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Who Should Be The Mets' 2012 Opening Day Starter?
At Tuesday's Thurman Munson Awards Dinner, R.A. Dickey and Daniel Murphy were honored for something, though I'm at a loss as to what that was. Murphy took home the first ever Thurman Rising Star Award, whatever that is. The dinner raised money and awareness for AHRC-New York City, which provides...
Marlins 6, Mets 2: We Waited Six Months For This
I haven't written a real recap in more than six months and I'll confess to a bit of rustiness. The Mets looked to have the same problem tonight against Josh Johnson, but then they always have problems with Johnson, but then so do most teams. Great pitchers have a way of making decent teams look...
Fantasy Baseball Morning Cup-O-Links: Opening Day Part Deux
How awesome was yesterday? Unless you have John Axford in multiple leagues (along with Yovani Gallardo), I'm sure it was one of the best days of the year. Yet some teams still haven't played, including my team of choice, the Mets. Today is for the stragglers. Fantasy Baseball Howard Bender at...
Fantasy Baseball Morning Cup-O-Links: Happy Opening Day!
I can't believe the day is finally here. I love fantasy baseball, but today is about just taking in the first day of meaningful baseball. All my players could go oh-fer and I'd be happy. Jon Bois provides us all with a guide to Opening Day. Why do I have to have a job? All this said, I'll still...
Beyond the Box Score: Movin' On Up
Beyond the Box Score Ranked #2 Baseball Blog By Technorati, #8 Sports Blog by Wikio. Thanks to one or two of our more intrepid (attention seeking) contributors, it has come to my attention that Beyond the Box Score has moved up to the #8 sports blog in the country according to wikio, and all the...
Chicago Cubs vs. Pittsburgh Pirates Preview, Friday 4/1, 1:20 CT: Opening Day!
At last, we've made it! Even though the weather forecast is iffy, even though spring training games for the Cubs were shaky, you've got to be excited for Opening Day. Here's today's lineup: Fukudome RF, Castro SS, Byrd CF, Ramirez 3B, Pena 1B, Soto C, Soriano LF, Barney 2B, Dempster P I like this...
10 Songs I wish they'd play at Great American Ballpark
One of the more pointless argument cul-de-sacs I've been sucked into repeatedly is some variation on the theme of "I Can't Believe You Don't Like What I Like." What follows is a list of songs that I like - but it's not a prescription - just some tracks I think could enhance the fan experience at...
Rites of Spring: Sneaking a look ahead to Spring Training and Opening Day
Opening Day is a mere 52 days away. With the annual football championship match safely behind us, we can permit ourselves to look ahead to some of the key dates that ease us back into baseball season: February 16: Pitchers and catchers officially report to Goodyear, AZ February 17: First...
White Sox Open Season in Style
You can't beat Opening Day. Yes, it gets capitalized like all the other "real" holidays. It's the end to that long winter cooped up hiding from the dreary Chicago weather, the only day of the year when every team is a contender, when there is hope for even the hopeless. More than anything else, to...
OPENING DAY!!!
Yesterday, during the earthquake, I stood up and rode that sucker out. Taking an earthquakes can be a lot like taking a punch or jumping from a moving vehicle. You have to roll with it and let your body go a little bit limp if you're planning on moving during the quake. I was at an Easter Sunday...
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