SPRING TRAINING | SPRING TRAINING
Mar.16.2013
We're talking New York Mets, Oakland Athletics and Los Angeles Dodgers baseball on Fridays Phil Naessens Show. Please join Phil's guests Mark Berman, Alex Hall and Eric Stephen for all the spring training news, controversies, positional battles and projections involving...
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Mar.08.2013
It’s Friday and that means baseball! AthleticsNation’s Alex Hall uses Sabermetric formulas XFIP and FIP to determine which Oakland A’s relief pitchers will have the best season as well as speculates which relievers will be on the opening day roster. Knuckleballs Blog EricPleiss...
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Feb.19.2013
photo: from the show's Wikipedia page
It's been ten days since the last post, and the reason for the absence, bottom line, is that I'm on vacation, so not spending too much time in front of the computer screen. But now that I've had a moment, let's see what else has been going on...
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Feb.16.2013
On Fridays Phil Naessens Show Blogging Mets' Mark Berman joins Phil to discuss Mets General Manager Sandy Aldersons recent statements to WFAN radio host Mike Francesa, the Mets recent signings and the outfield woes followed by Knuckleballs Blog writer Eric Pleiss who...
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Feb.11.2013
Over the last couple of months I've had plenty to be excited about but this morning I woke up as excited as a kid on Christmas day. The reason for this excitement?
Baseball's back!
That's right baseball fans. That annual rite of passage known as spring training begins today with...
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Dec.08.2011
This is my last week of “spring training” before I start the grueling 18-week preparation for the 116th Boston Marathon. Over the past 12 weeks, I’ve eased back into a running routine, entertaining myself with hill repetitions, speed work on the track and short to medium runs. I’ve seen...
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Mar.09.2011
According to NBC Bay Area, “One of the people [Sheen] said he wished he could be for ten minutes was Giants pitcher Brian Wilson. Sheen went on to mumble something about Wilson delivering "fury, vengeance, hatred and absolute world domination," then bowed his head in silence for the man...
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Feb.27.2011
The key was to see my name. As long as I saw my name, I was still “alive.” I did not want to look at the rosters and see nothing. I did not want to be standing in the outfield shagging flies, trading complaints and barbs with Weatherman, then hear some coach yell, “Jones, Smith, Lee,...
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Oct.23.2010
JOHN VELA GREG MINE
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Mar.17.2010
I have posted an audio piece organized around motifs of springtime and rebirth. It's called "Next Easter in Belfast." Check it out---!
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