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Characters of Sporting Stage
Posted on 13 Mar 2012 by Steven Keys.
His name was John McKay (1923-2001), architect of the USC juggernauts in the 1960s & 70s (1959-75) and original guru of the expansion Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1976-84). It’s a name you rarely see today. John falls into that cobweb-covered category known as historical sports figure, a classification relegated to the deepest, darkest, dankest recesses of the sporting scene by those who set the...
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2011 MLB Postseason Podcast
Posted on 4 Oct 2011 by Adrian Fedkiw.
Christopher Rowe and Chaz Ingram join me to talk Phils/Cards and a whole lot more! PODCAST
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Manager of the Year Award Goes to…
Posted on 26 Sep 2011 by Christopher Rowe.
Gibson's Arizona club goes from worst to first As the 2011 season draws to a close, most of the playoff teams have staked their claim on a postseason berth. Only the wildcard qualifications have yet to be determined and those will excitingly come down to the final games of the season. While I was opposed to the wildcard implementation in 1995, I now see that it promotes exciting September b...
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New Label, Same Great Taste: Early Season Review of Your 2011 Tampa Bay Rays
Posted on 13 May 2011 by Nick Blanchard.
Since coming back from a left oblique strain that landed him on the DL, Longoria has hit .310/.429/.655 in 9 May games. Tampa Bay has gone 7-2 since his return. 2011 has been a story of resiliency for the Tampa Bay Rays thus far. They opened the season losing 6 straight games and dropping their first three series (BAL, LAA, CHW). To compound the defeats, they also lost their star third baseman...
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Bats Go Silent in Tampa
Posted on 5 May 2011 by Ben Fisher.
What Happened Even though strong pitching from Jo-Jo Reyes, Brandon Morrow and Kyle Drabek kept the club in the series and even earned them a win, the Jays (14-17) simply couldn’t generate enough offence against a tough Rays’ pitching staff. With Jose Bautista still out and the Blue Jays boasting precious little in offensive depth, Toronto offered up a hot Adam Lind and not much else agains...
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Clint Hurdle, Chip Hale, and Managing In General
Posted on 28 Oct 2010 by Jim Mancari.
In the words of Howie Rose, “Put it in the books” when it comes to Sandy Alderson as the new GM for the Amazins. GM: check. Now the focus will turn to who will take the helm as the team's next manager. Before I give some suggestions, I'd like to set one thing straight. In my opinion, a manager is not as important as the players on the field. Sometimes, fans make such a big deal a...









