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Turn Back the Clock Tuesday: Babe Ruth signs with the Brooklyn Dodgers
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Cruz and Rubio: A tale of two Republicans
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14-year old Jared Marcum faces jail, fines for NRA shirt (Video)
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Lil Wayne tramples the flag; Says it wasn't on purpose
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660 at The Angler's delivers global heat to Miami's food scene
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TV tonight: ‘The Voice’ picks a winner and wraps up an amazing season
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Juneteenth - Freedom Day, Emancipation Day
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Wall Street decision time: Rally or taper tantrum
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J.C. Watts talks about bringing ethnic diversity to the GOP
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Even Neocons want no part of Syria
The Sports Philosopher
A statistically slanted view of sports, brought to you by a disciple of the Bill James movement. Logo photo courtesy of: Flickr/Wigstruck
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Photo: Washington Nationals relief pitcher Rafael Soriano warms up before an opening day baseball game against the Miami Marlins AP Photo/Alex Brandon
What Opening Day revealed about Astros, Giants, Dodgers, and Marmol
Baseball’s Opening Day 2013 provided plenty of food for thought about the upcoming season. Published 12:19 p.m. April 2, 2013 - Comments
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Brazil, Spain, and how the World Baseball Classic could succeed
The World Baseball Classic has always been an afterthought. Now, teams like Brazil are showing where it may be able to make a difference. Published 4:57 p.m. March 7, 2013 - Comments
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A Super Bowl LXVII plea for focus on football on game day
Too much Super Bowl hype is funneled into the same tired storylines. Is a focus on football too much to ask? Published 8:19 a.m. January 28, 2013 - Comments
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2012 American sports year in review: Winners and losers
2013 is just over the horizon, and 2012 is ready to fade into the sunset. To bridge the gap, enjoy a brief review of the past year in American sports. Published 11:09 a.m. December 31, 2012 - Comments
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2013 Hall of Fame: The case for Bagwell, Raines, Martinez, and no Morris
With an inordinate amount of attention given to the 2013 Hall of Fame ballot rookies, Tim Raines and Edgar Martinez are being overlooked, while Jeff Bagwell and Jack Morris fight for the established vote. Published 12:34 p.m. December 28, 2012 - Comments
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2013 Hall of Fame: Making the case to include Piazza, Biggio and Schilling
The focus of the 2013 Baseball Hall of Fame election is riveted on Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens and Sammy Sosa. But three other candidates deserve closer looks: Mike Piazza, Craig Biggio and Curt Schilling. Published 1:27 p.m. December 26, 2012 - Comments
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Miami Marlins got a new stadium but lost its fans
Jeffrey Loria’s ownership of the Marlins has resulted in a disappointing team. Published 10:49 a.m. November 27, 2012 - Comments
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How Jeffrey Loria lost the trust of the Miami Marlins, its city and its fans
In a span of less than a decade, the Florida/Miami Marlins franchise went from a low-budget contender to a high-budget failure, losing its most important asset: the fans. Published 11:37 a.m. November 26, 2012 - Comments
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On Lance Armstrong, doping, and the loss of a hero
All the years that Lance Armstrong rode to victory, I saw him as a hero both as a rare clean cyclist, and for his work against cancer. Two days ago, that image became a facade. Published 12:20 p.m. October 24, 2012 - Comments
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2012 Playoff Preview: (2) Cincinnati Reds vs. (3) San Francisco Giants
The Reds are the model of consistency. The Giants are the picture of streakiness. In a five-game series, getting hot at the right time makes all the difference between a sweep one way or the other. Published 8:20 p.m. October 6, 2012 - Comments
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Wells On Baseball
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Turn Back the Clock Tuesday: Babe Ruth signs with the Brooklyn Dodgers
On this date, Babe Ruth signed on with the Dodgers.
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MLB State of the Union: The wild, wild West
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Turn Back the Clock Tuesday: Albert Belle
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Urban Game Changer
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A Focus on Freedom
In securing life, liberty, and in pursuing happiness, the quest for freedom contains countless stories that must be told. Honest information and truth are still the most essential weapons against illusion, ignorance and fear which are key elements of tyranny.
Arjuna Subramanian is an aspiring baseball writer living in the Washington D.C. area. He started his writing with his blog Painting The Black on MLBlogs in May of 2009. He fell in love with the sabermetric movement during the 2008-2009 offseason, and strives to provide balanced articles from both sides of the statistics/scouting divide.
When not writing, watching/listening to baseball, over-analyzing his Chicago Cubs, staring in disbelief at the writing of Thomas Boswell, or keeping tabs on the latest Milton Bradley blowup, he can usually be found at the DC Fencers Club, where he is a competitive epee fencer.
