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New Podcast! Episode 44: Baltimore, DH in the NL, Tanaka, Cardinals & Chris Rock

April 30, 2015 Oliver Connolly

It’s a packed show this week as Ollie & Steven cover a myriad of topics. The closed doors game in Baltimore, Masahiro Tanaka’s injury situation, the impact of Adam Wainwright’s injury on the Cardinals, the DH in the national league, … Continue reading New Podcast! Episode 44: Baltimore, DH in the NL, Tanaka, Cardinals & Chris Rock

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The Conversation: David Klopfenstein on Japanese baseball

April 28, 2015 Oliver Connolly

By Edward Overend EO: This week’s The Conversation is with David Klopfenstein, otherwise known as Yakyu Night Owl. David is a big fan of Japanese baseball, something I and, I would imagine, lots of others have very little knowledge of. … Continue reading The Conversation: David Klopfenstein on Japanese baseball

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New Podcast! Episode 43: Bryan Price, Mets, Tigers

April 23, 2015April 23, 2015 Oliver Connolly

Ollie and Steven breakdown the Bryan Price rant, the Mets and Tigers start, ask how many homeruns A-Rod will hit in his career and much more. All Download Links ITunes Stitcher Hipcast Continue reading New Podcast! Episode 43: Bryan Price, Mets, Tigers

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The compelling NL East – What the Mets and Marlins starts mean

April 23, 2015 Casey Boguslaw

By Casey Boguslaw We just finished up the second week of the MLB season and we’ve already seen a few beanball wars, 10 grand slams, and five teams reach a winning streak of five or more games. We’ve also seen … Continue reading The compelling NL East – What the Mets and Marlins starts mean

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Small sample sizes – Buy or Sell – Hitters

April 21, 2015 Oliver Connolly

It’s early in the season so it’s time to overreact! Or is it? Adam Brown takes a look at some hitters. Should we trust their starts or not? Continue reading Small sample sizes – Buy or Sell – Hitters

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Cubs in ‘win now’ mode

April 21, 2015 eoverend

On Friday, to the surprise of absolutely nobody, the Chicago Cubs promoted Kris Bryant to the major leagues. Today, the Cubs have also promoted Addison Russell from Triple-A, where he’ll join Bryant, Starlin Castro and Anthony Rizzo to form something close to the infield of their dreams. Continue reading Cubs in ‘win now’ mode

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The Craig Kimbrel Conundrum: Does a team’s success require an elite closer?

April 20, 2015April 20, 2015 Casey Boguslaw

By Casey Boguslaw Craig Kimbrel’s start to the season hasn’t been surprising to anyone, even if it experienced a change of scenery. The trade, on the ground level, made sense for both teams. The Braves are clearly in re-building mode … Continue reading The Craig Kimbrel Conundrum: Does a team’s success require an elite closer?

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The Next Mr Astro?

April 20, 2015April 20, 2015 DarrenHelley

By Darren Helley Pound for pound, inch for inch, Jose Altuve is the best contact hitter in baseball. 2014 proved just that; the mighty mouse from Venezuela walked away with the AL Batting Title and both the All-Star appearance and … Continue reading The Next Mr Astro?

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The Conversation: Nathan Bishop on the Mariners

April 15, 2015April 16, 2015 eoverend

Edward Overend’s weekly column. This week Ed talks with Nathan Bishop of SB Nation about the Seattle Mariner’s start to the season. Continue reading The Conversation: Nathan Bishop on the Mariners

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New Podcast! Episode 42: Early Season Takeaways

April 14, 2015 Oliver Connolly

Ollie is joined by ctbpod.com featured writer, Ed Overend, to give their early season takeaways, thoughts on the Josh Hamilton saga, Barry Bonds’ A-Rod comments and much more. All Download Links ITunes Stitcher Hipcast Continue reading New Podcast! Episode 42: Early Season Takeaways

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Where are the Twins in their development?

April 14, 2015April 15, 2015 Casey Boguslaw

By Adam Brown Scale up and down the American League Central, you’ll see the star-laden Detroit Tigers. You’ll see the reigning American League Champion Kansas City Royals. You’ll see last year’s rookie of the year, Jose Abreu and his Chicago … Continue reading Where are the Twins in their development?

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Two ballparks in one week

April 13, 2015April 15, 2015 Casey Boguslaw

By Casey Boguslaw I visited Minute Maid Park on Wednesday evening and I am hoping to get a few more parks in this summer and will use this space to summarize my visits. I will make sure to hit all … Continue reading Two ballparks in one week

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