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6/21 Player of the Day: Wilson Ramos

It grinds my guts to give this award to the guy that capped off tonight’s ugly loss by my Seattle Mariners.  Ramos hit a game-winning three-run homer off of M’s reliever David Pauley to cap a five run ninth inning comeback … Continue reading

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6/20 Rookie of the Day: Ivan Nova

Yankees sinker balling rookie Ivan Nova twirled a marvelous eight inning gem against the mighty Cincinnati Reds lineup last night allowing just one run on four hits while striking out seven.  Even more impressive is the fact that Nova did … Continue reading

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Rookie of the Day: Cord Phelps

Hey everyone! I’ve been busy this weekend having a garage sale in the rain and preparing for a four-legged addition to our family.  Regrettably, I haven’t found much chance to sit down and tap out any more baseball stuff to … 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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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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10/13 Arizona Fall League Report

The 2009 Arizona Fall League season kicked off in grand fashion yesterday with several fine offensive performances.  Homeruns by Phillies top prospect Domomic Brown, Baltimore’s Brandon Snyder, Washington’s Chris Marrero, and Minnesota’s Rene Tosoni helped to fuel fine offensive outputs … Continue reading

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Pirates/M’s and Cliff Lee Trade Analyses

The Cardboard Connection has posted my article I wrote in the wake of the Matt Holliday deal.  While the trade is now old news, here’s the link to the article for your viewing pleasure. I also stayed up late last … Continue reading

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7/20 AA Minor League Report

Pedro Alvarez is red hot right now. The former #2 overall pick of last year’s draft was decent in his stint with High-A Lynchburg and got off to a molasses-like start after his promotion to Altoona, but the last 10 … Continue reading

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7/19 AA Minor League Report

Mitch Moreland continues to put up big numbers since his promotion to AA Frisco.  Yesterday the former Mississippi State star went 2-5 with his 13th HR, a double and five RBI.  Since being drafted, all Moreland has done is hit … Continue reading

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6/18 AAA Minor League Report

Texas Rangers OF prospect Julio Borbon went 3-5 with an RBI and two runs scored yesterday.  His trifecta of base knocks marked the fourth consecutive multi-hit game for the former Tennessee Volunteer.  June has been a great month for Borbon … Continue reading

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