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  • Aroldis Chapman

    NL Central Preview, Part 1: A division full of storylines as season nears

    Posted on March 24, 2011 | 1 Comment
    The best time of the year is on the horizon. This means baseball is nearly upon us, with bolstered contenders, much-improved bottom-dwellers, and teams that have taken steps back. The National League Central features all of the above, which makes the division one of the...

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    Pujols wants to be a Cardinal for life, so why isn’t he?

    Posted on February 18, 2011 | 5 Comments
    The imposed deadline came and went for the St. Louis Cardinals to sign the best player on the planet, Albert Pujols, to a contract-extension. He now enters the final year of his deal and will be a free-agent at season’s end. A bidding war will...

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    Cardinals have no choice but to show Pujols the money

    Posted on February 9, 2011 | 1 Comment
    Contract negotiations in baseball have collectively become the most memorable scene from Jerry Maguire, when Cuba Gooding Jr.’s character, Rod Tidwell, emphatically and hilariously told Tom Cruise’s character, Jerry Maguire, to “show me the money.” Rarely will athletes take pay cuts. Since baseball appears to...

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    Let the offseason begin! Part 1: where does Cliff Lee end up?

    Posted on November 4, 2010 | 3 Comments
    This year’s postseason was one of the better edition’s of recent memory. There was dominant pitching, unsung heroes hitting three-run blasts, and teams that either had never played in October, like the Texas Rangers, or hadn’t sniffed the playoffs in a long while, like the...

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    Handing out the Awards, Part 5: National League Rookie of the Year

    Posted on October 6, 2010 | No Comments
    I narrowed down the National League MVP race down to two players, but though Gaby Sanchez had a terrific season for the Florida Marlins,  narrowing down isn’t needed when it comes to the Rookie of the Year race. It is between Atlanta Braves outfielder Jason...

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