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• The Dugout: Can't Think of a Pun for Randy Winn
• By B. Thompson Stroud 1/31/2010 10:25 PM ET
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• The New York Yankees have signed veteran outfielder Randy Winn to a one-year contract worth a reported... huh, what? Oh, sorry, I passed out from a colossal kind of boredom trying to finish that ... More »
• The Dugout: Jason Giambi on the Road to Damascus
• By B. Thompson Stroud 1/27/2010 10:45 AM ET
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• Jason Giambi, pictured right, is making the same face I made when I found out that the Colorado Rockies are close to bringing back Jason Giambi as a pinch hitter. Giambi is just the youthful solution ... More »
• The Dugout: Ernie Banks On It
• By B. Thompson Stroud 1/26/2010 7:00 PM ET
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• As it turns out, Hall of Famer Ernie Banks is pretty good at whatever he tries to do. His newest hobby is trying to unite the new Cubs management with Sammy Sosa, the Killer Croc-esque former slugger ... More »
• The Dugout: Thome In Minnesota
• By B. Thompson Stroud 1/25/2010 3:30 PM ET
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• I swear I don't have a Google Alert or anything, but it turns out that free agent slugger and The Dugout favorite Jim Thome could be picked up by the Minnesota Twins, putting him back in the American ... More »
• The Dugout: Fisk of Legend
• By B. Thompson Stroud 1/21/2010 4:00 PM ET
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• Hall of Famer Carlton Fisk spoke out this week against Mark McGwire, Roger Clemens, the current generation of steroid-enhanced baseball players, and young people in general. Fisk's ability to make a ... More »
• The Dugout: A Day in the Life of a Yankees Fan
• By B. Thompson Stroud 1/19/2010 4:00 PM ET
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• According to reliable sources (a female politician), former Boston Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling is a fan of the New York Yankees. I have no other choice but to believe her. We already know he isn't ... More »
• The Dugout: Albert Pujols Testifies Before Senate Committee
• By B. Thompson Stroud 1/18/2010 6:30 PM ET
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• As it turns out, Jose Canseco was right. Everybody who has ever played baseball is or was on steroids. Yep, your hero was on steroids too. So was mine. I'm sure Cal Ripken Jr. made it to some of those ... More »
• The Dugout: McGwire and LaRussa Play Scrabble
• By B. Thompson Stroud 1/12/2010 8:00 PM ET
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• In case you haven't heard the big baseball news, Metallica frontman James Hetfield had an hour-long conversation with Bob Costas in which he admitted to using performance enhancing drugs. He also ... More »
• The Dugout: Backhanded Compliment
• By B. Thompson Stroud 1/11/2010 5:15 PM ET
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• Blind Item! Which Los Angeles Dodger was spotted canoodling with a pop princess at Italian eatery Il Ristorante di Giorgio Baldi in Santa Monica, California? Sources say that the two lovebirds groped ... More »
• The Dugout: Unit of Measurement
• By B. Thompson Stroud 1/07/2010 10:35 AM ET
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• In terms of pitchers who have been great since I was eight years old, Randy Johnson is one of the very best. His accomplishments speak for themselves, and the announcement of his retirement on Tuesday ... More »
• The Dugout: Jason Bay Plays For Passion
• By B. Thompson Stroud 12/29/2009 11:45 PM ET
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• In an attempt to improve their struggling pitching staff, the New York Mets have given $66 million dollars to a mid-.200s outfielder who spent what seemed like sixty years playing for the Pirates ... More »
• The Dugout Predicts Monday Night Raw
• By B. Thompson Stroud 12/21/2009 4:00 PM ET
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• New York Yankees left fielder Johnny Damon is scheduled to "host" tonight's episode of WWE Raw. Having watched wrestling (or sports-entertaining) for as long as I have, I've used my keen sense of ... More »
• The Dugout: A-Rod Fine, Says Doctor
• By B. Thompson Stroud 12/17/2009 10:30 PM ET
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• Here is great news for fans of 29 teams in Major League Baseball: a check-up reveals the wonderful news that third baseman Alex Rodriguez requires no surgery on his hip and will be at 100% for ... More »
• The Dugout: Baseball Stars
• By B. Thompson Stroud 12/15/2009 11:00 PM ET
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• The Seattle Mariners are turning it around, folks. Two years ago they lost 100 games with a $100 million payroll. Last season they improved to 85-77, and this offseason they're one of a few teams ... More »
• The Dugout: Bay Bye
• By B. Thompson Stroud 12/12/2009 11:35 PM ET
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• In "teams I wish would would huddle together closely and jump off a cliff" news, Boston Red Sox left fielder Jason Bay has turned down a sixty-million dollar deal from the club to explore his options ... More »
• The Dugout: Baseball Is An Obligation
• By B. Thompson Stroud 12/09/2009 11:45 PM ET
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• The Associated Press (my finishing hold if I ever become a newspaper-themed professional wrestler) reports that Detroit Tigers manager Jim Leyland would rather concede to the judgment of a first base ... More »
• The Dugout: Good Parenting Has Nothing To Do With Barry Bonds
• By B. Thompson Stroud 12/08/2009 11:45 PM ET
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• On Saturday morning, 19-year old Nikolai Bonds was arrested under suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon after arguing with his mother, then throwing a doorknob at her. This is a very serious ... More »
• The Dugout: Association.
• By B. Thompson Stroud 12/02/2009 10:00 PM ET
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• On Wednesday, the MLB Players' Association voted unanimously to approve the selection of General Counsel Michael Weiner as their Executive Director, effective immediately. Weiner has years of ... More »
• The Dugout: Larry, Did You Know?
• By B. Thompson Stroud 11/30/2009 8:30 PM ET
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• Before we get to what you'll need to know to enjoy tonight's Dugout, do me a favor and head on over to the Phillies fan forum and vote for my friend Amandah so she can be a 2010 Phillies ball girl. It ... More »
• The Dugout: Sizemore Matters
• By B. Thompson Stroud 11/29/2009 11:00 PM ET
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• As if Cleveland needed something else embarrassing to happen, Indians center fielder Grady Sizemore, known around Progressive Field as "our only remaining good player," has undertaken his own Tila ... More »
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