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I Talked to Two Red Sox Fans at Fenway Park
Bostonians care more about their enemies losing than actually accomplishing anything themselves. No one sums up this better than the Fenway Faithful. The only constant remaining is the negativity on Yawkey Way flowing like the spoiled Schilling...
I Can't Stop Rooting for Lousy Sports Teams and I Love It
The way the world works is the Padres lose to the Yankees in the playoffs. San Diego sports teams don’t exactly have a tradition of dominance, or even competitiveness; they’re charmingly, irrelevantly mediocre, except for the rare seasons of...
Improbable Trades That Could Save the 2012 Baseball Season
Doesn’t it seem like the 2012 Major League Baseball season is one of the most boring in history? Here are some trades that could save it.
Arigato, Ichiro
Ichiro Suzuki was special in Seattle in a way that few players are. By the numbers, it’s possible to argue he was overrated and not that good, but no number is ever going to convince me he wasn’t great.
Before Andruw Jones Was Fat, He Was Good at Baseball
Not to get all James Murphy on you or anything, but I was there. I was there, in 1996, at the first World Series that Andruw Jones ever played in. I told him, “Adjust your stance. You’ll never even tip it away.”
Exit Sandman
Mariano Rivera, one of the few players baseball fans can agree upon, ripped up his knee shagging flies during batting practice.
