball writers in my opinion) brings us a piece on Roy Halladay and a boy from the make a wish foundation. More About: Commentary , Season , Calman
Baseball?s Top 10 Prospects
2008-02-26 14:52:00 Baseball’s Top 10 Prospects With our weird blend of analysis, our top 10 prospects heading into the 2008 season. More About: Baseball
Brewers Preview
2008-02-25 13:14:00 Brewers Preview I have always worn my love for the Toronto Blue Jays on my sleeve. However, we all have those teams we love but we keep tucked away in the closet like Clay Aiken does his sexuality. In my case, it is the Milwaukee Brewers rattling around with the skeletons. More About: Brewers
Exclusive Tom Henke Music Video
2008-02-25 02:31:00 Exclusive Tom Henke Music Video More About: Exclusive , Music Video , Toronto Blue Jays
Remembering: Tom Henke
2008-02-23 23:49:00 Remembering: Tom Henke More About: Toronto Blue Jays , Remembering
Zaun Takes Arencibia Under His ?Wing?
2008-02-22 16:30:00 Zaun Takes Arencibia Under His “Wing ” Get it? Since Zaun is a Jay and Blue Jays have wings? Yeah I think it is clever too. More About: Season , Calman , Gregg Zaun
Exclusive Pitch Calling Coach
More articles from this author:2008-02-22 14:43:00 Pitch Calling Coach Baseball is full of many no-hit, all field catchers that have a reputation of “calling a good game”. Why not replace them with a strong arm, good hit pre-arbitration player and call the game from the bench? More About: Commentary , Exclusive , Pitch 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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