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Episode 8, Part 1: AL East Preview (New York Yankees)

February 12, 2012
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In Episode 8, Part 1, Brock and Dan are joined by Yankee fan and Citizen of the Diaspora Digger Lauter to break down the AL East.  After establishing Digger’s Diaspora credentials, the guys discuss:

- The Yankees’ offseason moves, specifically the Michael Pineda-Jesus Montero trade

- Who the five pitchers in the Yankees’ opening day rotation should be

- The Yankees’ search for a left-handed bat

- Whether the aging Yankees lineup is cause for concern for fans in the near future

- Which team – Red Sox or Rays – represents the greatest threat to the Yankees in 2012

- Whether the Blue Jays and Orioles project to contend in the near future or instead are consigned to second division status

- How the second Wild Card impacts the AL East (once implemented)

and

- Projections for who will win the AL East and AL Wild Card in 2012

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Excuse Me While I Contradict Myself

January 22, 2012
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Excuse Me While I Contradict Myself

On Friday I threw up my hands in bewilderment at what appears to be the A’s master plan for the 2011-12 offseason: accumulating as many OF/1B/DH-types as one team possibly can.  Then, I saw this, and did a complete about-face.  Manny Ramirez?  Manny Being Manny?  So what if the A’s already have 10 candidates for…

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Marketing the Moneyball Movie, part 3: The Moneyball Premiere

September 20, 2011
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  Full disclosure: I might be in the Moneyball movie.  Last July I answered the call, did my duty as a baseball fan and as an American and spent a long night as an extra at the Oakland Coliseum during the filming ofMoneyball.  So I’ve been excited for this film for a long time.  Not so excited,…

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Dou-ble-head-er!

July 17, 2011
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Man, do I love a doubleheader.  Nothing brings out the baseball fanatic in me like the prospect of spending nearly eight hours at the ballpark.  And that is exactly what I got today here in Oakland.  The A’s, more than living up to their reputation for a strong promotional calendar, scheduled a classic doubleheader against…

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