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  • • Understanding the Different Youth Baseball Leagues
    Are you considering enrolling your child in one of the youth baseball leagues but feeling overwhelmed by all the different options available? Fear not, we’re here to help you understand the different youth baseball leagues and find the one that is perfect for your child. From Pony League to Little League to Cal Ripken Baseball, […] The post Understanding the Different Youth Baseball Le...2025
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  • It's easier to reach the top
    • It's easier to reach the top
      Today is the fifth anniversary of the Dodgers' trade with the Red Sox in which the Dodgers gained Mookie Betts for a bag of beans. It's not a coincidence that at around the same time, Betts moved into the top 10 in terms of the number of cards in my collection. Two World Series wins with one of MLB's flagship teams and being a hell of a bowler will do tat. He's now at No. 10, according...2025
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  • Cal Ripken, Jr
    • Cal Ripken, Jr
    Calvin Edwin Ripken, Jr., known affectionately as “The Iron Man,” is one of Major League Baseball’s most enduring and iconic figures. Over a career that spanned 21 seasons, all spent with the Baltimore Orioles, Ripken not only demonstrated unparalleled durability but also showcased elite skill at one of the game’s most demanding positions: shortstop. His […]...2025
  • This Day in Braves history: MLB suspends John Rocker
    • This Day in Braves history: MLB suspends John Rocker
    He certainly earned it! Braves Franchise History 1941: Paul Waner, released by the Pittsburgh Pirates last December, signs with the Brooklyn Dodgers. Waner will play 11 games before moving to the Boston Braves, but he will return to Brooklyn in 1943. 2000: Atlanta Braves reliever John Rocker is suspended from baseball until May 1st by Commissioner Bud Selig for his racial and ethnic remarks in an...2025
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  • Celebrating the legacy of Felix Mantilla
    • Celebrating the legacy of Felix Mantilla
    Photo by Donald Uhrbrock/Getty Images baseball community icon Even though I write primarily about the Kansas City Royals, from time to time I venture out to other stories that need to be told. A few weeks ago, I wrote about one James Beckum, a former player in the Negro Leagues who was an icon in his native Milwaukee. Beckum helped found a Little League on the city’s north side which is st...2025
  • This Day in Braves History: Boston Braves become Boston Bees
    • This Day in Braves History: Boston Braves become Boston Bees
    Photo by: Diamond Images/Getty Images For the next few years, the Braves become the Bees until they decide to become the Braves again. Got it? Braves Franchise History 1936: The new owners of the Boston Braves conduct a survey of newspaper reporters, asking them to come up with a new nickname for the franchise. The reporters select the Bees, which will be used throughout the 1940 season. ...2025
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Cal Ripken injury and suspension

  • • This Day in Braves history: MLB suspends John Rocker
    2025
  • A tribute to Morganna the Kissing Bandit
    • A tribute to Morganna the Kissing Bandit
    Photo by Dale Brazao/Toronto Star via Getty Images The kissing bandit of baseball Okay, you asked for it and I’ll deliver it. Specifically, Karldared asked for it, but you’re all still getting it. Karl asked me if I’d write a remembrance about Morganna the Kissing Bandit. I thought I had covered this ample territory in an earlier story, but a quick Google check shows it was just a figment ...2025
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  • This Day in Braves History: Chipper Jones agrees to 3-year contract with Atlanta
    • This Day in Braves History: Chipper Jones agrees to 3-year contract with Atlanta
    Photo by Doug Pensinger/Getty Images Braves Franchise History 1942 - The Boston Braves acquire shortstop Eddie Joost and pitcher Nate Andrews from the Reds in exchange for shortstop Eddie Miller. 2005 - The Atlanta Braves agree to terms with third baseman Chipper Jones on a three-year contract. MLB History 1916 - The National Commission orders that injured players shall receive full pay ...2024
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  • Today in White Sox History: October 5
    • Today in White Sox History: October 5
    Just like that, on this day 19 years ago, Tadahito Iguchi made a postseason series advance much more attainable. | Chuck Rydlewski/Getty Images Tadahito Iguchi puts his stamp on 2005’s fated run 1908 White Sox pitcher Ed Walsh won his 40th game of the season, as he beat Detroit, 6-1. It was a crucial win for the team, staving off pennant elimination and drawing the South Siders to within a...2024
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  • Know your enemy: Q&A with Mark Brown of Camden Chat
    • Know your enemy: Q&A with Mark Brown of Camden Chat
    Photo by G Fiume/Getty Images The Orioles can hit, but the bullpen has been an issue. The Royals will face the Orioles this week in a best-of-three Wild Card series that is a re-match of the 2014 American League Championship Series that resulted in a Kansas City sweep. The two teams have rebuilt since then, with Baltimore developing what was widely considered the best farm system in baseba...2024
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  • Bobby Witt Jr. is putting together an MVP-caliber season at the wrong time
    • Bobby Witt Jr. is putting together an MVP-caliber season at the wrong time
    Photo by Kevin M. Cox/Getty Images Bobby Witt Jr. has had one of the best seasons ever for a shortstop, but it will be hard to overtake Aaron Judge in the MVP race. Bobby Witt is having an all-time great season, especially for a shortstop. Going back to 1969, only two shortstops have put up more than 10 fWAR, 1991 Cal Ripken Jr. and 2002 Alex Rodriguez. For bWAR there are three including ...2024
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  • Tuesday Rockpile: At 66 starts in a row, Toglia is becoming 1B staple
    • Tuesday Rockpile: At 66 starts in a row, Toglia is becoming 1B staple
    Photo by Joe Robbins/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Tuesday, September 3, 2024 Twenty-nine years ago this week, Cal Ripken Jr. played his 2,131st consecutive game, breaking Lou Gehrig’s record. He added three more seasons, playing every Baltimore game from May 30, 1982 to Sept. 19, 1998. His record of playing 2,632 games in a row is not made to be brok...2024
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  • Is Kauffman Stadium going to cost Bobby Witt Jr. the MVP?
    • Is Kauffman Stadium going to cost Bobby Witt Jr. the MVP?
    Photo by Rob Tringali/MLB Photos via Getty Images Kauffman Stadium home run suppression is making it harder for Bobby Witt Jr. to make his case. Before I start down this path, just know that Aaron Judge is having an unbelievable season the likes of which are rarely seen. If Bobby Witt Jr. ends up losing the MVP to a guy slugging over .700, it is not the end of the world. Still, Bobby is al...2024
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  • The future of the White Sox is bleak, with or without Pedro Grifol
    • The future of the White Sox is bleak, with or without Pedro Grifol
    Photo by Quinn Harris/Getty Images It was probably time to give the skipper his walking papers, but the woes of the Pale Hose run deep. On Tuesday night, the Chicago White Sox finally put an end to Major League Baseball’s longest losing streak this century. At 21 games, it tied the American League record held by the 1988 Baltimore Orioles, who infamously went 0-21 to start the season. That...2024
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  • Today in White Sox History: July 9
    • Today in White Sox History: July 9
    On this day 103 years ago, Earl Sheely made his hits count. A monumental comeback by a mediocre Pale Hose Nine 1910 Near the start of an arduous, 22-game road trip that took them to every American League city but St. Louis, the White Sox dropped a doubleheader nightcap at Yankee Stadium, 3-2, in 11 innings. While that loss in itself wasn’t notable, what came after sure was. The 31-37 Pale...2024
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Cal Ripken lifestyle

  • • Cal Ripken Jr. auctioning off stunning mansion
    MLB Hall of Famer Cal Ripken Jr. has a net worth of nearly $75 million, a majority of that stemming from his baseball career. Here’s a dude that was earning multiples of millions per year back in the 1980s. That’s an insane thing to consider.It also enabled Ripken to purchase this stunning 24-acre mansion in Reisterstown, Md. After initially putting the property on the market for a cool $12.5 mill...2018
  • • With Lessons of Game's Greats, Mike Trout Poised for Move from MVP to MLB Icon
    2015
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  • • 2015 Pro Football Hall of Fame "Snubs" Just Have to Wait Their Turn
    2015
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Timeline

  • 2025
    "” Some of her victims were: Nolan Ryan, Fred Lynn, Frank Howard, Mark Fidrych, Mike Schmidt, Johnny Bench, Steve Garvey, Len Barker, Cal Ripken Jr."

  • 2024
    "Angelos family to sell Orioles for $1.725B to private equity moguls, Cal Ripken Jr. involved, per report"

  • 2023
    "I remember Cal Ripken Jr."

  • 2022
    "Cal Ripken Jr. congratulates Phil Kessel on becoming NHL's iron man"

  • 2021
    "Ohtani becomes the 16th recipient of the award, which was first given to Cal Ripken Jr."

  • 2020
    "Hall of Famer Cal Ripken Jr."

  • 2019
    "The '90s were heavy with import from start to finish, with labor strife knocking out a World Series but transitioning into the glories of Cal Ripken and the home run chase of 1998."

  • 2018
    "Breaking one of Cal Ripken Jr."

  • 2017
    "For the period as a whole, only Wade Boggs, Henderson and Cal Ripken—all AL players and future Hall of Famers—were more valuable."

  • 2016
    "He's the fourth player in history to win MVP a year after winning Rookie of the Year, joining Cal Ripken Jr."

  • 2015
    "Baltimore Orioles legend Cal Ripken Jr."

  • 2014
    "The team's Twitter feed celebrated: Here's a look at the final out and ensuing moments of ecstasy in Baltimore: As ESPN Stats & Info noted, this is the first time the O's have won the East since the days of Cal Ripken Jr."

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Cal Ripken trade rumors, contract, salary rumors

  • • It's easier to reach the top
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  • • This Day in Braves history: MLB suspends John Rocker
    2025
  • • Celebrating the legacy of Felix Mantilla
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  • • This Day in Braves History: Boston Braves become Boston Bees
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  • The right man, for the right franchise
    • The right man, for the right franchise
    Focus on Sport/Getty Images Jeff Torborg treated everyone he met well, made many friends and raised a great family. He will be greatly missed  He was the right man, at the right time for the right franchise. Jeff Torborg, former major league catcher and former White Sox manager, passed away on Sunday, at the age of 83. He was suffering from Parkinson’s Disease the last several years, ...2025
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  • Ever-present and relegated to the sidelines, women’s baseball is finally being seen
    • Ever-present and relegated to the sidelines, women’s baseball is finally being seen
    Teammates Mio Namai, Miu Shiraishi, and Ayaka Osada celebrate Team Samurai’s World Cup Championship in 2024. | Courtesy Jean Fruth/See Her Be Her “See Her Be Her” chronicles the rise of Women’s baseball. In another world on an alternate timeline, tennis great Billie Jean King might have been a professional baseball player. Elly Ripken could have been a star ball player in the legendary Ri...2024
  • • This Day in Braves History: Chipper Jones agrees to 3-year contract with Atlanta
    2024
  • • Know your enemy: Q&A with Mark Brown of Camden Chat
    2024
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  • On The Horizon: Cubs vs. Rockies series preview
    • On The Horizon: Cubs vs. Rockies series preview
    Photo by Todd Kirkland/MLB Photos via Getty Images The Cubs open a series in a place that’s been a house of pain for them in the 21st Century. We have almost come full circle on the 2024 season. The Cubs’ home-opening series was against the Rockies, Apr. 1-2-3 at Wrigley Field, and the Cubs swept the series, outscoring the visitors from Colorado 26-10. That sounds good, but the third of th...2024
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  • • Bobby Witt Jr. is putting together an MVP-caliber season at the wrong time
    2024

Cal Ripken stats and results

  • • It's easier to reach the top
    2025
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  • • The right man, for the right franchise
    2025
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  • • A tribute to Morganna the Kissing Bandit
    2025
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  • • Know your enemy: Q&A with Mark Brown of Camden Chat
    2024
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  • • Bobby Witt Jr. is putting together an MVP-caliber season at the wrong time
    2024
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  • This Day in Braves History: September 2nd
    • This Day in Braves History: September 2nd
    Photo By Winslow Townson/Getty Images Braves Franchise History 1912: At Boston, Christy Mathewson wins both games for the Giants in a doubleheader sweep of the Braves. In the opener, Mathewson relieves Rube Marquard in the ninth with the score tied and tosses three shutout innings. Larry Doyle ends it with a three-run homer in the 12th. He coasts to his 19th win in the nightcap after the G...2024
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  • • The future of the White Sox is bleak, with or without Pedro Grifol
    2024
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  • This Day in Braves History: Babe Ruth makes final Major League appearance
    • This Day in Braves History: Babe Ruth makes final Major League appearance
    SetNumber: D82960 Braves Franchise History 1935 - Babe Ruth makes his last major league appearance playing the first inning of the opener of a doubleheader against the Phillies. Ruth grounds out in his final major league at-bat. MLB History 1967 - Whitey Ford announces his retirement from baseball due to an elbow injury. Ford’s final appearance came in Detroit on May 21, but he was forced...2024
  • This Day in Braves History: Hank Aaron collects his first Major League hit
    • This Day in Braves History: Hank Aaron collects his first Major League hit
    Braves Franchise History 1947 - Jackie Robinson makes his major league debut for the Brooklyn Dodgers against the Boston Braves. Robinson goes hitless, but scores the deciding run in a 5-3 win at Ebbets Field. 1954 - Hank Aaron collects the first hit of his major league career as he goes 2-for-5 to help the Milwaukee Braves to a 7-6 win over the Cardinals. 1977 - Hank Aaron becomes the first pla...2024
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  • This Day in Braves History: September 20
    • This Day in Braves History: September 20
    Photo by Chris Trotman/Getty Images Braves Franchise History 2003 - Marcus Giles hits his 20th home run of the season and the Atlanta Braves tie a National League record with six players who have hit at least 20 home runs. Giles joins Javy Lopez, Gary Sheffield, Andruw Jones, Chipper Jones and Vinny Castilla in the group. MLB History 1919 - On Babe Ruth Day at Fenway Park, Ruth ties Ned W...2023
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Cal Ripken parents, kids, wife / husband, girlfriend / boyfriend

  • • It's easier to reach the top
    2025
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  • • This Day in Braves history: MLB suspends John Rocker
    2025
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  • • Celebrating the legacy of Felix Mantilla
    2025
  • • This Day in Braves History: Boston Braves become Boston Bees
    2025
    See more articles Bobby Thomson
  • • The right man, for the right franchise
    2025
    Check it out Jeff Torborg
  • • A tribute to Morganna the Kissing Bandit
    2025
    See also Bobby Witt
  • • Ever-present and relegated to the sidelines, women’s baseball is finally being seen
    2024
    Check it out Billie Jean
  • • Tuesday Rockpile: At 66 starts in a row, Toglia is becoming 1B staple
    2024
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  • • The future of the White Sox is bleak, with or without Pedro Grifol
    2024
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  • This Day in Braves History: Chipper Jones homers in All-Star Game at Turner Field
    • This Day in Braves History: Chipper Jones homers in All-Star Game at Turner Field
    Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images Braves Franchise History 1957 - Felix Mantilla and Billy Bruton collide while chasing a pop fly. Mantilla will miss 19 games while Bruton hurts his knee and will miss almost a year. 1962 - Hank Aaron and Tommie Aaaron homer in the ninth inning to help the Braves to an 8-6 win over the Cardinals. It is the first time since the Waner brothers accomplished ...2024
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Top Cal Ripken news

  • • Ripken says he's cancer-free after March surgery
    Hall of Famer Cal Ripken Jr. said he was diagnosed with prostate cancer in February, had surgery in March and has made a full recovery....2020
  • • Hall of Famer Cal Ripken Jr. announces prostate cancer diagnosis
    The Orioles legend says he is cancer-free following treatment...2020
  • • Cal Ripken Jr. Expresses Interest in Managing the Washington Nationals
    2015
  • • When Cal Ripken Jr. Became a God, Broke the Unbreakable Record
    2015
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  • • Brett Favre, Terrell Owens Headline Pro Football Hall of Fame 2016 Nominees
    2015
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  • • #TBT: Ripken wins HR Derby, ASG MVP in '91
    All these years later, Cal Ripken Jr. remembers rounding the bases thinking, "Now how did I do that?" Why not? Perhaps that's the most reasonable explanation. Sometimes, even the all-time greats do things that baffle themselves....2015
  • • Baltimore Brewery Commemorates Cal Ripken Jr.'s Streak with New Beer
    2015
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  • Cal Ripken Jr. congratulates Phil Kessel on becoming NHL's iron man
    • Cal Ripken Jr. congratulates Phil Kessel on becoming NHL's iron man
    Ripken holds the MLB record with 2,632 consecutive games played.\...2022
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Cal Ripken fantasy rankings and news

  • • Gunnar Gunnar Orioles Funner
    And thus the Gunnar Henderson Era begins, not with a whimper but with a cocking of a ballpoint pen, and the cursive of a signature by the 108-year-old Peter Angelos, signing the contract to bring Gunnar up to the majors. "Gunnar, bend down to hear what Mr. Angelos wants to tell you!" His agent yells to him. Gunnar obliges, and Peter Angelos just blehs like Dracula. It's a fantastic scene, and one ...2022
  • • Byron Buxton, 2022 Fantasy Schmohawk
    When someone says "therefore" in real-life conversation, you know they're full of shit. Byron Buxton's 2022 projections are a big, giant "therefore." People are expecting him to "therefore" for six months straight. He will need to beat the longest previous "therefore," which was Luke Voit in 2020. The longest "therefore" in history is O.J. Simpson from birth until June of 1994. A "therefore"record...2022
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  • • Top 25 Fantasy Shortstops for 2021 – Week 13
    Around Major League Baseball, there are a host of outstanding players at every position. But the deepest position is unquestionably shortstop. Need some convincing? Eleven of the top 50 players in the Razzball Player Rater rankings or shortstops. And these are not shortstops in the mold of Ozzie Smith or Omar Vizquel. These shortstops are in the mold of Cal Ripken Jr. and Alex Rodriguez, both the...2021
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  • • Albert Pujols Retires The Apostrophe From “I’m Mortal”
    Start engraving the Hall of Fame plaque for Albert Pujols now: First a Cardinal, then an Angel, always a God. Been a while since I got choked up about a player retiring, but this one had me bent over in disbelief like Brad Lidge. Often made fun of Albert Pujols, but he was arguably the greatest 1st baseman I saw. Objectively, he's the best post-war 1st baseman in MLB history. (Bet you can't guess ...2021
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  • • Pro Bowl 2016: TV Info, Injury Updates, Game Time and More
    2016
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  • • Adam Jones Stepping Up as MVP Candidate When O's Need Him Most
    2015
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  • • Joc Pederson, Corey Seager Will Make Dodgers Fans Forget Hanley, Kemp
    2015
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  • • Big Unit, Pedro, Smoltz and More: Scott Miller's 2015 Hall of Fame Ballot
    2015
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Cal Ripken schedule, game

  • • This Day in Braves history: MLB suspends John Rocker
    2025
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  • • Celebrating the legacy of Felix Mantilla
    2025
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  • • The right man, for the right franchise
    2025
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  • • Ever-present and relegated to the sidelines, women’s baseball is finally being seen
    2024
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  • • Today in White Sox History: October 5
    2024
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  • • Know your enemy: Q&A with Mark Brown of Camden Chat
    2024
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  • This day in Braves History: Marcus Giles becomes sixth Braves player to reach 20 homers in 2003
    • This day in Braves History: Marcus Giles becomes sixth Braves player to reach 20 homers in 2003
    Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images Talk about sharing the wealth! Braves Franchise History 2003: Second baseman Marcus Giles hits a home run off Brad Penny’s 3-2 pitch, as the Atlanta Braves tie the National League record by having six players hit at least 20 home runs in a season. Along with Giles, Javy Lopez, Gary Sheffield, Andruw Jones, Chipper Jones and Vinny Castilla equal the mark ...2024
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  • • On The Horizon: Cubs vs. Rockies series preview
    2024
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  • • Bobby Witt Jr. is putting together an MVP-caliber season at the wrong time
    2024
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  • • Tuesday Rockpile: At 66 starts in a row, Toglia is becoming 1B staple
    2024
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Cal Ripken rumors, scandals

  • The second manager card invasion
    • The second manager card invasion
      Managers no longer get baseball cards and I've devoted more than one post to what a tragedy that is. Thanks to legal hoo-ha and a general not caring about anything except stars and rookies by the general card collecting public, managers haven't showed up regularly on cards for nearly a dozen years. And now the poor people who have been collecting since 2020 are wondering what to do wit...2023
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  • • Cal Ripken Jr. passes torch: Lamar Jackson is the ‘No. 8 in Baltimore now’
    When it comes to Baltimore sports fans, there are few who would argue against the notion that Cal Ripken Jr. is the most revered professional athlete ever put on a uniform and represent Charm City. Now, the Baltimore legend — who was the personification of the Orioles franchise for 21 outstanding seasons — believes it’s time for him to pass the torch, at least as it relates to the iconic No. 8 tha...2020
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  • • Manny Machado vs. Bryce Harper: Who Really Deserves MLB's First $400M Deal?
    2017
  • • 'God Bless America': Bryce Harper's $400M Price Tag Could Be an MLB Game-Changer
    2016
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  • • Scott Miller's Starting 9: PED Era Makes for Clear Choices in Hall of Fame Vote
    2016
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  • • Adam Jones Stepping Up as MVP Candidate When O's Need Him Most
    2015
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  • • 2015 Pro Football Hall of Fame "Snubs" Just Have to Wait Their Turn
    2015

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