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Leyland, Piniella, the Hall of Fame and More
OK, I want to show you the basic numbers of the four managers who were on the Contemporary Era Baseball Hall of Fame ballot this past week: Cito Gaston…
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Browns Diary, Week 13: The Wrong Mindset
L.A. Rams 36, Cleveland 19
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Free Friday: JoeBlogs Sportsperson of the Year
On Thursday, it was announced that Sports Illustrated named Deion Sanders Sportsperson of the Year, and I guess there’s been a bit of a hubbub, a…
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I’m Freaking Out a Little
OK, I’m going to tell you right now: This entry is going to be a little bit obnoxious. I apologize in advance… but I can’t help it. Something happened…
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My Baseball Free-Agent Predictions
I woke up this morning in L.A. — here working on my new book, Why We Love Football — and thought: “Let’s just throw together a baseball free-agent list…
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Brown Diary, Week 12: On the Run
Denver 29, Cleveland 12
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Free Friday: A Hall of Fame Special
So I did a bit of light Hall of Fame research that didn’t get into my last post, so I figure I’ll give that to you here — this is a handy-dandy “Who are…
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Giving Thanks
Perhaps I’ve told this story before: This has to be more than 30 years ago … I was probably 25 years old, and was somehow the sports columnist for The…
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WAR, Win Shares and the Hall of Fame
The Hall of Fame ballot came out on Monday and, as usual, there’s enough happening to keep JoeBlogs powered up for the next two months. We’ll give you…
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Browns Diary, Week 11: The Steeler Way
Cleveland 13, Pittsburgh 10
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Free Friday: The Pros and Cons of Unanimity
OK, look, I don’t want to say I told you so. But … Yeah, on Thursday night — for the first time in baseball history — both the American League and…
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The Cy Young Vote, Deshaun Watson and More
Let’s take a look around the sports world … Cole Wins Unanimous Cy; Snell Falls Two Votes Shy As predicted by pretty much everybody, Gerrit Cole won his…
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More Manager Musings
Had a great day in Houston on Tuesday — both literally on the show “Great Day Houston” and then with a fantastic evening event with Astros’ broadcast…
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The 2023 Baseball Awards: All for One?
Something really unusual might happen this week: There’s a reasonable chance that all the major baseball awards*, to be announced this week, will be won…
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