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Tag Archives: World Baseball Classic
Revenge on the mercy rule
I know how absurd it’s going to sound, coming from a suburban white woman who is pretty much the antithesis of cool, but BOOYAH! on Team USA’s win over Puerto Rico last night in the World Baseball Classic. It was … Continue reading
Posted in Amazing, Baseball
Tagged American, Baseball, batters, Boston Red Sox, Brian Roberts, David Wright, elimination, Faithful, Greek God of Walks, Jimmy Rollins, Joe Torre, John Feinstein, Kevin Youkilis, Living on the Black, mercy rule, mercy ruled, Michael Lewis, Moneyball, Oakland A's, Puerto Rican, Puerto Rico, right field, scored, Shane Victorino, Stephen King, Stewart O'Nan, Team USA, The Yankee Years, Tom Verducci, walked, walks, World Baseball Classic
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The mercy rule
Very creative use of language heard tonight on the new MLB channel: mercy-ruled. That’s “mercy-ruled,” as in the verb form of the noun “mercy rule.” As in “the Puerto Rican team mercy-ruled the U.S. team tonight.” Specifically, the Puerto Rican team … Continue reading
Posted in Baseball
Tagged ALCS, Baseball, come-from-behind, fans, game, losing, major league, mercy rule, mercy ruled, miracle, noun, officials, Olympics, Puerto Rican, Puerto Rico, Red Sox, runs, seventh inning, U.S., verb, verbification of nouns, win, word, World Baseball Classic, Yankees
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Bring on the baseball
Every year, around the end of January or so, I start to fall into a sports funk. The college football season is over, and of course, my team’s not headed to a BCS bowl game. The NFL season is nearly over, and my favorite … Continue reading
Posted in Baseball
Tagged Alabama, Anaheim, Angel Stadium, audition, Baseball America, baseball season, Bell's Palsy, Cactus league, Canada, championship, cheer, China, competition, Cuba, Daisuke Matsuzaka, ESPN, face, fans, Florida, game, Grapefruit league, home plate, Japan, Korea, league championship series, Mexico, minor leaguers, MLB, MVP, non-roster, Olympics, paralysis, pregnant, prospect, Red Sox, Rockies, roster, Royals, Southern California, spring training, Tokyo, Tokyo Dome, U.S., Utah, World Baseball Classic, World Series, Yankees
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