Boys will be Boys, but They Should Keep It Private; Cards Lucky to Survive Meltdown

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Since I was told about yesterday's dugout rumble between Jonathan Papelbon and Bryce Harper, I've been trying to find out which baseball scholar referred to baseball players as men of 25 with the maturity level of 15-year-olds. Spending more than a decade riding buses with them, eating and drinking with them, hearing them continually blame ...

Mets win East; Cards Win but Lose Top Starter

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While the Cardinals have the best record in baseball this season, the human toll they have paid for this season's success  has been higher than most teams have to pay in any year.  It began during the last World Series when outfielder Oscar Taveras was killed in a car crash in his native Dominican Republic. ...

One Less Vacancy; A Flood of runs for Noah

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The Chicago Cubs are the second team definitely in the playoffs. While they lost to the Pirates 3-2  at Wrigley Field, the Giants also lost 5-4 to Oakland,  cinching a spot in the playoffs for the North Siders for the first time since 2008. This is the third time the Giants have missed the playoffs ...

A Night of 3 Jacks

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It's been a long time now since I used to wile away sleepless nights playing online poker. When I did, I knew 3 jacks wasn't a hand you could trust to win. But in baseball, 3 jacks in 3 cities brought joy to some and heartbreak to other baseball fans.  A jack is baseball player ...

Catching: The Riskiest Business in Baseball

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It was announced Monday that Yadier Molina, star catcher of the St. Louis Cardinals had suffered another injury. It was a torn thumb ligament, similar to the one he suffered last year, and it will cause a major problem for the team with the best record in baseball. It brought to mind the fact that  other than ...

Meet Joe Block, Brewers Broadcaster

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When I began this column, I promised profiles of major league broadcasters from time to time. Today, let me introduce you to Joe Block, (born John Joseph Block,) who broadcasts with Bob Uecker on Milwaukee Brewers games on WTMJ, AM 620 in Milwaukee. Joe Block originally hails from Roseville, Michigan and graduated from Michigan State. His first ...