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Year One for ABS Challenges
Read story â: Year One for ABS ChallengesMajor Leaguers made over 10,000 ABS challenges in this first year of its use. It was a little rocky in the beginning, but by the time the postseason rolled around, players were getting the most from their latest tool.
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Ortiz: The Career Summary
Some may grumble that the send off for David Ortiz was too much and too long, but I’m not among them. Because in many ways, Ortiz is the best of my generation. You know the old timers who remember Ted Williams in…
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Guest Column:
In Defense of Craig KimbrelSpecial to RSNStats.com by Guest Columnist Michael Barrell â Iâm likely the only Red Sox fan defending closer Craig Kimbrel at this juncture, but hear me out. Letâs get the obvious stuff out of the way. Yes, Wednesday’s loss to the Yankees…
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Red Sox are 2016 AL East Champs
A shocking, come-from-behind win made the Boston Red Sox your 2016Â American League East Champions on Wednesday. Too bad the shocking win was by the Orioles, and not the Sox, who were themselves stunned by a walk-off grand slam off the…
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Sox Magic Number: One
In a contentious ballgame on Monday (the benches cleared twice and there were four ejections), the Yankees came back to stun the Blue Jays with five runs in the top of the 9th inning for a 7-5 victory. Most importantly,…
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Sox Sweep 3rd Straight Series
The Sox march to the postseason continued unabated Sunday with yet another exciting ballgame and Boston win. It was the team’s 11th straight win, the longest active streak in baseball and the longest for the Red Sox since April 15-27,…
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Weekend Odds ‘n Ends
Unbelievably, we’re heading into the final full week of regular season baseball. Here are some standout thoughts from the week that was: 21 wins, 6 strikeouts for every walk issued, both the best in baseball. 0.978 walks and hits per 9…
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MLB’s Tribute to Big Papi
Major League Baseball is celebrating the career of David Ortiz with two new television spots, one in English, narrated by Academy Award-winning filmmaker and actor Ben Affleck, and the other in Spanish and narrated by his friend, Hall of Famer Pedro…
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Ortiz’ Last Season Heroics
No matter how you felt about Derek Jeterâand informally it seems Red Sox fans at very least respected himâhe appeared to be a player who retired two seasons too late. Jeter’s final year’s performance in 2014 was a mere shadow of…