Top 10 Major League Relief Pitchers of the 1960s
by Scooter on 08/31/2010 in MLB News
In the 1960s, the relief pitcher gradually became the relief specialist. No longer just the “mop up” guy, the relief specialist played an essential role in any major league team’s winning strategy. The adoption of the “save” as an official baseball statistic in 1969 (though saves were being unofficially calculated and published as early as [...]
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Before the 1919 World Series began, many people noticed the fact that major gamblers were putting down a tremendous amount of money on the Reds. This caused people to wonder if something was going on. So, before the first pitch was even thrown, some people were resolved to closely examine all the White Sox players [...]
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Five such classic ball parks are Shibe Park, Ebbets Field, Yankee Stadium, Fenway Park, and Wrigley Field. Shibe Park stood in Philadelphia for nearly seventy years. It was opened in April of 1909 and demolished in June of 1976. During its time it was home to the Philadelphia Phillies (1927 and 1938 – 1970) and [...]
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Confidence in your Baseball Pitching can be a very fickle business. Some days you can feel like you are rolling along fine. Then, suddenly one bad thing happens. Then, another happens, and then another. Then, things really start to snowball. Other times you may feel that you can do no wrong. In this state, everything [...]
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Like how Chopsticks is to China, Baseball is to any die hard sports fan and memorabilia baseball cards are what they cherish the most. Baseball is much more than a sport. It’s almost a religion and Baseball memorabilia, Baseball cards, hats, jerseys, bats, baseballs and any other item that a player might have swiped his [...]
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2010 American League Predictions
The New Year is here and baseball is not that far off. This winter has been cold here in the mid west and the baseball winter trades have been warm at best. So, what is expected in the 2010 Baseball season? I am sure many baseball fans are excited and are looking forward to the [...]
Possible 2010 Sleeper Teams that could make the Playoffs
There’s always one team no one expects to be any where close to a playoff berth, but that was different for the Tampa Bay Rays back in 2008 when they surprised all of baseball. The Rays finished that year with 97 wins and 65 losses and made it to the World Series, but lost in [...]
Yankees Interested in Jermaine Dye
The Yankees have a need for a left fielder now that Johnny Damon is no longer on the Christmas list. Jermaine Dye is 35 and will turn 36 next month. He had an off year in 2009 batting .250, but he did hit 27 homers for the Chicago White Sox. The Yankees should platoon speedster [...]
Derek Jeter will Finish Career with Yankees
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