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Home Sweet Home: Yankees Series Preview

Toronto Blue Jays vs. New York Yankees September 23 – 26 Written by Nick Dika and Greg Wisniewski The Blue Jays return home for the final homestand of the season (playoffs excluded), when they open a three-game series against the New York Yankees (79-72). While many expected the Yankees to fall out of playoff contention after […]

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Upton Funk: The Story of Melvin Upton Junior

Melvin Upton is a Toronto Blue Jay. His career also makes for a great episode of “Behind the Music” (remember that show… on VH1? No? Here you go.) If you are interested in the nuts and bolts of the trade, please read Kyle Matte’s piece from earlier. He covers it all in great detail. I’m going […]

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Business vs. Beauty: The Two Sides of Baseball

Baseball is a beautiful game. Baseball is an ugly business. When I think about baseball and my relationship with it, the first thing I think about is how young I was when I was first introduced to the game. Everything I know about baseball started with things I understood as a child of twelve or […]