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Omission Impossible: The Most Glaring MLB All-Star Game Selection Mistakes
Posted: 4th July 2010 by Adam MacDonald in MLB
Here are two MLB players, A and B, and their numbers through the first half of the season:
A is batting .311 in 56 games, with one home run, 22 RBIs, and 3 stolen bases. He has a .343 OBP and a .378 SLG, giving him a .721 OPS.
B is batting .312 in 77 games, with 19 home runs, 57 RBIs, and 7 stolen bases. He has a .412 OBP and a .572 ...
Dissecting Dice-K: What’s Wrong With Matsuzaka, Red Sox?
Posted: 18th May 2010 by Adam MacDonald in MLB
Last night against New York, Daisuke Matsuzaka pitched 4.2 innings, giving up seven runs on nine hits.So far this season, he is 2-1 with a 7.89 ERA.He has pitched in four games and three have been awful. His third outing, against Toronto, was perhaps the best of his Major League career, going seven, allowing one run on three hits. He fanned nine and walked none.As for the bad starts, he ...
How The Boston Bruins Broke Their Fans’ Hearts All Over Again
Posted: 17th May 2010 by Adam MacDonald in NHL
Anyone else think they've been here before? The city of Boston and the New England region as a whole, are going through another run of sporting failures and disappointments, and they only seem to be getting worse. On Feb. 3, 2008, the New England Patriots were 18-0, leading the New York Giants in the Super Bowl, and five minutes away from the first-ever perfect NFL season. At the ...