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George Steinbrenner’s Death: There Will Never Be »
When news broke out that Yankees' owner George Steinbrenner had passed Tuesday morning, I predictably got a few texts from friends asking if I was planning on writing about “The Boss.” At first I hesitated; too much had happened before I was even born. I had never met him in person. What perspective could I possibly give, that a [...]
Is Baseball in the Midst of a Pitching Revolution? »
Saturday night. There I was on my couch, watching the Magic-Celtics game, watching Kendrick Perkins physically abuse Dwight Howard like they were acting out a shower scene in a prison movie, when out of the corner of my eye, I caught a graphic on ESPN’s bottom line... “Red Sox pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka has no-hitter through six [...]
Fantasy Baseball Tips 2010: Part II Evaluating »
I know I mentioned it yesterday, but it's really worth repeating: We're less than a week away from Opening Day of the Major League Baseball season. Wow! But with first pitch just days away, there is still a lot of preparation to be done, and I'm not talking about your favorite team deciding on their fifth starter. Nope, I'm talking about you [...]
Is Baseball’s Hot Stove Season More Exciting »
(Aaron Torres is a journalist whose work has been published by Sports Illustrated and syndicated by USA Today and AOL.com. To read all of his work, including this article in its entirety , please click here, or visit him at www.aarontorres-sports.com ) Out of every sport, baseball is the one I go furthest back with. In my formative [...]
13 Reasons to be Excited for the 2009 World Series »
(Aaron Torres is an accomplished journalist whose work has been published in Sports Illustrated , USA Today , and AOL.com. To read all his work, including this article in its entirety , please click here , or visit him at www.aarontorres-sports.com ) Baseball’s not a perfect sport, we all know that. The games start too late. They run too [...]