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Bill Veeck: Happy 100th Birthday to a Baseball Pioneer
Bill Veeck would have turned 100 years old today. Coincidentally, Wrigley Field turns 100 years old in a little over 2 months. Bill Veeck was a major pioneer in baseball and he got his start at Wrigley Field as a member of the grounds crew. His father was team president and Veeck had worked as…
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Boston Red Sox win 2013 World Series
The 2013 World Series is in the books and the Boston Red Sox defeated the St. Louis Cardinals 4-2 in one of the wildest and weirdest World Series that has been played in quite some time. It began and ended with the Red Sox blowing out the Cardinals in Games 1 and 6 and everything…
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World Series Games w/ Wacky Endings
Everyone thought that it couldn’t get any crazier than how Game 3 of the World Series ended. Obstruction? A dumb decision by the catcher to throw it to 3rd base to begin with? It had the makings of a historical ending filled in controversy and second guessing. Was it the right call? What would have…
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Raise The Jolly Roger
After 20 plus straight seasons of a losing record, the Pirates and their fans were more than ready for tonight. Some Pirates fans had been waiting their whole life for that moment: playoff baseball. The Cincinnati Reds were no match for Pittsburgh in the NL Wild Card game. Reds stud 2nd baseman, Brandon Phillips, went…
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Nolan Ryan Face
It’s another year and the Texas Rangers have been eliminated from the MLB Playoffs yet again. That can only mean one thing. Another Nolan Ryan Face happened tonight! The Rangers lost to the Tampa Bay Rays in Game 163 to be eliminated from the 2013 Playoff picture and Nolan Ryan didn’t disappoint. Way to…
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Hidden Ball Trick
Juan Uribe fell for the hidden ball trick yesterday. I haven’t seen that in a LONG time. In the grand scheme of things, I didn’t amount to anything because the Dodgers were still able to win the game 5-0 but kudos to the Rays anyway for pulling it off. Since…
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Man faceplants in stands at STL game GIF
GIF: Man faceplants in stands at STL game Can’t. Stop. Watching.
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Aoki vs. Freese
Aoki vs. Freese May 19, 2013 Busch Stadium St. Louis, Missouri Photo by Jeff Roberson/AP