Monthly Archives: December 2011

Pitchers & Poets: 2011, a Year in Review

Posted on December 31, 2011 by Ted

Now is the time of year when we all take a moment to acknowledge how quickly time slips away, and how the events of January, 2o11, don’t seem like they happened a whole year ago. I’m glad to have done … Continue reading →

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Pitchers & Poets Podcast 35: The Mat Latos Game

Posted on December 30, 2011 by Eric

In episode 35 of the podcast we feel our way through the offseason’s latest transactions, consider on the antics of one J. Burnitz, and suffer with poor Yorvit Torrealba — he of the suspended from Venezuelan baseball for hitting an … Continue reading →

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Jeff Blauser Should be in the Hall of Fame

Posted on December 27, 2011 by Eric

I saw this headline on Google News: Voting for Hall of Fame too complicated these days I so badly wanted the enclosed article to be about the convoluted and absurd process of electing members to the Baseball Hall of Fame … Continue reading →

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Pitchers & Poets Podcast 34: Winning the Fan Cave

Posted on December 22, 2011 by Ted

In episode 34 of the podcast, we go for a little more structure, including actual quotations from around the web! The Braves attempt to protect their brand, Yu Darvish faces high expectations (from us)and Barry Bonds becomes an expensive scapegoat. … Continue reading →

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Pitchers & Poets Podcast 33: Derek Jeter Fan Fiction

Posted on December 16, 2011 by Ted

Derek Jeter orchestrates a walk of shame that is both intriguing and deeply sad, the Houston Astros are on the mend, we struggle to care about the Ryan Braun situation, and we discuss the nature of names in the latest … Continue reading →

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We Are Taking The Talent: As Told By Former Miami Marlins Scout Ramos Crews by Dylan Little

Posted on December 12, 2011 by Ted

To paraphrase Bruce Chatwin, the fictional process is at work. There used to be a pair of trees that jutted over the skyline of San Cristobal, D.R. My bartender Diego said they were called the Hermanos del Fuego because smoke … Continue reading →

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Pitchers & Poets Podcast 32: Airboat Liberace

Posted on December 10, 2011 by Ted

The podcast is back! After an impromptu hiatus, we’re back to talk about the mind-bending flurry of off-season news from the baseball multiverse, from Albert Pujols at home in the suburbs to the weird new sheen of the Miami Marlins. … Continue reading →

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