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Out With The Crowd: “Just the fact that they’re in the AL East is a concern”
May 2, 2013 – 4:40 PM | 2 Comments
Out With The Crowd: “Just the fact that they’re in the AL East is a concern”

David Bakke is the editor “and sports fanatic” at Money Crashers, and a fan of both the Tampa Bay Rays and the Atlanta Braves. Bakke talked to me via email over the last week or …

Out With The Crowd: “That one stung”
April 4, 2013 – 9:11 AM | 2 Comments
Out With The Crowd: “That one stung”

Mets fans know a fellow terrible team when we see it — and the Astros are shaping up to be a legendarily awful club in 2013. But not according to John Yarbrough, a lifetime fan …

Out With The Crowd: “I bet Pudge would come back in a heartbeat”
May 28, 2012 – 8:31 PM | 10 Comments
Out With The Crowd: “I bet Pudge would come back in a heartbeat”

Is it all coming together at last for the Washington Nationals in 2012? It looks that way — if catchers stop dropping like Spinal Tap drummers, at least. Photographer and Nats loyalist Cheryl Nichols talked …

Out With The Crowd: “I’m so glad this is his last season”
May 7, 2012 – 2:25 PM | 4 Comments
Out With The Crowd: “I’m so glad this is his last season”

Out With The Crowd ventured into the NL East late last week when I interviewed Lauren, the head rodeo clown at LoveMyBravos.com, about bullpen-management issues, stupid baby names, and J. Hey’s new look.
Sarah D. Bunting: …

Out With The Crowd: “You are not Herb Brooks”
May 3, 2012 – 8:32 AM | 15 Comments
Out With The Crowd: “You are not Herb Brooks”

In this installment of Out With The Crowd, I talked with TN/baseball regular commenter — and level-headed Red Sox fan — BSD about Cherington agonistes, chicken tattletales, and stabilizing douchebags. We spoke on April 21 …

The Squared Up Podcast, Episode 2: Whither Pelfrey?
January 17, 2011 – 11:00 AM | 6 Comments
The Squared Up Podcast, Episode 2: Whither Pelfrey?

The Squared Up Podcast returns at last! Our first 2011 broadcast features Jill Stempel, a.k.a. “Bean,” who’s responsible for my reversion to Mets fandom. We remain friends despite this. Heh.
Episode 2 is Mets-heavy, and topics …

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, …