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The Squared Up Podcast, Episode 1: Pith Fail
November 23, 2010 – 9:23 AM | 4 Comments
The Squared Up Podcast, Episode 1: Pith Fail

It didn’t feel like an hour, but that’s how long inaugural guest Couch Baron and I blathered on about baseball in the first episode of The Squared Up Podcast. I’ll have a better handle on …

Squared Up: Changing of the Guard
October 4, 2010 – 12:51 PM | 6 Comments
Squared Up: Changing of the Guard

“So long, suckers.”
I’ve just heard on the radio that the Mets have officially let GM Omar Minaya and manager Jerry Manuel go. This had to happen, but it won’t change anything, because the problem is …

Squared Up: Restraint
September 14, 2010 – 10:10 PM | 2 Comments
Squared Up: Restraint

In the car earlier today, I decided to listen to “The Michael Kay Show” on ESPN. Well, maybe I should rephrase that; I decided not to listen to my iPod (forgot it at home), or …

Squared Up: Pitchers “hitting,” Perez “ailing”
June 12, 2010 – 9:09 AM | 9 Comments
Squared Up: Pitchers “hitting,” Perez “ailing”

Welcome to Squared Up, a new featurette in which I address various baseball questions and debates of the week. I don’t know yet how often I’ll do it or what day it will usually run, …