Musings on the 70th anniversary of George Herman Ruth’s passing, and the difficulty for the modern fan to connect with an icon. Advertisements
Category: MLB
Things fall apart: Brewers split series, lose momentum
24 hours ago, it looked as though the Milwaukee Brewers had turned a corner on their seesaw 2018 season.
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Exorcising the day demons: The Milwaukee Brewers get a big win at Wrigley
It wouldn’t have entirely been surprising if the Milwaukee Brewers entered this brief two-game series Tuesday with the hated Chicago Cubs without a lot of enthusiasm.
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Simba in Winter: Celebrating Ted Simmons’ career, birthday
Ted Simmons turns 69 today. He should have been celebrating two weeks ago in Cooperstown, joining the inductees into the Baseball Hall of Fame.
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Snap Throw: Jhoulys Chacin’s Chavez Ravine meltdown
For teams east of the Mississippi, the end of a West Coast road trip–even the most successful of ventures–is usually a feat of endurance rather than a victory lap.
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Trade deadline sets Yankees up for present, future success
Heading into the Trade Deadline, the New York Yankees boasted the second-best record in all of baseball. When you’re more than halfway through the season, that usually proves upgrades are few and far between. General Manager Brian Cashman realized this. …
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Milwaukee Brewers: Two ways to push and one way to win
With the deadline looming, the Milwaukee Brewers will have to decide whether to stand pat or make a push now. The wrong move could impact the team for years.
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Will to Believe: Mike Moustakas is the right move for the Milwaukee Brewers
What more can we say than that? OK, I’ll try. One day, we’re thinking about the Milwaukee Brewers acquiring Manny Machado, maybe Jacob deGrom, Chris Archer, Brian Dozier, Eduardo Escobar, Kevin Gausman, Jonathan Schoop, Matt Harvey… Aside from Machado and …
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Prince Fielder was really good, but not a Hall of Famer
Prince Fielder is the best first baseman in Milwaukee Brewers history. I say that with all apologies to the beloved Cecil Cooper and George Scott‘s sideburns.
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Nostalgia bias: What’s old is new again
Joe Mauer, Kirby Puckett and the role of memory in ascribing value Think quickly: Who has the stronger body of work over his career–Joe Mauer or Kirby Puckett?