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37 items by Dan Epstein

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  High and Tight: Looking Back at a Season of Surprises | ARTICLE

  And just like that, it was over: Sergio Romo's 89-m.p.h., down-the-middle fastball froze Miguel Cabrera at the plate like somebody'd just stabbed him in the skull with a stalactite, and the San Francisco Giants were once again...

  November 9, 2012 1:00 PM ET
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  High and Tight: The Great Cy Young Debate | ARTICLE

  Two weeks from now, this year's Cy Young Award winners will be announced. Introduced in 1956 and named after the only pitcher in MLB history to win over 500 games, the Cy Young Award was originally given...

  October 31, 2012 12:30 PM ET
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  High and Tight: World Series Predictions | ARTICLE

  The Detroit Tigers and San Francisco Giants are two of the most venerable and venerated franchises in major league history; the Tigers have been around since 1894, while the Giants can trace their lineage back to the...

  October 24, 2012 2:00 PM ET
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  High and Tight: The Great MVP Debate | ARTICLE

  We're not even to the World Series yet, and already the 2012 playoffs have produced enough excitement, tension and dramatic subplots for several postseasons combined. It's even been enough to drown out one (or two) of the...

  October 17, 2012 12:00 PM ET
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  High and Tight: October Madness | ARTICLE

  We're less than a week into the 2012 baseball postseason and, well, where do we even begin? How about "Wild Card Friday," wherein the Texas Rangers' sure-fire World Championship run and Chipper Jones' Hall of Fame career...

  October 10, 2012 12:00 PM ET
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  High and Tight: Coolest Baseball Memories of 2012 | ARTICLE

  Though you might disagree if you're a diehard Red Sox, Cubs or Astros fan (there are diehard Astros fans, right?), this has been one hell of an entertaining baseball season. As of this writing, two days before the...

  October 3, 2012 12:00 PM ET
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  High and Tight: Smell the Glove | ARTICLE

  Few things get the wheels of a musician's Wayback Machine turning than the subject of their first instrument. Whether it was a no-name pawnshop axe, a sweet vintage hand-me-down from an older relative or a top-of-the-line Christmas...

  September 26, 2012 12:55 PM ET
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  High and Tight: A View From the Bench | ARTICLE

  Every baseball fan has fantasized at some point in his or her life about hitting a World Series-winning walk-off homer, pitching a perfect game, or committing some other indelible act of diamond heroism. But how many of...

  September 19, 2012 12:00 PM ET
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  High and Tight: Speed Kings | ARTICLE

  Stolen bases are like shred guitar solos – they require speed and dexterity, and they can be exciting as hell when properly employed, but they're not exactly to everyone's taste. Legendary Orioles manager Earl Weaver had a legendary...

  September 12, 2012 1:00 PM ET
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  High and Tight: The Return of the Rocket | ARTICLE

  Roger Clemens is back. Again. This past Saturday night, the 50-year-old pitcher took the hill for the Sugar Land Skeeters of the independent Atlantic League, throwing 3 1/3 scoreless innings against the Bridgeport Bluefish. And now comes...

  September 5, 2012 1:00 PM ET
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  High and Tight: Mascot Mania | ARTICLE

  On the evening of June 29th, 1979, an armored car bearing a gigantic white egg rolled onto the warning track at San Diego Stadium. The 41,000-plus fans in attendance rose to their feet, their cheers growing increasingly...

  August 29, 2012 1:00 PM ET
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  High and Tight: Will There Be Another 300-Game Winner? | ARTICLE

  Ever since 1888, when James Francis "Pud" Galvin became the first major leaguer to win 300 games, reaching 300 wins has been an iconic goal for starting pitchers – a numerical Mt. Everest that bestows immortality upon...

  August 22, 2012 12:00 PM ET
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  High and Tight: Rock & Roll Fantasy | ARTICLE

  It's pretty safe to say that just about every hardcore baseball fan under the age of 80 has played some form of fantasy baseball at some point in their life. Whether you've managed a hand-picked...

  August 15, 2012 12:00 PM ET
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  High and Tight: Our Rock & Roll Baseball Experts on the One Game They Would Love to Have Seen | ARTICLE

  Imagine for a moment that you're searching for baseball tickets online – StubHub, Craigslist, wherever – when suddenly you come across the following listing: "Baseball Time Machine! Choose one game from the entire history of Major League Baseball,...

  August 8, 2012 12:00 PM ET
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  High and Tight: Our Rock & Roll Baseball Experts on the Right Management Stuff | ARTICLE

  What makes a great baseball manager? Is it a brilliant tactical mind? A charismatic personality? The ability to inspire your players to play up to (or even above) their abilities? The good sense to stay out of...

  August 1, 2012 11:00 AM ET
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  High and Tight: Our Rock & Roll Baseball Experts on Midseason Trades | ARTICLE

  Whatever happens on the field over the course of the baseball season, it's pretty much a given that the most exciting off-the-field happenings will take place as the July 31 trade deadline approaches. July 31 marks the last...

  July 24, 2012 4:00 PM ET
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  High and Tight: Our Rock & Roll Baseball Experts Make Hall of Fame Picks | ARTICLE

  This weekend in Cooperstown, NY, the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum will unveil the plaques of its two latest inductees, Cincinnati Reds shortstop Barry Larkin and Chicago Cubs third baseman Ron Santo. Santo's induction, at least...

  July 20, 2012 2:03 PM ET
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  High and Tight: Our Rock & Roll Baseball Experts on the Return of the Pitcher | ARTICLE

  Of all the threads running through the 2012 season, no story has been quite as gratifying as that of Mets pitcher R.A. Dickey. A journeyman righty of no real distinction, with plenty of minor league miles on his...

  July 10, 2012 3:00 PM ET
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  High and Tight: Our Rock & Roll Baseball Experts Talk the All-Star Game | ARTICLE

  It's tough to know even what to make of the All-Star Game at this point. Having gone through more makeovers than David Bowie and Madonna combined, baseball's Midsummer Classic is now an unwieldy mass of headache-inducing contradictions...

  July 4, 2012 12:00 PM ET
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  High and Tight: Our Rock & Roll Baseball Experts Talk Retired Numbers | ARTICLE

  Okay, baseball fans, here's a trivia question for ya: What do George Selkirk, Bud Metheny, Roy Weatherly, Eddie Bockman, Allie Clark, Frank Colman and Cliff Mapes all have in common? Answer: They all wore #3 for the...

  June 27, 2012 12:00 PM ET