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Will WBC Pride Give Way to CBA Greed?

Posted in Baseball, CBA, Draft, International, MLB, WBC on March 19, 2013 | Leave a Comment »

(The following was originally published at SB*Nation’s Pinstriped Bible) Leave it to Bud Selig to crash his own party. By all but the most cynical accounts, the World Baseball Classic has been a success, and, in no region has that been more true than the Caribbean. As Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic get ready to […]

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Changes Needed After USA Loss, but Baseball Is the Big Winner in WBC

Posted in Baseball, Baseball History, International, MLB, WBC on March 16, 2013 | Leave a Comment »

(The following was originally published at SB*Nation’s Pinstriped Bible) The World Baseball Classic is moving on to San Francisco, but Team USA won’t be along for the ride. Following a 4-3 loss to Puerto Rico, the Americans are headed back to their spring training camps in Florida and Arizona, while baseball fans from sea to shining sea try to make […]

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Kimbrel’s WBC Meltdown Is Latest Misstep on Center Stage

Posted in Baseball, MLB, WBC on March 15, 2013 | Leave a Comment »

It’s blasphemy to compare anyone to the great Mariano Rivera, but over the past two seasons, Craig Kimbrel has been the next best thing. In fact, in 2012, the Braves’ closer had a season that would standout even if listed among the best years posted by the Yankees’ legend. So, when Joe Torre called upon […]

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Are Smaller Crowds in Tampa Headed to the Bronx? Or Is WBC to Blame?

Posted in Baseball, MLB, Spring Training, WBC, Yankees, tagged on March 7, 2013 | Leave a Comment »

(The following was originally published at SB*Nation’s Pinstriped Bible) Attendance has become a hot topic in the Bronx, and, after two weeks of Spring Training, it seems as if the issue has followed the Yankees to Tampa. As of March 6, the Yankees are averaging 9,356 fans at Steinbrenner Field, or 14% lower than last year’s figure. […]

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