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3/31 Spring Training Report

Sorry for the delay, I have been busy over the last couple of days writing some news blurbs for the Cardboard Connection.  Yesterday’s spring training action saw top pitchers Joba Chamberlain and Rick Porcello each throw 5 quality innings en … Continue reading

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3/29 Spring Training Report

Offense was the name of the game Sunday as the Cactus League was afire with several spectacular performances.  Josh Hamilton belted two HR and drove in five and Chris Davis chimed in with his 5th HR of the spring in … Continue reading

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Brett Gardner Wins NY Yankees CF Job

It’s official.  Brett Gardner has beaten out Melky Cabrera for the honors of being the first player to patrol the CF confines of the new Yankee Stadium.  While this news is not as juicy as the condition of A-Rod’s surgically … Continue reading

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3/24 Spring Training Report

Today was a day for the pitchers.  Pittsburgh’s Ross Ohlendorf continued his impressive spring by tossing 6 shutout innings en route to his first win, Shairon Martis and Koji Uehara locked up in a duel with Martis’ 6 scoreless innings … Continue reading

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3/16 Spring Training Report

Quite honestly, today was a ho-hum day for several of the top prospects.  Joba Chamberlain, David Price, Daniel Bard and Trevor Cahill pitched their way to wins and Travis Snider belted a mammoth HR, but aside from that, it was … Continue reading

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3/10 Spring Training Report

Today was a day for the pitcher as several youngsters had excellent outings, doing their part to confirm the rumor that arms are ahead of bats at this point in the season.  The top performer of the day was easily … Continue reading

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3/9 Spring Training Report

Grand slams by Nick Evans and Chris Valaika powered their teams to victories, Jeff Niemann continues to pitch like a former 1st round pick should, tossing 4 scoreless innings, Travis Snider went deep again and Brett Gardner continues to try … Continue reading

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3/3 Spring Training Report

Yesterday marked the first day that the teams from the World Baseball Classic were in action as many of them squared off against MLB teams.  The Bruce got loose yesterday with his first spring HR, Jason Heyward continued to make … Continue reading

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2/27 Spring Training Report

Victor Martinez hit two dingers today and Evan Almighty also went deep.  Japanese pitcher Koji Uehara pitched well in his debut with the Orioles, 19 year old Cuban import Dayan Viciedo belted his first HR for the White Sox, and … Continue reading

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