Clearing The Bases

May 15, 2012 by George Kurtz · Leave a Comment

Major League Baseball teams for the most part use the first third of the season (April, May) to evaluate their team, the middle third (June, July) to make acquisitions to help the team, and the last third (August, September) to fight for a playoff run. Now trading won’t really pick up for another month or […]

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First Division Finish

September 29, 2011 by Ted Leavengood · 5 Comments

No, the Nationals are not headed for the playoffs, and yes, the smug fans up the coast will shake their heads in bemusement at the joy we share at finishing in the top half of the 30 Major League baseball teams. But remember and cheerish that grin, because the Nationals don’t just “hear that train […]

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