Category: Strike 4
Mariano Rivera and the Yankees Age Crisis
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After tearing the ACL in his right leg while planting to catch a popup during pre-game batting practice, Mariano Rivera’s career may be over. Before the season, Mariano Rivera announced that he’d made a decision about whether 2012 would be his final season. It was assumed that the choice would for the all-time saves leader to retire. Unfortunately, his last game may

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Time Running Out To Save Phil Hughes’ Legacy
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The Phil Hughes experiment was supposed to feature a plethora of happy moments. However, after getting rocked by the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim for six runs in three innings on Saturday afternoon, including a two-run home run in the second and a three-run homer in the fourth, the exalting Huuughes… chants from Yankees fans were replaced with an unmerciful chorus of boos. It

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Penalty Corner: Never Mix Sports & Politics
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  I don’t read the International Business Times but today I stumbled upon a sports column on their site that made the Wall Street Journal read like the ESPN Sports Almanac. After reading it, I reached in my drawer and threw a flag on the table. It reminded me of why  news writers should stick to politics and stay out

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Best Case Scenario For The 2012 New York Mets
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After a lackluster 85-loss season and a fourth place finish in the NL East, the New York Mets shed their payroll dramatically in the offseason by allowing batting champ and base stealing aficionado, Jose Reyes to walk in free agency. Not only did the loss of Reyes slash the Mets payroll but it also lowered expectations for the 2012 season. To expect the Mets

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