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The New & Improved $100 Project

 Today is June 23rd, the first day of the new and improved $100 project.  For those of you who are new to this blog, I underwent a personal challenge a couple of years ago to put my money where my mouth is … Continue reading

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Tampa Bay Top Prospect Matt Moore Tosses No-No

  Montgomery Biscuits left-hander Matt Moore gave himself an early birthday present last night.  The Tampa Bay Rays’ top pitching prospect, who turns 21 on Saturday, tossed a no-hitter against the Mobile Bay Bears, a AA affiliate of the Arizona Diamondbacks.  … Continue reading

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Carlos Carrasco Turning the Corner in Cleveland

  I watched a bit of the Yankees/Indians game the Monday night on ESPN when Carlos Carrasco pitched seven shutout innings in Yankee Stadium against the Bronx Bombers. Carrasco loaded the bases in the first and allowed a couple of runners … Continue reading

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Oakland A’s Chris Carter Back on Track in Sac

Click here to see the Chris Carter 1/1 Superfractor auction! Oakland A’s 1B/OF/DH monster masher Chris Carter has finished his rehab stint at High-A Stockton (three HR in six games) and rejoined his teammates at AAA Sacramento on Monday night where he singled, … Continue reading

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Editor’s Note: Strike McAllister, Add Mesoraco

Hey, even often I make mistakes. Those of you who have been reading my Coming Soon series over the past couple weeks please take note, as I would like to make a change.  For those of you who haven’t read … Continue reading

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What I Bought 6/10/11

After not having cable television in my house for a long time, I finally convinced my wife that taking the plunge and purchasing a basic cable package would enhance our lives significantly and save us a few bucks on our … Continue reading

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Coming Soon #2: Dustin Ackley

I am a devout reader of Ron Shandler’s annual Baseball Forcaster, and the statistiacl analysis that he and the rest of the Baseball HQ staff does is, in my mind, second to none.  However, I literally laughed out loud at … Continue reading

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Coming Soon #4: Jesus Montero

Today, Charlie Blackmon (#8 on our Coming Soon list) made his major league debut with the Rockies.  Unfortunately, Blackmon was hitless in three at bats as Padres starter Tim Stauffer was too much for him and the rest of Colorado’s … Continue reading

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Coming Soon #6: Dayan Viciedo

Last season “The Tank” gave us a brief glimpse of his raw power potential, as he hit .308 with 5 HR and 13 RBI in 38 games with the White Sox.  After a ho-hum start at AAA Charlotte this past April … Continue reading

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Coming Soon#7: Jason Kipnis/Lonnie Chisenhall

Today we look at a pair of Cleveland Indians prospects currently having fine seasons at AAA Columbus.  I had a difficult time narrowing down which one of these guys I wanted to talk about, so I have decided to mention … Continue reading

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