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Pitcher’s Renaissance

Swing.  Miss.  Caught looking.  Why, all of a sudden, are veteran pitchers making more headlines than younger players?  Why can’t anyone seem to hit consistently off of pitchers who have been in the majors for at least ten, fifteen years, even close to twenty years?  And why does it seem that certain pitchers we were ready to ride off a year ago are posting the lowest earned run averages, highest strikeouts and most wins so far this season?  Getting older means reinvention, and perhaps, renaissance.

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To Go Forward- Or Rewind?

With the new season well underway, the Chicago White Sox are the reigning champs. However, due to umpire miscues, they did not get to the World Series without help.  Major League Baseball must stop ignoring the problem of their umpires’ inability to be perfect.  After all, what team wants to be considered lucky rather than great?