Monthly Archives: December 2011

Episode 2: The Winter Meetings

December 18, 2011
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It’s episode 2 of The Baseball Diaspora Podcast.  Brock and Dan break down baseball’s Winter Meetings, discussing:

- Albert Pujols leaving the Cardinals for the Angels

- The A’s kicking off their fire sale by trading Trevor Cahill

- How the Marlins’ moves last week position them to contend in the NL East

- How the Giants failed to significantly upgrade their roster for 2012

- Ryan Braun’s positive PED test

Albert Pujols and Kenny Rogers

December 15, 2011
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Albert Pujols and Kenny Rogers

Fairly or unfairly, Kenny Rogers’ legacy boils down to two things: Kenny Rogers Roasters and “The Gambler.”  Only one of those two things remains a recognizable landmark on the landscape of our collective American consciousness (although, improbably, Kenny Rogers Roasters lives on in Asia).  No mere footnote of history, “The Gambler” inspired five – count…

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