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Article Archive for August 2006

Flying Fish
August 29, 2006 – 6:28 pm | No Comment

No, nothing to do with that annoying Seattle fish market lot businesses like to show you training videos of. The real flying fish are the Florida Marlins, battling against the odds and many an …

5.5 games back
August 25, 2006 – 8:31 pm | No Comment

No great insights into the cultural differences between Britain and America today (to make a change).
Just a brief note about the American League standings. Closing in on 130 games being played and there is …

Another Royals disaster
August 24, 2006 – 3:52 pm | No Comment

The box score from last night’s Indians-Royals match-up tells as cruel a baseball tale as you are likely to read. Smashing ten runs in the first inning would make many supporters confident that a …

Not bad for a sixteen year-old
August 22, 2006 – 8:01 pm | One Comment

An interesting story popped up on the MLB section of the ESPN website on Sunday:
http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=2555073
According to reports, the San Francisco Giants have given a 16 year old third baseman (more accurately baseboy I guess) …

Coors Field Conspiracies
August 20, 2006 – 2:19 pm | No Comment

Home field advantage is a common theme throughout sports. Local knowledge can help you get an edge over your opponent, whether that’s knowing how to play centre field in Minute Maid Park or how …

Red Sox – Yankees weekend
August 19, 2006 – 10:19 am | 2 Comments

Like most non Yankees/Red Sox fans, having “the greatest rivalry in sports” constantly being thrown in my face has made me somewhat immune to the “charms” of this contest to a certain extent. The …

Cards and Reds: 17 August 2006
August 17, 2006 – 8:57 pm | No Comment

You could certainly tell that we are entering the business end of the season in the New Busch stadium just now. The Cards have slowly seen their early season lead in the standings disappear …

Fate, Luck and Chance
August 16, 2006 – 7:06 pm | No Comment

It’s funny really but as my enthusiasm for baseball came back with a vengeance, sitting down and writing about it seemed to take a back seat (“excuses, excuses” I hear you cry).
One of the things …