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How would MLB playoff teams change in a shortened season? Here's what recent years tell us
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Thursday, 16 April 2020 18:23
We don't know when the baseball season will begin, so we don't know how many games will ultimately be on the schedule. The shorter the schedule, the greater the likelihood of surprising results, of course. Similar to how a bad team can beat a good team in any one game (hey, even the Orioles beat the Yankees twice last season),…
Japan's league delayed again, no date for start
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Friday, 17 April 2020 18:20
TOKYO -- Nippon Professional Baseball's season openers will not take place in May due to the coronavirus pandemic, with no firm date set for the start.Representatives of the 12 teams decided Friday to also scrap interleague play. The removal of 18 interleague games from each team's calendar would make for a 125-game regular season.Although no specific date had been set…
You never, ever try to embarrass Frank Robinson
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Friday, 17 April 2020 06:03
You love baseball. Tim Kurkjian loves baseball. So while we await its return, every day we'll provide you with a story or two tied to this date in baseball history.ON THIS DATE in 1954, Frank Robinson made his debut.Twenty-one years later, Frank Robinson, the player-manager of the Indians, chose not to put himself in the starting lineup on Opening Day…
Biggio sets a painful record, and four other hit by pitches that made MLB history
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Friday, 17 April 2020 08:18
The problem pitch for Craig Biggio as a hitter in Major League Baseball was the slider thrown low and away, so he moved closer to the plate to better reach the ball in that area and, more importantly, define the strike zone for himself. The flaw in that logic -- maybe cost is a more appropriate word than "flaw" --…
Moose's pennant-losing walk-off, and four other wild pitches that made MLB history
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Thursday, 16 April 2020 07:18
The Cincinnati Reds of the 1970s are in the middle of any conversation about all-time great teams, largely because of a lineup stacked with all-time great players.There's Johnny Bench, generally regarded as the best catcher in baseball history. Joe Morgan, a two-time MVP whose all-around ability is reflected in his career WAR of 100.5 -- more than Carl Yastrzemski, Cal…
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