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Tuesday, January 13, 2004

Just Around the Corner

Baseball. That's right sports fans. The real reason and purpose of this blog is just around the corner -- next month as a matter of fact. Here is a short list of the most important dates in the near future for all of us live-and-die-with-the-game-fans: February 20th (38 days) -- Spring Training... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, December 29, 2003

Lions Play Spoiler

Yep, my lowly Detroit Lions, with nothing on the line but pride, busted the St. Louis Rams 30-20 last night. It left them with an unimpressive 5-11 record and a three-year mark of just 10-38, the worst in the entire NFL. But there are signs of life in the Lions. It was a very good Rams squad that... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, December 27, 2003

The Best Triple-Overtime Game Ever!

It occurred in November of 1988 and part of the reason I consider it the best is that my team was involved in it. I mentioned back-to-back triple-overtime wins by North Carolina's 1957 NCAA Championship team in my last post. The second of those, in the championship game against a Kansas team armed... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, December 25, 2003

My Favorite Team

Its a tougher call than you would think. Anyone who knows what a baseball fanatic I am would assume my favorite team, hands down, is the Detroit Tigers. I've figuratively lived and died on the fortunes of my beloved Tigers since I was not much older than my young grandson, Mark. Mark's Dad is also a... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, December 16, 2003

The All-Time Top 10, 12, or 14 Best Single Season Home Run Totals

Confused. Read on and I'll try to confuse you some more before I explain everything. This is a Top 10 (Top 12 with ties) list of the highest single season home run totals in the history of Major League Baseball. Note that there are a couple of extras that you don't normally find in such a list.... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, December 13, 2003

A Quickie

Three of the top starting pitchers in baseball (Curt Schilling, Andy Pettitte, and Kevin Brown) will be with new teams for the 2004. Last time out I put forth the triple crown numbers of the three active (in 2003) pitching triple crown numbers, plus their ratio numbers, for their TC seasons. Let's... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, December 8, 2003

Haves and Have-nots

There are three active triple crown winners. Pitching triple crown winners, that is. Its always necessary to clarify this because, as I mentioned in a previous post, we are usually thinking of great hitters whenever we talk about the mythical triple crown. Yet in the history of baseball, a batting... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, December 4, 2003

Baseball's Other Triple Crown

Even casual baseball fans know about the batting triple crown of home runs, runs batted in, and batting average. This isn't surprising because most casual fans are much more interested in the offensive side of the game than in the defensive side. The home run, in particular, continues to be the most... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, December 2, 2003

Offense vs. Defense

Offense predominates in team sports. Many people will want to argue that point with the claim that good defense wins games. Defense helps but, in the normal course of events, only offense can be counted on to score the runs, points, goals, or touchdowns and field goals that can actually win a given... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, November 30, 2003

Sports Shorts

BN Sports Category a Success -- Less than 10 days into its existence, the new Sports category has established itself as an unqualified success. In just nine days the category has grown from nothing to 14 blogs and has served notice that it will regularly place at least one or two blogs in the Top... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, November 28, 2003

Lions 22 Packers 14; Dolphins 40 Cowboys 21

These were the best games in the National Football League on Turkey Day. They were also the only NFL games on Thursday. But that is fine with me. The lowly Lions, my team, did me proud by beating a superior team in their traditional Thanksgiving Day football game. That they beat the Packers on... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, November 27, 2003

No stats. No baseball. No long-winded post. Just...

Happy Thanksgiving. Whatever your faith, traditions, or customs I wish you a happy and joyous day with friends and family. For me it will be my first Thanksgiving with family in three years. I will eat too much, try to catch the Lions' game, and enjoy my grandchildren to the hilt. My everyday... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, November 26, 2003

Gonna Miss Ya Spahnnie

Another part of my childhood died yesterday when I learned of Warren Spahn's death at the age of 82 on Monday. Spahn's 363 career victories were the most by any left-hander in history. Many of us who actually saw him pitch consider him to be arguably the greatest lefty in the history of the game, if... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, November 24, 2003

More Offensive Stats

Offensive is exactly what most non-fans consider the vast myriad of statistics that make up so much of the sports-speak of the rabid baseball fan. Its true. Among baseball aficionados there is a statistic for almost every conceivable part of the game. Some of them, particularly many of the defensive... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, November 23, 2003

Benchmarks and Stats that Matter

Baseball has always been my first love, as far as sports are concerned. But my career in baseball, other than coaching recreation ball and sports writing, was essentially over as a teenager. It wasn't that I couldn't cut it, I thought I was best at basketball and chose to concentrate all my... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, November 21, 2003

I ain't no expert, but we don't know if A-Rod ain't no Mo.

Projections don't mean diddly after the games have been played. That is one of the beauties of baseball, the games actually have to be played before the numbers count. The Yankees are 2003 World Champs based on the projections made before the games were actually played. The Miracle Mets could never... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, November 20, 2003

And then there were three...

I'm baaaak! Albeit in a different category -- Sports, the one I wanted in the first place. I suppose I should change the title of this blog now that it has a real home. Maybe later. Hey, Mike and Warren, where were you guys when I needed you while my sports blog was free-fallin' down the rankings?... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, November 12, 2003

This blog is going on hiatus

while I decide what, if anything, to do with it. I'm not ready to call it quits. I just want to take some time to think about what I want to do here. "As American as Apple Pie and Baseball" started out with my desire to write a sports column, something I've had a modicum of success at in the past. I... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, November 8, 2003

There is life outside of baseball...

Its known as football and basketball. When I mention those sports, most people immediately start talking about the NFL or the NBA. About that I have this to say: Pro football puts me to sleep. If it weren't for my beloved and hapless Detroit Lion's (who took 10 weeks to win two games), I wouldn't... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, November 5, 2003

What I Really Hate the Most About Baseball

For the third time in eight years an also-ran has won the World Series, the unofficial world championship of baseball. Yes, boys and girls, the World Champion Florida Marlins were only second best in their division, one of three in the National League. Because of a stupid thing called the Wild Card... Sign in to see full entry.

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