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Matt Holiday is the Next Extra-Inning Baseball Hero (Cardinals vs Reds)
It seems that a lot of games have been going to extra-innings over the last few days, although Matt Holiday hitting a grand slam home run, giving the St. Louis Cardinals an 11-4 win over the Cincinnati Reds, came way before the moment in which fans start heading for the exits out of boredom.
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The Worst Team in Baseball Deserves a Silver Lining (Marlins vs Mets)
Even when the Miami Marlins win, it has to be excruciating, their 17th of the season (worst in MLB) coming in the form of a 20-inning game against the New York Mets, as Adeiny Hechavarria hit a single RBI to finally allow the poor folks who remained in the stadium for nearly six and a half hours to go back to their homes.
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Father & Son Link Brings Good Fortune (Yankees vs Mariners)
It was hard to say what was more special for Andy Pettitte, leading the New York Yankees to a 3-1 win over the Seattle Mariners; making it to 250 career wins, or his son, Josh Pettitte, drafted by the team in the 37th round in the MLB draft.
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Clay Buchholz Can’t Stop Winning (Angels vs Red Sox)
The moment the Boston Red Sox stopped trying to compete with their big rivals using the same tactics, the sun came up over Fenway Park, and everything seems good and better again, while Clay Buchholz extends his perfect start to the season once again, keeping his team with the best record in the AL.
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Yasiel Puig Makes the Season a Little More Bearable (Braves vs Dodgers)
No one thought the Los Angeles Dodgers, with all of the money spent on the franchise over the last couple of years, would be in early June with a 26-33 record, but the rise of rookie Yasiel Puig, delivering a grand slam home run in his magical career start to beat the Atlanta Braves 5-0 does make everyone feel a little bit better about the rest of the way.
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A Baseball Game That Simply Wouldn’t End (White Sox vs Mariners)
Don’t be fooled by the 7-5 score. The game between the Chicago White Sox and the Seattle Mariners was a complete nightmare for those who love to see some point go on the board, instead of bad hitting (not great pitching, don’t be fooled by that as well) and 13 innings of scoreless baseball.
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Underachieving Teams With Hope in 2013 MLB Season
One month means nothing in baseball, but after about an eighth of the season behind us, it’s safe to say that the Chicago White Sox, Toronto Blue Jays and the San Diego Padres are the most disappointing teams up to this point, although it doesn’t mean there isn’t a chance of a comeback.
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Boston Red Sox Fans Aren’t That Faithful When The Team Isn’t Good
The Boston Red Sox and their fans are usually quite proud of their ballpark, Fenway Park, and of the strong national following they have, helping the team achieve a sellout streak of 820 games. But after three consecutive seasons of not making the playoffs and despite the promising start to 2013, the streak is over.
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The Most Important Stats in Baseball
If there’s one sport you can dive into its statistics and never come out, it’s has to be Baseball. But how do you separate the important from the redundant? What really helps you measure the value of a hitter and the ability of a pitcher to deny team runs? It’s science, but it isn’t perfect. Still, things like wOBA and BABIP do better job than other more popular measurements in addressing the ability of a player.
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MLB Rumors – New York Yankees Considering Signing Travis Hafner
The abysmal ending to last season against the Detroit Tigers, not to mention more recent problems with high paid players, calls for quite a few changes in the New York Yankees lineup. Still, they’re not looking for youth at the moment, as Travis Hafner, 35, is lineup up to be the team’s next DH.