Looking good for 99

ByDan April 20, 2011January 28, 2015

Monteleone takes in the game

Happy Birthday, Fenway!

This photo was taken in 1991 and remains one of my favorite photos I’ve taken, particularly from those early years.

Mets | Out of Left Field

Get out your pencils and notebooks
ByDan February 27, 2009January 30, 2015

Two home runs, one a grand slam — albeit in an exhibition game — was nice. A run-scoring groundout in the first to start a six-RBI afternoon was good small-ball. A trim Luis Castillo who looks like he might be…

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MLB

Taking stock of my 2006 predictions
ByDan October 2, 2006January 31, 2015

I don’t even want to talk about how long it’s been. So I won’t. Instead, I’ll take a look at how my preseason predictions panned out. Pretty well, it seems. 2006 NL East predictions Mets Braves (wild card) Phillies Nationals…

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At the game | Ballparks | MLB

Citizens Bank Park
ByDan September 23, 2004February 1, 2015

For my 93rd major league ballgame, I visited my 18th major league ballpark. Sunday afternoon, Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia, Phillies vs. Expos. It was indeed a gorgeous day for a ballgame. Sunny, an impossible blue sky, about 70 degrees with…

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History | Media | MLB

Joba knows Hoyt’s pain
ByDan February 2, 2011January 28, 2015

In researching another post, I came across this article in the June 3, 1959, edition of the Daily Capital News out of Jefferson City, Mo. If only Joba Chamberlain could have remained as composed.

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History | World Series

MLB’s original 16 meeting in the World Series
ByDan October 26, 2018May 6, 2019

Two of the last three World Series have featured a pair of original franchises from the American and National leagues. When the Indians and Cubs met in 2016 (their first World Series pairing), it featured two teams that have played…

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MLB

Quick thoughts: 2010 AL Cy Young Award
ByDan November 18, 2010January 28, 2015

They nailed it. Felix Hernandez excelled this season in just about all pitching categories except one, the increasingly better-understood (or at least weighted) wins, which is reliant on a bit more than just what the starting pitcher does. Is this…

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