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[MLB] The Last Thoroughbred

It's all illusion, the accolades, awards and accomplishments. These aren't etched in stone, untouchable by time.

Seconds stop for nobody.

Perseverance is found on the field, never peace.

No matter the amount of success, or degree of failure, our competition will always return, different pitches and arm angles, different stances and strategies.

Adjustments become worthless, effort expended, and than, at breaking point, talent rises above, for a fortunate few.

[MLB] Why Charlie Got Hustled: The Long Overdue Call From the Hall

"Playing baseball for a living is like having a license to steal." - Pete Rose

Major League Baseball has committed a sin; an absolute crime. They have robbed a man of his lifelong dream; of the ultimate accomplishment in the game that he loves more than anything in the world. He was robbed of this achievement, which he rightfully earned, and perhaps deserved more than any other player in the history of the game. Pete Rose was cruelly robbed of his place as a baseball immortal.

[MLB] Reds Soaring to the Top

Recent events in Cincinnati have brought back life into a once subjugated Reds baseball team. Dare I say, the Reds are winning - and, no, it isn't the beginning of the season. The past couple of weeks, everything has gone right for the Reds, even the injury to St. Louis Cardinals phenom Albert Pujols. Below you will find everything that has gone right for the Reds at this point of the season.

[MLB] The Man who would be King - Matt Waters

It shouldn't be that easy. A leap over the top of a flat outfield fence is not meant to look like poetry in motion. Home run swings aren't supposed to have a natural rhythm. Speed should not have equality with instincts. One is supposed to cover for the other. No one is supposed to be perfect. But yet, the images of a player who was more like a masterpiece still flow through the minds of Baseball fans everywhere.

[MLB] A Stroke and a Smile: Welcome Back Griffey

As he approached career home run number 500, the coverage surrounding Ken Griffey Jr. intensified. Since arriving in Cincinnati he has been plagued with a well-documented injury bug that put his career into a deep freeze and kept him off the baseball fan's radar. Maybe there was the occasional "What if?" and "What ever happened to?", but as far as the prettiest swing in the game, the brightest smile with the swagger to match, and the impossible running, jumping, gravity defying centerfield show stopping, Junior was a forgotten man. So far, in 2004 he has shaken the curse of the injury, rediscovered his power stroke, and is the heart of one of the most surprising teams in all of baseball. Then he did it. Number 500.