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The home runs were flying out of new Yankee Stadium last night, . . .

. . .the Rays hitting six of them including two in the ninth off the usually reliable Mariano Rivera (reliable, to put it mildly) to sweep the two-game series. I like the way the Rays play the game and I’m not just saying this because their excellent manager Joe Maddon has been an ardent supporter  Read More 
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I mentioned yesterday that Branch Rickey coined the term "five-tool players"...

... for those rare athletes who could run, throw, field, hit and hit with power. Of the five basic attributes he considered speed and arm strength essential to major league success. He and his able and loyal instructors could teach hitting and fielding but speed and arm strength were naturally endowed. Hitting with power was  Read More 
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