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Fear the Fastball: the Best MLB Pitchers of the 1980s
published May 21 2013
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The 1980s was a great decade for pitching! There was an infusion of tremendous young talent mixed in with the dominant veterans, namely Nolan Ryan. African Americans and Mexicans also joined in on the fun as they boasted two of th...
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Top 5 Overpaid MLB Players
published Apr 15 2013
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Most MBL players get paid what they're worth, with a few underpaid and some overpaid. With constantly changing stats, unforeseen injuries and declining performance due to age, it is difficult to judge a baseball player's true wort...
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Off-Hand Power: the Top 5 Left-Handed Home-Run Hitters
published Apr 12 2013
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Goofy. Southpaw. Buck-fisted. They’re all nicknames that describe left-handers. Dinger. Homer. Moon-shot. They’re all nicknames that describe a home run. So who were the greatest lefties ever to blast a tater?
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Kings of K: MLB’s All-Time Strikeout Leaders
published Apr 09 2013
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The strikeout. It’s the ultimate test of a pitcher’s mettle. Sure, there’s something to be admired in a pitcher that can induce ground balls and pop-ups at will, but no one garners more respect than a guy who can...
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Kicking Up Dust: The Greatest Base Stealers in MLB History
published Apr 09 2013
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The art of the stolen base is a subtlety that has largely disappeared from modern baseball. In fact, at number 19 on the list, Juan Pierre is the only active MLB player in the top 50 for all-time stolen bases. The legendary base-s...
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Top 5 Highest Baseball Scores
published Apr 03 2013
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Nearly everyone remembers some exciting moment in baseball history, from when Jackie Robinson broke the race barrier in 1947, to more modern moments, such as when the Mets played their first game after the September 11, 2001, terr...
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No More Roids: the Best MLB Teams of the 2010 Season
published Apr 02 2013
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2010 will always be remembered as "The Year of the Pitcher." It had been eight years since the infamous BALCO steroid scandal and Major League Baseball was rigorously cracking down on the use of performance enhancers. Testing was ...
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Center Stage During the Golden Age: the Best MLB Pitchers of the 1970s
published Apr 02 2013
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The 1970s are widely considered baseball's "Golden Age." Stars were born in the MLB and they were everywhere as the sport started to gravitate toward the marketing of personalities. Pete Rose, Brooks Robinson, Johnny Bench, Jim Pa...
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Sinking Heaters: The Best MLB Pitches Of The 1990s
published Apr 02 2013
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Major League Baseball in the 90s was pitching oriented. The formula was simple — pitching and defense won championships. This was before the BALCO scandal was uncovered so keep in mind that performance enhancing drugs were certain...
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Slick Upper Lip: The Top 5 Mustaches In MLB History
published Apr 02 2013
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Dexterity. Agility. Speed. Coordination. Strength. Facial hair.
I think we all know which of these attributes is truly the most important to a professional baseball player. A good mustache on a baseball player is like the h...
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Giants Make Tigers Look Rightfully Small: The Best Teams of the 2012 MLB Season
published Apr 02 2013
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The 2012 Major League Baseball season was one for the ages! Unfortunately, it came to an abrupt end when the San Francisco Giants swept the helpless Detroit Tigers in the World Series. Although it was considered an upset, nobody s...
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These Teams Dominated in the 2011 MLB Season
published Apr 02 2013
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The 2011 Major League Baseball season was full of unexpected twists and turns. The Cardinals opened the playoffs as the biggest long shot to win the World Series and wound up taking the trophy home. En route, they eliminated the h...
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Spoiler Alert: The Yankees Didn’t Make Our List of Best MLB Teams of 2008
published Apr 02 2013
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When looking back at the 2008 Major League Baseball season, there are three monumental moments that immediately jump out at you. Number one is that the last game ever played at the old Yankee stadium took place. We are talking abo...
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The Best Team Money Can Buy: The Top Teams of the 2009 MLB Season
published Apr 02 2013
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Major League Baseball's 2009 season will be remembered as the season that the New York Yankees returned to prominence. The perennial favorites spent over 201 million on their roster (over 50 million more than the Mets who were sec...
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These Were the Best Pitchers of the 2011 MLB Season
published Apr 02 2013
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You have to wonder just how a baseball player, who plays every fifth day, can be named the best player in the league. You have to be awfully damned good on that fifth day when you actually work, or those everyday players had off y...
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Without A Doubt, These Were The Best World Series of All Time
published Apr 02 2013
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Major League Baseball's World Series has been played since 1903, or at least the one we've come to know as the best of seven game series played between the American League and National League champions every October. Top 5 wonders...
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Flame Throwers! The Best MLB Pitchers of the 2000s
published Mar 08 2013
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Ranking the 2000s Top 5 MLB Pitchers is unquestionably a tough task. We have to choose guys that were on the mound during the prime of the Steroid Era. And these pitchers cannot be involved in the scandal itself, so any pitcher th...
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Going for Broke: the 5 Worst Signings in Recent MLB History
published Mar 04 2013
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As baseball fans, as much as you’re hopeful when your team lands a big-time player, part of you always has to cringe when you hear the exact dollar amount he’s being given. It’s not that you don’t want your...
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These Guys Threw Heat: The Absolute Best MLB Pitchers of All Time
published Feb 21 2013
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The Top 5 Greatest Pitchers of All Time are pitchers who actually pitched! They pitched all nine innings, never complained and the very idea of someone coming in to "relieve" them was absurd. These are guys who would make today's ...
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