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By Chris DeMatteo

You don’t win pennants in the offseason. You don’t win them during the season either. You win them in the postseason. It is now October and it’s time for some baseball. After six months, eight of thirty teams remain. In a little less than a month, we will have our champion. [...]

In Baseball, Sports, The Issue, The Magazine on October 1, 2008 with Popularity: 2% [?]
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Cashman gets three-year deal

By Micah Warren

For Yankee fans that love general manager Brian Cashman, there is good news. And for Yankee fans that don’t like their GM of the last 11 years, well…sorry.
The Yankees have announced that they have signed Brian Cashman to a three-year deal to remain as their GM.
From a joint statement by co-chairpersons Hal and Hank [...]

In Baseball, Signings, Sports, Transactions on September 30, 2008 with Popularity: 2% [?]
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Ryan Howard NL MVP?

By Micah Warren

Is Phillies first baseman Ryan Howard the NL MVP? Well, there are several cases for and against him.
First, why he shouldn’t be MVP:
-Howard has 190 K’s and could very well break his own MLB record of 199 strikeouts in a season. MVP’s shouldn’t be breaking strikeout records.
-His defense at first base [...]

In Baseball, Sports on September 16, 2008 with Popularity: 4% [?]
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Sarah Palin the sports anchor

By Micah Warren

I usually keep this stuff in the OTR blog, but considering the heightened political climate, and the fact that Sarah Palin has made big news over the weekend, I’m going to put it in the main magazine.
Deadspin got a hold of an old sports news video with Sarah Heath (as she was known [...]

In Baseball, Basketball, Football, Hockey, Sports on September 2, 2008 with Popularity: 7% [?]
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Nine-year old banned from little league

By Micah Warren

Jericho Scott, a nine-year old pitcher who throws 40-mph gas (that’s heat when you are nine), is suing his Connecticut little league because they banned him from pitching.
“He is a very skilled player, a very hard thrower,” Peter Noble, attorney for the co-ed league, said. “There are a lot of beginners. This is [...]

In Baseball, Sports on August 27, 2008 with Popularity: 5% [?]
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Get ready for replay

By Micah Warren

MLB Commissioner Bud Selig says that replay could be installed in baseball before the end of the season, but first wants to make sure all the kinks are ironed out.
“I’m hoping we can get the bugs out sometime before the postseason,” Selig said. “Whether we can make that timetable or not really hasn’t been determined.”
It [...]

In Baseball, Sports on August 14, 2008 with Popularity: 5% [?]
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Sox hope Byrd has some wings left

By John Guilfoil

The Boston Red Sox acquired right-handed starter Paul Byrd from the Cleveland Indians for a player to be named and/or cash considerations. [...]

In Baseball, Boston Local, Sports on August 12, 2008 with Popularity: 20% [?]
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No Manny, no problems?

By Chris DeMatteo

Chris DeMatteo, one of the original Blast launch issue staffers, weighs in on the Manny Ramirez trade. [...]

In Baseball, Boston Local, Sports, Trades, Transactions on August 1, 2008 with Popularity: 22% [?]
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The Manny trade

By Chris DeMatteo

The Dodgers are Better, the Red Sox Might be Better Off and the Pirates are still the Pirates: an Analysis of the Manny Ramirez-Jason Bay Trade [,,,]

In Baseball, Boston Local, Sports, Trades, Transactions on August 1, 2008 with Popularity: 21% [?]
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Manny to the Dodgers

By Micah Warren

The Red Sox, in a three-team deal, sent embattled slugger Manny Ramirez to the Dodgers.
The deal sends Jason Bay to Boston and the Pirates get four minor leaguers. Pittsburgh gets young talent from Boston in Craig Hansen and Brandon Moss, third baseman Andy LaRoche from the Dodgers and AA Dodgets pitcher Bryan Morris.
The $20 million [...]

In Baseball, Boston Local, Sports, Trades, Transactions on July 31, 2008 with Popularity: 23% [?]
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