The Brewers will be holding a press conference later today to introduce their latest signing: free agent centre fielder Mike Cameron. After spending the last two years in San Diego,…
January 2008
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Goose Gossage’s selection to Cooperstown this week has made me consider the whole concept of the Hall of Fame. In part, that’s because I’ve got no real attachment to Gossage.…
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The announcement that Roger Clemens’s date with Congress has been put back to 13 February is great news for sports writers and columnists. It’s another month to drag this story…
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There seems to be two distinct camps within the world of baseball fans: those who love keeping score and those who are mystified by its appeal. The former will find “The Joy of Keeping Score” to be a real treat, the latter should be warned that they too may catch the scoring bug after reading this book
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The Sunday Times has published a feature today in their sports supplement about US Sports, including a piece by David Walsh about Roger Clemens. He refers to the upcoming ’60…
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The journey from the end of the World Series to the start of the next MLB season is a long one. On dark, bitterly cold winter nights, you can’t help…
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There’s an excellent article on The Hardball Times website today all about the current state of baseball throughout the world. It’s well worth reading, particularly to see how Europe is…
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“The Numbers Game: Baseball’s Lifelong Fascination with Statistics†by Alan Schwarz, (St Martin’s Press, 2004), 270 pages. It’s a popular misconception that the infatuation with statistics in baseball is a…
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The start of a new year motivates many of us to look back on the successes and failures of the previous year and to think ahead to what we hope…
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Happy new year everyone. There’s not much on the tele, as per usual for New Years day, so why not spend a few minutes watching some clips about the science…