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Better Know a White Sox Division Rival: Detroit Tigers
This is the last in a series about AL Central division rivals and the race to be the tallest midget. Offseason Comings and Goings Back in 2006, Dave Dombrowski was the darling of GMs. He’d rebuilt the long dormant Tigers from both within and without to form a...
NL West Outlook: Catchers
With only days left until the season begins, I thought we'd try to squeeze in a preview of the NL West. I'll be going over the division looking at each position and then the rotations and bullpens to see how each team is shaping up. Hopefully we'll learn a little bit about our fellow contenders and...
Better Know a White Sox Division Rival: Cleveland Indians
This is the third in a series about AL Central division rivals and the race to be the tallest midget. Offseason Comings and Goings In contrast to the Twins, the Indians had an active offseason – and, if you include the midseason deals such as those involving CC Sabathia and Casey Blake, an...
Better Know a White Sox Division Rival: Minnesota Twins
This is the second in a series about AL Central rivals and the race to be the tallest midget. Offseason Comings and Goings I don’t think any team had a quieter offseason than the Twins. While reporters wishcasted various free agent courtings – Orlando Cabrera, Ivan Rodriguez, Juan...
Better Know a White Sox Division Rival: Kansas City Royals
This is the first in a series about AL Central rivals and the race to be the tallest midget. Offseason Comings and Goings KC has been roundly ridiculed for their moves this offseason. The trade for Mike Jacobs drew perhaps the most strident criticism but the signing of Kyle Farnsworth to, ahem,...
Angels Preview - 1996 Version
HTML clipboard Once again I went to my stack of foul smelling magazines to find some "nuggets" from the world of 1990's print media. In reviewing the first issue of ESPN's Baseball magazine "Baseball 96", I decided not to limit the interesting tidbits to just those that were Angels...
The Hardball Times 2009 Season Preview
While we here at Beyond the Boxscore feel we do an excellent job, its important to remember there is a ton of baseball information out there. Most of you have probably heard of The Hardball Times and their excellent annual they release with stories and research. But for the past two years they've...
Living in the Present
The most anticipated Royals season since 2004 begins, weather permitting, tomorrow afternoon in Detroit. The odd thing is, while almost everyone is excited about 2008, no one seems too hopeful that the Royals can actually compete, just yet. It's an odd dynamic that speaks to some long-term faith in...
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