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Series Preview: Texas Rangers @ Kansas City Royals: Royally Bankrupt
Is there anything more boring than a two game May series against the Royals in Kansas City? Yes, plenty of things. For example, listening to people's theories of what the finale of LOST meant. (It was the dog's dream all along, right?) This is Texas Rangers baseball you cynic! Tuesday, May 25 7:10:...
Giants/Pirates Series Preview
The Giants are 5-14 against the Pirates over the last three seasons. The Giants have been bad over that time, but they haven't been that bad. No team has. Yet the Giants have disintegrated year after year against the Pittsburgh Pirates. What gives? Sabean: We would like Jason Schmidt, and we are...
Atlanta Braves - Baltimore Orioles: Series Preview
Interleague madness begins TODAY! Major league baseball is wringing their collective hands together and waiting for the ticket gates to be flooded once again -- New York plays New York, Boston at Philly, San Fran at Oakland, oh happy day! ... and the Braves get Baltimore, yay! Well, at least they...
Giants/Braves Series Preview
After 14,301 straight consecutive division titles, the Braves missed the playoffs in 2006, and they haven’t been back since. I’d enjoy a hearty chuckle at the Braves’ expense, but it isn’t as if the Giants have been tripping the October light fantastic in that time. Eh, a...
Mariners/Giants Series Preview
Introduction that tactfully avoids mentioning last night's game. Mariners Hitting Every year, some random minor-league free agent type has a freaky-good year. This year, the answer was Russell Branyan. Russell Branyan. He's hitting .308/.389/.623, though I'm going to assume that's coming with a...
Giants/Padres Series Preview
It's not quite a preview, I guess. Don't be so literal. Here's a snippet from a past reality: Jon Daniels: Hey, do you want to take Adrian Gonzalez off our hands? He was a first overall pick in the draft, but he’s only been productive in the minors. What a disappointment. Plus, I have a...
Giants/Mets Series Preview
Have you ever broken up with a significant other and then run into their ex? There's a weird sense of camaraderie there -- a bond formed by a shared trauma. You might not like your ex's ex, but that doesn't break the bond. Welcome, New York Mets. Hey, remember that Armando Benitez guy? What was...
Giants/Nationals Series Preview
It's an immovable object vs. irresistible force series. The Nationals can hit. The lowest OPS in their lineup, .790, would be the third best on the Giants. They have seven players with an OPS over .800; the Giants have one. Small sample size shenanigans are definitely at work for a few of the...
Giants/Dodgers Series Preview
Pitching: Barry Zito is back! Maybe. Don't quote me on that. I have editing powers, remember. Zito's allowing fewer hits on balls put in play this year, with his numbers matching those of his peak years with Oakland. The strikeouts have actually decreased a little, which is surprising, but we're...
Giants/Rockies Series Preview
The Rockies used to lose every game in San Francisco, and the Giants used to lose every game in Colorado. It was a nice and tidy arrangement. I knew what games to skip, and what games to watch. Then, inspired by Galileo's famous mountaintop cigar-'n'-golf-clubs experiment, someone started putting...
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