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Samer Kalaf
September 3, 2023
MLB
The Fellas Were Raking
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Ray Ratto
July 19, 2023
MLB
Adley Rutschman Vs. Luis Robert Was So Much Fun
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Samer Kalaf
July 11, 2023
MLB
Say Goodbye To The Baseball!
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Kelsey McKinney
April 30, 2023
MLB
Triple-A Pitchers Must Be Thrilled That Fernando Tatis Jr. Is Leaving
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Samer Kalaf
April 16, 2023
MLB
The Mighty Bat Of Yordan Alvarez Is Inescapable
60
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Chris Thompson
October 14, 2022
MLB
Mike Trout Can’t Help The Angels, But At Least They Can’t Make Him Worse
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Ray Ratto
September 13, 2022
MLB
Wow! Look What The Angels Did!
188
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Chris Thompson
August 5, 2022
MLB
Like Fort Sumter Or A Peanut, Nathan Eovaldi Got Shelled
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Ray Ratto
May 18, 2022
MLB
Everybody Loves Vlad, Even The Men He Destroys
77
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Lauren Theisen
April 14, 2022
MLB
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. Sent A Baseball To Baseball Hell For All Time
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Albert Burneko
April 11, 2022
MLB
Has Jorge Soler’s Home Run Hit The Ground Yet?
144
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Lauren Theisen
November 3, 2021
MLB
They Don’t Make ‘Em Like Salvador Perez Anymore
86
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Ray Ratto
September 21, 2021
MLB
Cardinals Manager Mike Shildt Stops Game So Everyone Can Watch Nick Castellanos Embarrass Him
76
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Chris Thompson
September 2, 2021
MLB
The Angels Are Done, Shohei Is Hurt, And Yet He’s Still Blasting Monster Dingers
65
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Lauren Theisen
August 31, 2021
MLB
Vlad Jr. Is Smashin’ Baseballs
80
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Chris Thompson
August 31, 2021
MLB
This Is What Happens When One Of Baseball’s Best Prospects Is Served A Meatball By A Position Player
87
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David Roth
August 20, 2021
MLB
Nick Castellanos Hit A Drive Into Deep Left Field, Which Is How You Know Something Grave Has Happened
131
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Chris Thompson
July 6, 2021
MLB
GunkWatch: We’ve Gunk-Beef On The Diamond
82
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Chris Thompson
June 30, 2021
MLB
What’s With This Damn Kyle Schwarber And All The Dingers!
110
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Chris Thompson
June 25, 2021
MLB
Dinger Beauty Is A Joy Forever
99
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Chris Thompson
June 9, 2021
Senators Week
Every Game Was A Home Run Derby For The 1974 Sacramento Solons
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Patrick Redford
May 6, 2021
MLB
Heartbreaking: Most Annoying Person In Baseball Makes Great Point
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Chris Thompson
April 25, 2021