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Monday, December 31st, 2007
2007 was the year of the "Almost!!" for teams that hail from the State of Ohio.
There were eight sports teams from Ohio that either lost a championship game or had the coveted #1 ranking elude them in 2007. Never before have so many teams from a single state reached within ...
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Tuesday, May 15th, 2007
The Reds played a pathetic series on the Left Coast last week against the Dodgers. Aside from having to deal with the humiliation of losing three in a row and dropping to the bottom of the Central, the Reds' fielders had to deal with some pretty rough heckling from the ...
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Saturday, April 14th, 2007
In the most recent installment of the "Battle of the Identical Logos," the Red Stockings were down by five runs in the fifth, then managed to score six times in the sixth to finish Chicago. To add insult to injury, the winning run was walked in. I'm not sure, but ...
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Wednesday, March 28th, 2007
As of this spring, the Columbus Clippers have ended their decades-long affiliation with the New York Yankees. Moving into the Yankees' place as Columbus' parent organization are the Washington Nationals.
This change should breathe a bit of life into the ballclub. The Yankees have moved all of their minor leaguers to ...
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Friday, September 15th, 2006
The AP is reporting that the New York Yankees are planning to drop the Columbus Clippers as their farm team.
For the past several decades, most of the talent dressing in New York pinstripes came from the triple-A Clippers.
It's interesting timing. The Clippers, once the biggest draw in the minor leagues, ...
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Monday, September 11th, 2006
September 11th, 1985. Pete Rose breaks Ty Cobb's base hits record.
Back when baseball was still the national pasttime, and before he became a pariah, Rose spent a humid summer chasing the ghost of Cobb across the green fields of America.
If you grew up in Ohio, then you probably remember where ...
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Saturday, August 12th, 2006
In the background of all the craziness going on here in Ohio - the Rambo-esque incident with [HWSNBN], all the Browns' preseason injuries, and the criminal behavior of some Bengals players - the Reds are quietly continuing their struggle for a NL wild card spot.
Ryan Freel is one exciting player ...
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Monday, July 10th, 2006
If you're like me, you're a thirty-something sports fan who plays video games and at some point collected baseball cards. More to the point, if you're really like me, you collected cards during the late eighties/early nineties. If that's the case, than Joe's Worthless Baseball Card Collection is for you. ...
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Wednesday, July 5th, 2006
Can the Indians turn things around? More importantly, is it too late?
This time last year, after the all-star break, the Indians turned on the jets and made a run at the Chicago White Sox deep into September. They ultimately fell short, but not by much. At the time, Cleveland was ...
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Tuesday, June 27th, 2006
Well, the Indians finally did something they haven't managed to do in months... start a series with a victory.
So, the question is: Are the recent difficulties in Cleveland (losers of 11 of the past 16 games and seven consecutive series) due to simply playing in MLB's toughest division? Or is ...
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