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Moneyball and Baseball
Only two sports have over the years have led to a significant library of very good movies: boxing and baseball. Now you can add Moneyball to the list of baseball-themed movies to that library. In fact, for a number of reasons, it may very well stand up...Tags: Brad Pitt, Mike Crowley, Entertainment, Robert Redford, Movies
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MLB should consider Davey Johnson for next commissioner
Bud Selig will be done with his reign of power in Major League Baseball effective 2014 and the search for a new leader is under way. So who are some of the names — past and present — circulating in conversation to become the next...
Tags: Baseball, Bob Costas, ESPN (tv network), Major League Baseball, Bud Selig
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Dan Duquette says his Montreal Expos were 'Moneyball 1'
The Baltimore SunOAKLAND, Calif. — Before Michael Lewis' book "Moneyball" hit the best sellers list and before Brad Pitt brought Oakland A's general manager Billy Beane to the big screen in the Academy Award-nominated film of the same name, the concept of building a...Tags: Johnny Damon, Baseball, American League, Brad Pitt, Miguel Gonzalez
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How will Ryan soap opera play out?
Look out, below. The Rangers, who not so long ago were morphing into the Yankees, are coming down to Earth before our eyes. Barring some diplomacy worthy of a great secretary of state, Nolan Ryan is on his way out of the organization. He feels...
Tags: Kirk Gibson, Baseball, American League, Derek Jeter, Josh Hamilton
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Angels' Jerry Dipoto speaks to the SABR rattlers
PHOENIX — I write this column with a headache. I went to a meeting of the SABR Analytics Conference here Thursday night. The throbbing may never stop. SABR stands for Society for American Baseball Research. It is basically an organization that...
Tags: Baseball, Torii Hunter, Josh Hamilton, Vernon Wells, Sports
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What they're saying about the Orioles (2/20)
The Baltimore SunWhen sifting through the national media's coverage of the Orioles this offseason, it isn’t tough to notice a trend. The pundits love Dylan Bundy, they really like Buck Showalter – but ultimately they’re pretty sold that the Orioles are...Tags: Baseball, American League, Wei-Yin Chen, Russ Canzler, Zach Britton
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BRIAN GORDON BACK IN THE STATES ...
The Hog BlogBrian Gordon was one of the feel-good stories of the 2011 season, when he stepped into a vacancy in the IronPigs rotation and compiled a 5-0 record and a sparking 1.14 ERA. That drew the attention of the Yankees, who plucked him out of the Phillies system... -
What they're saying about the Orioles (2/13)
The Baltimore SunThe Orioles’ pitchers and catchers have reported to Sarasota, and their first organized workout begins today at noon. In today’s Sun, you can read about the Orioles’ plan for Dylan Bundy and Kevin Gausman; the promise derived from...Tags: Baseball, Dylan Bundy, ESPN (tv network), Tsuyoshi Wada, Kevin Gausman
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Jeter's ankle could leave Yankees in shackles
For 17 seasons, Derek Jeter has been the best reason to keep believing in baseball. His throwback approach has yielded daily excellence in the middle of the Yankees infield. He has kept life simple off the field, and that never seems to be a bad idea....
Tags: Baseball, Anthony Rizzo, Derek Jeter, Hanley Ramirez, Pablo Sandoval
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Contract extensions give Duquette and Showalter a green light to carry out their visions
The Baltimore SunFifteen months ago, Dan Duquette was still outside looking in, trying to get back into major league baseball after nearly a decade away. Now, after a whirlwind stretch in which he was the surprise hire for the Orioles’ top executive post and then...Tags: Baseball, Miguel Gonzalez, Peter G. Angelos, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, Wei-Yin Chen
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Earl Weaver preached moneyball before it became 'Moneyball'
The Baltimore SunEarl Weaver’s last great season as a manager, 1982, coincided with my first as a young baseball fan, growing up in Baltimore. So in a sense, he has always been the manager — the Platonic ideal of the species — for me. What I didn&...Tags: Baseball, Arts and Culture, Cal Ripken, Jr., Earl Weaver, Ceremonies
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Does the Dodgers' Ned Colletti need to get his Marvin Gaye on?
Poor Ned Colletti. Seems he’s not too sexy for his shirt or cowboy boots. What has it come to for general managers these days, when they’re not only critiqued on that last free agent signing but also on if they turn heads when they enter a...
Tags: Los Angeles Dodgers, Jack Zduriencik, Brad Pitt, Ronald Belisario, Ned Colletti
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