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How the AL Central Looks to Free Agents
Imagine that you are an established Major League baseball player. You are a free agent. You're an everyday player, or maybe a reliever with a decent reputation. You aren't a star and you aren't a scrub. For the purposes of our exercise, your agent tells you that every team in the AL Central wants...
A Note On Chone Figgins, Stathead Orthodoxy, and Me
I can still remember the first time I saw the name Chone Figgins. It was 2002, and I was living in a weird apartment that was on the second floor of an auxiliary building across the parking lot from a Catholic church. The building had been a small convent once and was now used for offices,...
The Writers of "The Office" Have No Knowledge of Rust Belt Geography
I have had my doubts before. In one episode the boys from Scranton drove to Utica and back to battle Karen (a three hour drive) and made it back well before the end of the work day. Tonight's episode clinched it: the writers of "The Office" have no knowledge of rust belt geography. In case you...
Secrets of the AL Central VIII - Kansas City the Fastest Growing Metro in the Division
Maybe Royals fans should hold off on demanding more revenue sharing or a salary cap. The Kansas City metro area is the fastest growing MSA in the AL Central, just edging out Minneapolis-St. Paul! Listed below are the growth rates for each divisional MSA from 2000 to 2007: Pop. Change...
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