2008 was a series of did you see thats that are destined to become do you remembers.
By King Kaufman Dec 30, 2008
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OK, so the bar is pretty low. But this moving Dominican-American odyssey (from the makers of "Half Nelson") casts new light on the national pastime.
By Andrew O'Hehir
April 3, 2009
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Biographer Allen Barra talks about his new book, in which the lovable, quotable old catcher comes off as intelligent, shrewd and decent.
By King Kaufman
March 25, 2009
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The Hall of Fame baseball writer quickly fires up a blog in the wake of the Rocky Mountain News' demise. "I never felt the Internet was a threat."
By King Kaufman
March 13, 2009
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Give me the guys who've pulled out and I can rule the World. Baseball Classic, that is.
By King Kaufman
March 4, 2009
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The trend in sports books is to claim that a single contest changed the course of history. Sure it did.
By King Kaufman
February 26, 2009
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Alex Rodriguez doesn't seem to come fully clean, but without fear of baseball's draconian punishments, he offers something in short supply in the war on drugs: Information.
By King Kaufman
February 18, 2009
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Knowing about Alex Rodriguez's positive steroid test from 2003 changes nothing, but get out your torches and pitchforks anyway.
By King Kaufman
February 9, 2009
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It's not what he was known for -- outside diamond circles, anyway -- but the late author penned one of the game's literary gems.
By King Kaufman
January 27, 2009
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ESPN bringing Steve Phillips into the booth with Jon Miller and Joe Morgan is the oldest trick in TV land, and one of the worst.
By King Kaufman
January 23, 2009
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Journalists are supposed to fight it, not brag about it. Too many baseball writers don't seem to feel that way.
By King Kaufman
January 12, 2009
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Comparing the players of 1956 to those of today gets a lively debate going.
By King Kaufman
January 8, 2009
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Not really, but the rebroadcast of his 1956 gem showed that hitters back then were a different, lesser breed than today's sluggers.
By King Kaufman
January 7, 2009
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A great day for sports on TV -- even without college football -- gives way to a couple more as the playoffs get under way.
By King Kaufman
January 2, 2009
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The baseball writers finally acknowledge that some of the game's best analysts work online -- and not just for megasites.
By King Kaufman
December 11, 2008
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If the retiring Yankee doesn't make the Hall of Fame, it shouldn't be because he failed to win 300 games.
By King Kaufman
November 21, 2008
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Oakland A's owner Lew Wolff has an idea for shortening the baseball postseason. A bad one.
By King Kaufman
November 20, 2008
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The Cardinals slugger was so good, MVP voters couldn't figure out a way to deny him the award.
By King Kaufman
November 18, 2008
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Buffalo and San Diego haven't crowned a champ in a while either, but they've had fewer teams.
By King Kaufman
October 31, 2008
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The Phillies had to wait around for two days, but they finally get their championship in a one-of-a-kind game.
By King Kaufman
October 30, 2008
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Blame it on the rain. Or the mud or the suspended game. Or the late starts. Or cranky writers and an unscheduled off day.
By King Kaufman
October 29, 2008
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How many pennants and World Series titles would each team have won if success were distributed evenly?
By King Kaufman
October 28, 2008
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It feels like Phillies fans have had to wait forever for another title, but if life were fair, a Phils championship would be ahead of schedule.
By King Kaufman
October 28, 2008
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Rain suspends Game 5, which the Rays and Phillies will try to finish Tuesday. That's one off day down, 156 to go before Opening Day.
By King Kaufman
October 28, 2008
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Hold off on that conclusion that the Phillies are better than the Rays just because they're winning the World Series.
By King Kaufman
October 27, 2008
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