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Matt LaPorta Bio
2008-07-07 15:28:00 Matt LaPorta Bio Matt LaPorta is the key player in the package for Cy Young winner CC Sabathia. Who is he? What does he bring to the table offensively? And will he get a shot to play in Cleveland in 2008? More About: Commentary , Season , Trade , Matt
Highway 60? 6? Revisted
2008-07-03 11:22:00 Highway 60′ 6″ Revisted Recently I have noticed Jays fans bemoaning the current bullpen with BJ blowing 3 saves in a row and Brian Tallet turning a 6-1 ballgame in the 8th into a 6-5 ballgame. Jays fans, you don’t know how good you’ve got it. Let me take you on a trip to JP Ricciardi’s ... More About: Commentary , Mexican League , Calman , Toronto Blue Jays
Things Are A Little Intense In The Japanese League
2008-07-02 22:21:00 Things Are A Little Intense In The Japanese League Watch here as an ump gets leveled. More About: Calman , Things
Top 10 Derek Jeter Bimbos
2008-07-02 14:32:00 Top 10 Derek Jeter Bimbos In the tradition of our popular baseball’s hottest wives series we present Derek Jeter’s Top 10 Bimbos. The man is truly a legend on and off the field… More About: Jessica Biel , Commentary , Adriana Lima , Jessica Alba , Vida Guerra
Canada`s Minor League Legacy
2008-07-01 19:51:00 Canada`s Minor League Legacy It is Canada Day and I usually do a update on the Golden League early each week but this week I want to comment on the state of Minor League ball in Canada.
Who Has The Best Hook In MLB?
2008-06-30 11:23:00 Who Has The Best Hook In MLB? Instead of doing what I usually do, which is tell you who has the best curve by me looking at it on SportsCentre highlights, I am going to look at the top MLB curveball-tossers and use stats to back up my argument. More About: Season , Calman , Toronto Blue Jays , Sabermetrics
Mets Prospect Brad Holt throws 5 IP of no-hit ball
2008-06-28 17:55:00 Mets Prospect Brad Holt Taken 33rd overall just a month ago, Mets pitching prospect Brad Holt threw five innings of no-hit ball second professional start on thursday.
Carlin on Baseball
2008-06-27 08:53:00 Carlin on Baseball The passing of controversial comedian George Carlin this pass week has led to much talk about “The Seven Words You Can’t Say on Television.” Carlin also did a famous piece on the differences of baseball and football.
What?s Wrong with the Cleveland Indians: Part 2 Pitching
2008-06-26 08:41:00 What?s Wrong in Cleveland? Part 2: Pitching Part two looks at the stats of the pitching staff, the rotation and bullpen and whether the Indians should send Eric Wedge packing. More About: Commentary , Season , Cleveland Indians
Fete Nationale - A Brief History of Pro Ball
2008-06-25 15:27:00 Fete Nationale - A Brief History of Quebec Pro Ball June 24 is a holiday in Quebec and I have very recently moved to Quebec but amongst the barbeque and ‘biere’ I managed to do a little research. More About: Early
What?s Wrong with the Cleveland Indians: Part 1 Hitting
2008-06-24 09:50:00 What’s Wrong in Cleveland? Part 1: Hitting After coming with a game of the World Series in 2007, the Cleveland Indians have been stuck in a rut all season long and at this point are five games under .500. Here is what I think is wrong in Cleveland and how it can be fixed. More About: Commentary , Season , Cleveland Indians
Ballpark Review - PNC Park
2008-06-23 21:21:00 Ballpark Review with Tight PP - PNC Park Wow, Pittsburgh was a nice change. After road trips to Detroit and Cleveland, Pittsburgh was a breath of fresh air?and if you have been near the lake in Cleveland you will appreciate some fresh air. More About: Ballpark
This Week in the Golden League - June 23
2008-06-23 17:55:00 This Week in the Golden League - June 23
Toronto Blue Jays Team Batting Analysis
2008-06-21 09:28:00 Toronto Blue Jays Team Batting Analysis June 20th Lets go ahead and make this a monthly update, shall we? I delve into team and individual batting numbers. More About: Toronto , Season
Gaston Back with the Jays
2008-06-20 18:57:00 Gaston Back with the Blue Birds Gaston Back with the Jays More About: Commentary , Season , Early , Toronto Blue Jays
Matt Leinart Hot Tub Party Night!!!
2008-06-19 17:50:00 Golden League Club hosts the Inaugural Matt Leinart Hot Tub Party Night !!! Long Beach Armada attempts to compete with the Calgary Viper’s “party zone” by ca$hing in on Matt Leinarts nefarious reputation.
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
More articles from this author: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. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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