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Baseball, I blog about it, I watch it on TV, on my PC, live at Triple A in Ottawa, listen to it on my PC and on radio, read about it; Buster Olney, Maury Brown, Andrew Zimbalist, Alan Schwarz, Jim Callis, Jeff Blair, Peter Gammons, Keith Law, Out of Left Field. Please read my stuff and comment openly. Thank you.

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Satan's arrival in Arizona is imminent ( Barry Bonds )

  • 08:10 PM ET  02.19
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First, I am in my basement in Ottawa Canada genuflecting towards Mr. Pincus in CT.  Great column about Bonds, Selig, MLB etc.With the arrival imminent of the satanic Barry Bonds to spring training, a look back at some comments I've been making on another site re Bonds, steroids, Balco etc. this past few weeks.January 31 07Does MLB honestly believe that there will be a fan backlash as a result of Bonds breaking Ruth's record? Or are they just wacking his pee pee to appease the fans? I think the latter, this will be the biggest story in sports this year. I believe no…

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The NECESSARY EVIL Empire

  • 11:41 PM ET  02.06
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The monicker says it all, the "Evil Empire". Larry Lucchino, President of the Boston Red Sox uttered the famous phrase in December 2002 after losing the José Contreras auction to the aforementioned New York Yankees. We all know instantly when we hear of the EE which team it is, there is only one. But the facts are, whether you love or hate the EE, everybody wins, fans and Industry.The Yankees have been held up in many misinformed quarters over recent years as symbolic, if not the cause, of everything that is perceived wrong with MLB; Competitive imbalance, greed, grotesque…

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BLUE JAYS PLAYER (NON?) DEVELOPMENT

  • 02:28 AM ET  01.18
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Fan Nation guy Josh posted a comment on one of my blogs that he doesn't see a lot of homegrown talent on the Jays roster and to paraphrase, that's worrisome ( well, if you're a Jays fan ).So, what's up with that?  Well, let's look back 5 plus years ago.On November 14, 2001 Paul Godfrey, President of the Blue Jays, named J.P. Ricciardi as his GM.Mr.Godfrey presented Ricciardi to Toronto baseball fans as the man with a plan.  The man who knew how to compete in baseball's most competitive division on a then limited budget, because he was from the new school, the…

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