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by Cormac EklofRSS 
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This morning, as Major League Baseball gears up for the home stretch,

Ever ask yourself ‘Why?’ Ever consider quietly to yourself,

There’s a great line in the brilliant first series of ’30 Rock’, where Tracey Jordan asks Jack Donaghy

As Major League Baseball trade deadline approaches, one potential deal stands out beacon like for the Boston Red Sox. Get

Anyone who doubts the existence of an all powerful guiding ‘

Last night a man brought his son to a baseball game, and ended up losing his life. Enough is enough,

In 1994 I spent a summer working on Cape Cod. Whilst I wasn’t completely ‘new’ to baseball, it was my first summer where I spent mornings drinking Snapple, eating bagels and trawling through the box scores diligently noting my newly crowned favourite players' statistics.
Visiting a friend in Chicago during a road trip, I had seats behind home plate with Jason Bere striking out thirteen. I always looked for his line in the box scores. I was entranced by Aaron Sele’s seemingly effortless, smooth ‘twelve to six’ curve, so I kept an eye out for his numbers. My first ever live game at Fenway Park was the Red Sox and Brewers, with no less than Roger Clemens on the hill. Yes, as I walked in to the stadium, I heard ‘Rocket Man’ on the public address system.