Fastball, Fastball, Fastball

August 30, 2010 by Ted Leavengood · Leave a Comment

On the web there are numerous video clips of Nolan Ryan throwing fastballs and they loop over and over, fastball after fastball ad infinitum, Ryan’s seemingly effortless delivery going on forever in some parallel universe where he will throw forever. Â That was my mental picture of where Stephen Strasburg should be as he neared the […]

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Nidiffer Inks Deal With Astros

June 18, 2010 by Paul Gotham · Leave a Comment

Good things do come to those who wait. The 2010 Major League Baseball draft came and went. Three days and 50 rounds passed. Twelve Wildcats from the University of Kentucky heard their names called.Â Former Webster Yankee, Marcus Nidiffer, waited patiently. When he did not hear his name, Nidiffer remained calm.The omission surprised a few […]

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Goldstein Sounds Alarm in Harper’s House of Charm

April 25, 2010 by Ted Leavengood · Leave a Comment

Kevin Goldstein took aim at Bryce Harper’s imposing rep this week in an article at Baseball Prospectus.com about his “makeup.” Â The amateur draft is counting down and Harper is more and more the only viable first choice. Will the alarm bells spook the Nationals? Â Is character as defining a factor for the rebuilding Washington […]

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