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It took Manny Acta two weeks to do what Eric Wedge couldn't in seven years(with the exception of a couple small, unflattering tryout periods), announce that center fielder Grady Sizemore will hit second behind Asdrubal Cabrera. This move will take advantage of Sizemore's rare combination of speed and power, providing more run scoring opportunities for both Sizemore and the hitters behind him (Choo, Peralta, and Hafner). Deciding to bat Cabrera-Sizemore at the ...

This piece won't have any statistics or references to Baseball Prospectus. It won't be long, analytical, or quite frankly, useful. It won't focus on who will enter this season in Akron as apposed to Columbus as apposed to Cleveland, or predict when (2008 first round pick) Lonnie Chisenhall will break out in the Majors. This is about that special little feeling every person associated with baseball gets every year. It can't be ...

Major League Baseball has done everything it can to drive its fans away.á There was the strike in 1994, which, I suppose, was the only way to actually force people to stop watching baseball, as there was none to be played.á In 1998, baseball was back with it's two knights in shining armorùMark McGwire and Sammy Sosaùand their unforgettable run towards history.á Whoops. McGwire was hopped up on steroids, and Sosa corked his ...