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June 29, 2009 - 9:30 pmThe All-Hot Team
We here at Umpbump have done quite a few all-time teams. We’ve also cataloged quite a series of Hot Baseball Wives. In this post, I will attempt the acrobatic feat of bridging the twain. Yes, reader: The All-Hot Team.
For reasons of attention span, or specifically, the lack of it, I am focusing on current major [...]
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What’s wrong with New Yankee Stadium and what the Yankees need to do now
The rate at which home runs have been flying out of the new Yankee Stadium has been a hot topic since the first weeks of the season, but up to now the statheads have been urging caution and calm. “Small sample size” they have cried.
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Reviewing the new MLB.TV: Yes, it’s a winner
For all the bile and hatred Bud Selig and his New Media Goons invoked a few years ago with their DirecTV exclusive deal, you’ve got to give them credit for turning things around and winning me over with this year’s incarnation of MLB.TV.
This productivity killer app, created by the Advance Media arm of MLB, has [...]
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Nick’s Unquestioned Aces, 2009 edition
Since 1999, there has been an annual tradition among a group of my friends whereby I name a preseason list of “Unquestioned Aces” and then everyone questions my list. This year being the 10th anniversary of this tradition, I thought I would share the list with UmpBump as well.
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