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Deadspin readers who were with us from the very beginning of this quixotic enterprise might remember that we once had an unhealthy (and ultimately repetitive) obsession with MLB Blogs, their strange attempt to corral their online fan base by charging people to use a service that's free almost everywhere else. More »
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Our friends over at MLB Blogs aren't really good for much — Tommy Lasorda's blog offers no real insight on the recent Dodgers signings (aside from a photo of Lasorda standing next to Nomar Garciaparra), and Mark Tremonti had nothing to say on the Johnny Damon situation, even though the two are next-door neighbors. But kudos to Inside Pitch, which not only posts regularly, but actually breaks news. The site is operated by a New York City cab driver, who's been giving up-to-date info on the transit strike — including the news yesterday that the Transit Workers Union was recommending a return to work. It's like we always say: You want to know what's going on, you ask the cabbie. More »
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Time to check in with our old friend, MLB Blogs. Well, we see that they've gone institutionally insane. Interesting. More »
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In one of those stories that are almost too much for our weak dispositions to handle, it appears that MLB.com has hooked up with its real world equivalent in hipness: Scott Stapp! The former Creed lead "singer" is doing an early sale of his new "album" exclusively on MLB.com. This is like learning that A.C. Green and Kurt Warner are actually really good friends. More »
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The Los Angeles Dodgers are very close to hiring a new general manager, the team leaning toward current assistant GM Kim Ng or assistant San Francisco Giants GM Ned Colletti to succeed Paul DePodesta, according to the Los Angeles Times. More »
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MLB Blogs, your crimes are many — just the Tommy Lasorda blog alone would make sure no jury would acquit you of anything. But we thought that even you wouldn't stoop to this. They've taken a small dog, you see, and formed an MLB Blog around it. Look! The dog is writing about baseball! And using doggie phrases such as "Hardly the pick of the litter" and "makes me want to lick 'em." (Aren't they supposed to ban phrases like that?) More »
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You think that you live in America, land of the free, where a kid can grow up to be anything he wants to be, and home loan fixed equity interest rates are still available at a low 5.23 percent. But exactly how far do our freedoms extend? More »
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Earlier, we finally got fed up with watching MLB Blogs from the sideline and just started our own, mostly out of curiosity for what words and phrases we could get away with putting up there before the Selig Army went after us. We titled our page the same as a rather famous loathsome manifesto — it was that or something involving NAMBLA; it was a tough decision — and figured it would be days until anyone noticed. More »
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Even though there's only a week left in the regular season, MLB Blogs still wants you to sign up for a blog on their site. It says so, right up there at the top of their homepage. And coincidentally, we have just 24 hours to foolishly spend $4.95, sort of like in the plot to the movie Brewster's Millions. More »
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Brian Kamenetzky is a man of many talents. He has a new book (Fishing on the Edge, written with his brother Andrew), he's a regular contributor to ESPN Magazine and ESPN's legendary Page 2, and he has an MLB Blog. More »
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World Deadspin Headquarters — usually a dank, gloomy sort of place, not unlike Dracula's castle or the DMV — feels like Disneyland today. That's because Tommy Lasorda is back at the controls of his MLB Blog. More »
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Far be it from us to get all Alistair Cooke on you — we make mistakes too, after all — but it's time something was said. The English language is not a toy, and spell-check was invented for a reason. Yes, we're referring to you, MLB Blogs. And specifically to you, Matthew's Nation. More »
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Has anyone seem Tommy Lasorda? We're starting to get a little worried — he's supposed to be running the flagship blog at MLB Blogs, but hasn't posted since July 27. One imagines his tan Sierra found abandoned in Laurel Canyon, the driver's side door hanging open suspiciously and a trail of fast food wrappers leading into the woods. More »
]]> http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=126489&view=rss&microfeed=true We've been following the MLB Blog l'ecriture sans calmants for some time now, and we have to say, we're a fan. We love the fact that it's written entirely in French. And we love that the author, Pascal Uccelli, seems to be a hopeless and inept gambler (allow us to translate): More »
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Baseball blogs come in a few basic varieties. You have the committed fan (Bleeding Pinstripes), the starry-eyed kid (Look Who I Just Interviewed!) and those who have given up entirely and abandoned all perspective and self-respect (I Am Begging the Cardinals to Win the World Series). More »
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Are you a professional athlete? Are you seeking balance in your life? Is Venus entering Scorpio in your house of partnership? Well, you probably need the services of a qualified sports astrologist. If only we knew where one could be contacted. More »
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Zack Hample is quite insane, of that we're certain. He has close to 3,000 baseballs in his house, from 40 different ballparks. So obsessed is he that he's even posted a map of Costa Rica on his site, with arrows pointing to the exact site of the Rawlings baseball factory. We know he's planned his advance on that factory, just as Patton did in Sicily. Monty must not beat us to Turrialba! More »
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We don't mean to pry, really, but we can't help but find Baseball Strategies a little strange. First off, it promises "daily insite" (sic) into the game of baseball direct from San Diego Padres scout Branden Moskwa. But for a guy who supposedly works inside the game, he sure is, well, kinda into gambling a lot. Each of his posts are sponsored by Oddjack benefactor Bodog, and the guy keeps giving odds and suggestions on bets in his posts. Either the MLB rules on gambling have been loosened dramatically, this guy doesn't really work for the Padres, or some shit is going to eventually hit the fan, once people find this site. So here it is! More »
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Dan Rivkin has a couple of things going against him — he's a programmer of some sort at MLB.com, and he's a Mets fan. Poor dope. More »
]]> http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=125026&view=rss&microfeed=true For a while in the sixth grade we pretended we knew French — but in reality it was just that one line in the Beatles song "Michelle" that we memorized and repeated to impress our friends. Apparently the folks over at MLB Blogs never even got that far. The Expos are long gone, after all, so why should they bother? More »
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We'd like to introduce a new feature, because features are fun and make the day just fly fly fly by. In case you missed it, former Sportingnews.com "new media" dropout Mark Newman has resurfaced at MLB.com to help Bud Selig sell something that you absolutely cannot find anywhere else (particularly not for free): Blogs! For the bargain price of $4.95 a month, you too can have your very own MLB blog. What's different about this blog than, say, a blogspot blog? Um ... it has MLB.com in the title. Good deal! More »
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If you've never been there, we can pretty much sum up the bulk of MLB Blogs in three words: Vacuous pap. Hmm — actually, it only took two words. More »
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They are the weblogs that time forgot. The blogs of the damned. Let us take a moment today to pay homage to the brave sites that have been consigned to the MLB Blogs scrap heap. More »
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Take a look at the above photo, actually existing on MLB Blogs at this moment. A couple of possibilities here: More »
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The facts: Alter Bridge guitarist Mark Tremonti has an MLB blog. Tremonti is pals with Boston's Johnny Damon. Damon is rumored to be one of the next big names to go down in baseball's steroids sweep. How about some insight, Mark? Dish, baby. More »
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We find it hard at times to keep up with MLB Blogs because of its the breakneck pace. When visiting Replaying the Past, for instance, we often have to take a breather to collect our wits, stop our heads from spinning and have someone from the clinic across the street take our blood pressure. It's that intense. More »
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Apparently, they have radio stations on MLB Blogs right now, and everyone is just kind of linking to each other and talking about each other. That guy in the picture is the blogger at Diehard Ball Fan, and he was on a radio show and he's all excited. More »
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We've figured out where all the Tampa Bay Devil Rays fans are: England! Yep, today's hot MLB Blog is Rays From Across The Pond, a site devoted to the least-exciting baseball team, which, after all is still better than cricket. Best post: More »
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MLB.com's Casey Stern has no peer behind a microphone, unless you count Carson Daly. Actually he's more of a cross between Pauly Shore and Christopher Knight — one day he's going to startle a guest when his voice changes right on the air. More »
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Having just spent the morning removing about a dozen rolls of toilet paper from the roof and the trees in the front yard, we think it's great when kids get involved with a constructive activity. Witness Look Who I Just Interviewed, written by a 13-year-old named Michael who chats with various major league players. More »
]]> http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=116872&view=rss&microfeed=true Most of the blogs here are harmless drivel, but occasionally we trip over one that scares us, quite frankly. In reading Down the Left Field Line; Life, Baseball and Eric Byrnes, we felt kind of the same way we did when seeing Fatal Attractionfor the first time. A little sorry for the rabbit and ultimately glad that Glenn Close didn't have our address. More »
]]> http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=116440&view=rss&microfeed=true If you're looking for insight from Orioles fans on the Rafael Palmeiro steroid situation, what better place than MLB Blogs? Um, yeah. Hello? Anyone? More »
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In 2005 Summer Baseball Odyssey, an Australian named Alex takes a tour of U.S. ballparks. How is this different than if, say, you or I did it? More »
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]]> http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=114605&view=rss&microfeed=true We've been following this site for some time now, and to put it plainly, MLB Blogs is in trouble. They are Woodward & Bernstein before Watergate. Drudge before Monica. MLB Blogs needs a big story — a scoop, a defining moment. Also a spell-check function wouldn't hurt. More »
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Casting a wide net, MLB Blogs.com has recruited Alter Bridge guitarist Mark Tremonti to its stable of writers. We weren't quite sure what Alter Bridge was, so had to Google it (they used to be Creed). For those of you now looking up Creed, just skip this item entirely, OK? More »
]]> http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=114108&view=rss&microfeed=true One thing about Tommy Lasorda: He's not afraid to tackle the tough issues. Have steroids tainted the record book? Should Pete Rose be in the Hall of Fame? What of the Kenny Rogers incident? More »
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Zack Hample, author of The Baseball Collector, is somewhat of a legend in the sports memorabilia world. His claim to fame: He's caught at least one ball in 404 consecutive Major League games. More »
]]> http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=113491&view=rss&microfeed=true Attention Mr. and Mrs. America and all the ships at sea. Tommy Lasorda has updated his blog! Everyone please turn on your computers! More »
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