Will The Real President Stand Up

post from Corner Lots Baseball on 10 November 2012 08:02:13 PM. © Corner Lots Baseball

Last Tuesday millions of people all over America went to the polls to vote for their choice to be president of the United States for another four years.

Some voted for Mitt Romney while others voted for Barack Obama. Needless to say the incumbent won.

While some folks came away feeling sad others were elated. Whatever your preference we must now move on and heal our country's wounds?the problems that still face a hurting country in many ways.

Likewise, many baseball teams, Cubs, Marlins, Astros, and Red Sox to mention only a few, had a bad 2012 year. But with careful planning and good strategy, let's hope they have a better year in 2013. Good luck.

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2003 Topps Florida Marlins Team Set

post from 30-Year Old Cardboard on 10 November 2012 07:14:25 PM. © 30-Year Old Cardboard

2003 Topps Florida Marlins Team Set The 2003 Topps Florida Marlins team set is a unique one. And I believe that it has to do with the Royal Blue border of the card. That and the player cameo that is … Continue reading →

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Jim Palmer 2005 Upper Deck Heroes Of Baseball Im
2/5 Of The Way There

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Jim Palmer 2005 Upper Deck Heroes Of Baseball – I’m 2/5 Of The Way There… I am a little surprised at how hard this set has been to put together. Sure, I can overpay and get the set done in … Continue reading →

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Saturday Rockpile: Rockies will Follow the La
Russa Path to Success

post from Purple Row - All Posts on 10 November 2012 02:01:26 PM. © Purple Row - All Posts

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It will be a quick Rockpile today, as the computer I'm writing on is slower than Garrett Atkins going 1st to 3rd. Both Rox Girl and Andrew Fisher articulated well their feelings about the Walt Weiss hire as manager over the last two days. Add me to that bandwagon. Weiss brings a new attitude and perspective to the clubhouse, plus he also understands the kind of challenges (and opportunities) posed by Coors Field.

In addition to those traits, he played under and learned from a couple of great managers himself in Tony La Russa (with the A's to begin his career) and Bobby Cox (with the Braves to end it). Those are arguably the most consistently successful managers of the last 25 years who weren't given the resources of the Yankees. La Russa won 3 championships and Cox won 14 division titles -- something of which the Rockies have neither.

As such, Weiss wants to transfer those lessons from La Russa to the Rockies. These traits include playing hard until the final out and utilizing all of the assets available to gain an advantage in a game. Yes, that will likely mean more frequent pitching changes next year for the Rockies, but it might also mean that Weiss might say, bring in a lefty to face Ryan Howard with the game on the line.

From Cox, Weiss hopes to duplicate the winning chemistry (Dan O'Dowd, eat your heart out) from those consistently good Braves teams. If only he could duplicate the pitching staffs too.

As for Weiss' coaching staff, Tom Runnells will be back as the bench coach after his failed manager bid while fellow manager candidate Jason Giambi is a hitting coach candidate for Colorado. The Runnells news is in no way a bad thing -- in the NFL for instance, it is often the former NFL head coaches that make the best coordinators (I see you Jack Del Rio). After all, they were competent enough at their position to be promoted to the head job at one point.

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Dodgers bid $25.7 million for South Korean lefty
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SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The Los Angeles Dodgers have bid nearly $26 million for a chance to sign pitcher Ryu Hyun-jin.

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Nationals bring back manager Johnson for 2013
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Washington Nationals are bringing back Davey Johnson for one more season as their manager.

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Ron Santo 2004 Fleer Greats

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Ron Santo 2004 Fleer Greats It has been almost two months since I last added a Ron Santo baseball card to my collection. And that is not good… I am hoping that when the new collecting year begins that the … Continue reading →

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The Chicago Cubs

Last Tuesday millions of people all over America went to the polls to vote for their choice to be president of the United States for another four years.

Some voted for Mitt Romney while others voted for Barack Obama. Needless to say the incumbent won.

While some folks came away feeling sad others were elated. Whatever your preference we must now move on and heal our country's wounds?the problems that still face a hurting country in many ways.

Likewise, many baseball teams, Cubs, Marlins, Astros, and Red Sox to mention only a few, had a bad 2012 year. But with careful planning and good strategy, let's hope they have a better year in 2013. Good luck.

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The Pittsburgh Pirates sign Ryan Reid

post from Pittsburgh Pirates MLB News - Pirates Baseball Blog on 10 November 2012 11:57:24 AM. © Pittsburgh Pirates MLB News - Pirates Baseball Blog

The Pirates have signed 27-year old righty reliever/starter Ryan Reid to a minor league deal. Reid pitched in 46 games (3 starts) for the Rays in AAA-ball last year and he was 6-3 with 1 save, a 3.52 ERA and a 1.30 WHIP. He has now pitched in 272 games (20 starts) in [...]

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The Pittsburgh Pirates re-sign Jeff Larish

post from Pittsburgh Pirates MLB News - Pirates Baseball Blog on 10 November 2012 11:55:30 AM. © Pittsburgh Pirates MLB News - Pirates Baseball Blog

The Pirates have re-signed 30-year old lefty swinging 1B/3B Jeff Larish to a minor league deal. Larish played in 61 games in AAA-ball last year for the Pirates and he was 33 for 181 (.182 avg, .607 OPS) with 22 runs scored, 2 homers and 24 RBIs. He last played in the majors [...]

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