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It may be November, but Three Strikes' ever-popular History Watch is still in midseason form ... Strike One -- Ichiro's Hit-And-Run Dept. You don't need to be a descendant of Charlie Lau to know that Ichiro Suzuki is one of the greatest hit mach...

Blog | Conversation | November 12, 2010

We just witnessed one of the great exhibitions of postseason pitching of all time. Here's what happened.

Blog | Conversation | November 02, 2010

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Blog | Conversation | September 14, 2010

When the calendar says it's mid-July, some people put cheeseburgers on the grill. But not the Sandwich Awards Committee. We've got some important awards to slap on our Kaiser rolls. But first it's time for the ... Munchies of the Week •&nb...

Blog | Conversation | July 16, 2010

Since it's Memorial Day weekend, that means a lot of sandwiches are about to hit the grill. But there are no burgers and hot dogs on this menu -- because it's time once again for another edition of our Generic Sandwich Awards. But before we salute t...

Blog | Conversation | May 28, 2010

STRIKE ONE -- NO-HIT FEVER DEPT. Hard to believe I haven't gotten around to Ubaldo Jimenez before now. But I got just a little distracted by that 20-inning game the same day. How'd that happen? Jimenez Nevertheless, The Great Uba...

Blog | Conversation | April 21, 2010

One of the great baseball books of modern times hits North America's book stores this week. Shockingly, it was written by a guy who was more interested in growing up to be Trevor Hoffman, not Peter Gammons. The book is called The Bullpen Gospels, pu...

Blog | Conversation | March 30, 2010

Grab a loaf of bread. Raid your fridge. And hunker down for another eagerly awaited edition of the Generic Sandwich Awards. But first, it's the ... Munchies Of The Week Hamels • The Phillies' Cole Hamels threw a complete-game t...

Blog | Conversation | September 04, 2009

STRIKE ONE -- IT'S ALL CYCLICAL DEPT. We've seen some unlikely guys hit for the cycle here at Three Strikes World Headquarters. But Felix Pie's adventures in cyclicality for the Orioles on Friday rank right up there. Pie For one thing, Pie c...

Blog | Conversation | August 17, 2009

PHILADELPHIA -- Seven home runs went roaring out of Citizens Bank Park on Friday night. But none of them was launched by that noted home run historian, Barry Bonds. In fact, about the only historic thing Bonds did during his 0-for-3 evening was hit ...

Blog | Conversation | May 05, 2006