As we reach the final moments of the regular season, players, managers and fans are painfully aware that, second by second, opportunities are falling through their fingers. Some are resigned…
Steve Keene
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Reports of this column’s death have been greatly exaggerated. Crawling slowly out of the abyss, it sees the end of the regular season coming ever closer. It looks up. Dedraggled, but very much alive
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Howdy! Looking for your (semi-regular) fix of the weird and wonderful from the fine old sport of baseball? Well, lucky you! You’ve come to the right place
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MLB
600 Fun News Items That Aren’t About A-Rod Getting 600 Home Runs
by Steve Keeneby Steve KeeneNow, I’m not saying someone reaching 600 home runs in their career isn’t impressive. I’m not saying it isn’t newsworthy. I’m not saying that it is not worthy of comment.…
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Well, baseball is well and truly back after the All-Star break, and so is your loyal correspondent after a longer break of his own. And many apologies to my tens…
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MLB
Out of Left Field: All I Know About Baseball Without Really Paying Attention
by Steve Keeneby Steve KeeneIt’s not easy being a baseball fan in Britain. A truism, I grant you, but one worth stating. Those pesky MLB bods insist on having the vast majority of games…
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After watching such an appalling performance as England’s against Algeria in the World Cup, it is good to fall back on another sport. Viva baseball! You’ll pick me up when…
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As baby-faced phenom Stephen Strasburg makes his debut (and more importantly makes my fantasy baseball pitching staff ten times better), welcome to the Out of Left Field: Youth Special –…
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Out of Left Field: A bad week to be a pitcher, umpire, restaurant manager
by Steve Keeneby Steve KeeneIt has already been covered elsewhere on this fine site, and with much more insight and style, but how gutted would you feel if you were Armando Galarraga right now?…
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Out of Left Field: To Hull and Back (with added squirrels, sickness and snappy dressing)
by Steve Keeneby Steve KeeneSo, did you miss me? I may have missed last week’s column and been late with this one, but rumours of my demise have been greatly exaggerated. Those rumours are…