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The Traditional Thanksgiving Post
It has been nearly a month since my last post, which is sad. The fact that interesting things have happened in baseball during that period makes it even sadder. And you want more sadderer (besides my...
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Saying Goodbye: Bryan LaHair and Randy Wells
The Cubbies 2012 first-half first baseman (and All Star, thank you very much) recently agreed to a deal that will send him to play for the SoftBank Hawks in Japan next year. Seems about right,...
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Holiday Shopping Guide 2012
Everyone has their own special Christmas traditions. Mine include baking/eating an obscene amount of cookies, having nothing but Muppet Christmas Carol songs stuck in my head for a month, and rolling...
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Things That Need To Happen: A Baseball Christmas Movie
Several summers ago, whilst at a New Market Rebels game with my siblings, we got into a discussion about baseball movies. Not an uncommon topic for fans such as ourselves, of course, but somehow the...
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Merry Christmas!
Baby sloth hopes you all have the best Christmas ever, and so do I. “Hail, the heaven-born Prince of peace! Hail the Sun of righteousness! Light and life to all he brings, Risen with healing in his...
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Welcome To Chicago: Edwin Jackson
The Cubs rung in the new year by making their signing of 29-year-young RHP Edwin Jackson all officially official. The deal is for 4 years and $52 million. Yay. In all sincerity, welcome to Chicago, Mr....
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For the love of Craig Biggio
I have long had a borderline irrational admiration for Craig Biggio. He played for the Astros. He spent a lot of years making Cubs pitchers suffer. I shouldn’t like him, but I do. Can’t help it. I am...
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Saying Goodbye: Tony Campana
If The FBB has seemed even more than usually neglected as of late, you may chalk it up to the fact that it’s authoress has recently acquired a full-time job (I don’t know why I’m writing in the third...
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Saying Goodbye: Matt Garza
Certain things are worth breaking out of self-imposed blogging hiatuses for, and the dealing of Matt Garza to the Rangers by the Cubs is one of them. If I have one regret in the departure of Mr. Garza,...
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An Open Letter to VBL Fans
To my readers: Look! I’m un-hiatusing again. And I’m using non-existant words, just like old times. This post is an appeal (in the form of a letter) to supporters of the Valley Baseball League, the...
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