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The View From The Bleachers


What Would You Do?

Boy it’s good to be back. I’ve had a tough week with a death in the family and car related issues and I’m ready for some baseball. I wanted to pick your brain though. If you were...

Started in The View From The Bleachers • 1 month ago • 0 responses
Tags: general
Is it Friday Yet?

Yeah, so I’m filling in for Joe a lot this week, if you haven’t noticed. I think I’ve posted more this week, than I have in months. Not to fear, he’ll be back, and...

Started in The View From The Bleachers • 1 month ago • 0 responses
Tags: general, cesar izturis, rick ankiel, todd wellemeyer, tony larussa
Ramble On

I started watching the All Star game tonight. I really did. The intros were cool, and made me feel old. Good grief, has Dennis Eckersley aged at all? After about six innings, my tre cool neighbor...

Started in The View From The Bleachers • 1 month ago • 0 responses
Tags: general, dennis eckersley, joe morgan, tim mccarver
Carlos Marmol - Technical Discussion

I found this article on Carlos Marmol and his (overuse?) from the Hardball Times facinating and thought that I would pass it along. It is well worth the 5-10 minutes of reading. <A...

Started in The View From The Bleachers • 1 month ago • 0 responses
Tags: diaries, general
Heading To The Break

Today I had a  of things I needed to get done around the house. An online test to take (I passed, thank you very much), some painting, and final touches on a bathroom renovation, that took entirely...

Started in The View From The Bleachers • 1 month ago • 0 responses
Tags: general, carlos marmol, jim edmonds, ryan dempster
Wha…wha…what Happened?

Yesterday, my wife and I headed into Libertyville, for the sole purpose of having a nice lunch, drinking some tasty beers, and most importantly, watching Rich Harden make his debut. Our second date...

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Tags: general, carlos marmol
Scouting the Giants

Series Tale of the TapePitching Matchups Matt Cain - A pair of familiar problems plagued Cain through most of his previous start: He too often threw his fastball around the letters and he...

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Tags: general
Jeff Samardzija is starting to look legit

News & NotesJeff Samardzija struck out 7 batters and only allowed 2 earned runs over 7.0 innings pitchedJason Dubois hit 3 home runsJulio Pena pitched 4.2 scoreless inningsMarcos...

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Tags: general
Carlos Zambrano is awesome and yet I complain

Last night I missed most of the game due to my satellite going out. It’s frustrating because in the four years I’ve had Dish or DirecTV, it’s never gone out and over the past two...

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Tags: general
My take on the Rich Harden Deal

You’re going to read and hear a lot of “experts” break down the deal that took place between the Cubs and A’s as well as the deal that took place the day before between...

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Tags: general