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Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – April 8, 2013

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Today’s episode of The Sully Baseball Daily Podcast was recorded at Dodger Stadium. I discussed why people should give L.A. fans a break for being late.

I also examined the history of the Dodgers and how they were the team that reached out to an African American crowd. They also did the hero for Jewish, Mexican, Japanese, Korean and Born Again Christian fans.

Will they be the team that has the hero for gay fans and Muslim fans?


Also I determined that CC Sabathia, Will Middlebrooks, Adam Wainwright and Adrian Gonzalez owned baseball on April 7, 2013.

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Players who owned baseball for a Day

Clayton Kershaw – 2

Madison Bumgarner – 1 
Shin-Soo Choo – 1
Alex Cobb – 1 
Zack Cozart – 1 
Yu Darvish – 1 
Chris Davis – 1 
Jacoby Ellsbury – 1 
Prince Fielder – 1 
Adrian Gonzalez – 1
Carlos Gonzalez – 1 
Gio Gonzalez – 1 
Bryce Harper – 1
Felix Hernandez – 1
 Adam Jones – 1 
Cliff Lee – 1 
Jed Lowrie – 1 
Justin Maxwell – 1 
Will Middlebrooks – 1
Bud Norris – 1
Gerardo Parra – 1 
Andy Pettitte – 1 
Albert Pujols – 1
CC Sabathia – 1
Drew Smyly – 1 
Justin Upton – 1
Adam Wainwright – 1
Barry Zito – 1

Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – April 7, 2013

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On today’s episode of The Sully Baseball Daily Podcast, I talk with friend Tina Baylocq. She called in from Arlington in the middle of a Rangers/Angels game.

Then I declare someone to own baseball for the second time. Nobody has had two days where they “Own Baseball” until Clayton Kershaw today.

Alex Cobb, Justin Upton and Albert Pujols can be added to the tally.

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Players who owned baseball for a Day 

Clayton Kershaw – 2


Clay Buchholz – 1 

Madison Bumgarner – 1 

Shin-Soo Choo – 1 

Zack Cozart – 1 

Yu Darvish – 1 

Chris Davis – 1 

Jacoby Ellsbury – 1 

Prince Fielder – 1 

Carlos Gonzalez – 1 

Gio Gonzalez – 1 

Bryce Harper – 1 

Felix Hernandez – 1 

Adam Jones – 1 

Cliff Lee – 1 

Jed Lowrie – 1 

Justin Maxwell – 1 

Bud Norris – 1 

Gerardo Parra – 1 

Andy Pettitte – 1 

Drew Smyly – 1 

Barry Zito – 1 

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Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – April 6, 2013

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On today’s episode of The Sully Baseball Daily Podcast, I announce who owned baseball for April 5th and explain why I try not to look at stats in a vacuum.

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Let’s update the tally.

Players who owned baseball for the Day

Clay Buchholz – 1
Madison Bumgarner – 1
Shin-Soo Choo – 1
Zack Cozart – 1
Yu Darvish – 1
Chris Davis – 1
Jacoby Ellsbury – 1
Prince Fielder – 1
Carlos Gonzalez – 1
Gio Gonzalez – 1
Bryce Harper – 1
Felix Hernandez – 1
Adam Jones – 1
Clayton Kershaw – 1
Cliff Lee – 1
Jed Lowrie – 1
Justin Maxwell – 1
Bud Norris – 1
Gerardo Parra – 1
Andy Pettitte – 1
Drew Smyly – 1
Barry Zito – 1

Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – April 5, 2013

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Facial hair is the focus of today’s Sully Baseball Daily Podcast.

The big beards and messy hair on many of the players today will be a symbol for baseball in the 2010’s. Let’s appreciate them and be nostalgic for them now!

It is like a return to the House of David!

And with Chris Davis, Andy Pettitte, Cliff Lee and Shin-Soo Choo owning baseball last night, they all join the list of previous players who owned baseball.

Let’s update the tally.

 

Players who owned baseball for the Day

Clay Buchholz – 1

Madison Bumgarner – 1

Yu Darvish – 1

Jacoby Ellsbury – 1

Carlos Gonzalez – 1

Gio Gonzalez – 1

Bryce Harper – 1

Felix Hernandez – 1

Adam Jones – 1

Clayton Kershaw – 1

Jed Lowrie – 1

Justin Maxwell – 1

Bud Norris – 1

Gerardo Parra – 1

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Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – April 3, 2013

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In a jammed packed episode of The Sully Baseball Daily Podcast, I talk about listening to Yu Darvish’s attempt for a perfect game while at Ikea, the futility of Heath Bell and the dominance of the San Francisco Giants.

And I determined which hitters and pitchers owned baseball for the day.

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Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – March 31, 2013

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On today’s podcast, I talk about how futile making predictions can be, then I make them anyway!

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Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – March 30, 2013

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The Sully Baseball Daily Podcast had its first episode taped on an airplace.

While on an airplane, I sang the praises of the Astros and the Red Sox, two teams that I think will be lousy in 2013.

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Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – March 29, 2013

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Today on The Sully Baseball Daily Podcast, I talk about the contract extensions of Buster Posey and Justin Verlander and why I want them both to become Hall of Famers.

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Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – March 27, 2013

Justin Upton comes to Atlanta a year after finishing 2012 with .280/.355/.430 slash line and only 17 HRs.

Trading away Justin Upton was dumb for the Diamondbacks. They are probably regretting it now!

On today’s episode of The Sully Baseball Daily Podcast, I say “I told you so” regarding the Justin Upton trade and talk a little about Tim McCarver and why it is time to move on.

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Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – March 25, 2013

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There is some bad news for Cardinals fans all over the world. I’m picking the Cardinals to win the World Series in 2013, and my picks are almost always wrong!

But I have a good feeling about this Cardinals team and that is the topic for today’s episode of The Sully Baseball Daily Podcast.

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Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – March 24, 2013

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How worthless is the New York Yankees farm system? They can not seem fill in a single spot on an injury plagued team even on an interim basis.

Why not give the likes of Addison Maruszak a shot?

Meanwhile, I remember my Weston, Massachusetts Little League teammate Huckleberry Keys on today’s episode of The Sully Baseball Daily Podcast.

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Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – March 23, 2013

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Are upsets good for baseball?

Or is it better to see some of the great teams of all time have their crowning moment?

On today’s episode of The Sully Baseball Daily Podcast, I ponder those questions.

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Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – March 22, 2013

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On today’s episode of The Sully Baseball Daily Podcast, I discuss the bizarre legacy of the Colorado Rockies and what is shaping up to be a fascinatingly terrible year in Denver for 2013.

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Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – March 21, 2013

If all goes well with the team this year, the Astros could improve on their 2012 year.  If all else fails, Houston might challenge the ALL-Time Loss Record.

The Astros could be the worst team in baseball again, which is why casual baseball fans should be rooting for them in 2013.

On today’s episode of The Sully Baseball Daily Podcast, I answer the question “Why should anyone root for the Astros in 2013?”

To be cool, of course!

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Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – March 20, 2013

Paul Konerko heads into the last year of a contract.  At 37, Konerko has 816 XBH already after netting 48 more in 2012 and 56 in 2011.  If Konerko can play for a 4-5 more years, he may just crack into the top 25 of ALL-Time.

Why don’t the White Sox get more love?

In the latest episode of The Sully Baseball Daily Podcast, I go on one final anti WBC rant.
I invoke Top Chef, “USA For Africa”, Peter Pan and Smokey and the Bandit Part 3 along the way.

Then I wonder why the White Sox don’t get more love from the fans and the media.

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Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – March 19, 2013

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The WBC is like a scene from Ocean’s 11. A Sid and Marty Krofft reference concerning Aroldis Chapman. An unusual Dodgers jersey. All on today’s podcast.

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Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – March 18, 2013

The addition of superstars like R.A. Dickey, Mark Buehrle, and Jose Reyes doesn't bring the concerns many have when putting lots of superstars in the same room as each other.  None of these guys are the egotistical, clubhouse problems that people associate with superstar athletes.  They were handpicked by GM Alex Anthopoulos not only for their talent, but because their personalities mesh well with the existing ballclub.

R. A. Dickey and the Toronto Blue Jays laughed through a positive off season. But can the team overcome many potential pitfalls to win the American League East?

Are the Toronto Blue Jays the front runners for the American League East? Despite a great off season, I’m not buying them yet. I discuss why while I buy a rug.

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Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – March 16, 2013

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In today’s edition of The Sully Baseball Daily Podcast, I look for a new baseball glove and wish a happy birthday to my mom while at Dick’s Sporting Goods.

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Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – March 14, 2013

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The Detroit Tigers don’t have a full time closer right now. Do they really need one with all of their pitching depth?

That’s the question on today’s edition of The Sully Baseball Daily Podcast.

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Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – March 13, 2013

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While driving along the 101 heading to San Jose, I decided to talk about Johan Santana, the Mets, the trade block and Manny being Manny in Taiwan.

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Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – March 12, 2013

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While waiting for files to download, I realized that there are more than one way to enjoy baseball. If you are a traditional fan or a stat head, as long as the game is loved, that is all that matters.

Normally being frustrated at the office doesn’t lead to such a calming point of view.

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Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – March 11, 2013

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On the Sully Baseball Daily Podcast, there are some regular subjects to bash (Brian Cashman and the WBC.)

Also Colby Rasmus gets some scorn as well.

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Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – March 9, 2013

Bud Selig and MLB should be less concerned about the lame WBC and more concerned about pricing out little leagues for uniforms.

Bud Selig and MLB should be less concerned about the lame WBC and more concerned about pricing out little leagues for uniforms.

The WBC stinks, we can all agree on that right? The players going at 50%, the rules to make sure that they don’t work too hard and things like “Mercy Rules” and “Runners on base to start extra innings” show that it is lame with a capital lame.

But as Bud Selig and company try to sell this lemon, they are also pricing out little leagues to use their uniforms.

Is there ANYTHING more short sighted than that?

That is the topic for today’s Sully Baseball Daily Podcast.

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Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – March 7, 2013

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The Washington Nationals seem to be the trendy pick to win the 2013 World Series. If the past few years are any indication, that is bad news for the Nats and their fans.

That’s the topic for today’s podcast.

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MLB Reports State Of The Union Part 1: Sully Baseball Joins The MLB Reports!!

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Wednesday, Feb.6/2013

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By Chuck Booth (Lead Baseball Analyst/Website Owner):

It has been a great day at the MLB Reports.com.   So much so, that I thought we would write our own State Of The Union Article.  We are rapidly becoming one of the best independently owned – and fan run websites around the internet.  I know this is because we have awesome readers who share the same passion as we do.  I took over this website in November after writing for about 1 year.  Jonathan Hacohen (Founder, previous owner) had a vision that I have continued to run with.  We were searching for like-minded writers that share the same baseball passion as we do.  Since November 2oth, we have added 22 MLB Team Correspondents – and several new specialist writers.  We have taken a bit of a different direction but with the same model in mind.  We will get to some of those people in Part 2 of the State Of The Union.

We are all  here to work our tails off about spreading the game of baseball through written word.  We spend countless hours researching, writing, editing, checking stats, uploading pictures, tweeting, sharing on Facebook and interacting with a lot of you – in order to operate this website.  We are not making Millions, hell it really doesn’t pay very much at all.  We do it for the love of the game.

Having said this, we have some really exciting news to pass on.  Paul Francis Sullivan (please call him Sully) is joining our MLB Reports team as our Lead Baseball Writer and #1 personality.  Nobody works harder in the business than Sully.  He will be writing several articles a week and posting daily PODCASTS.  I am not lying here… Daily!  Sully has put up a daily PODCAST for over 110 days in a row now.  He usually talks on them for about 20 minutes or so.  He will share these with you.    In the last 10 months, Sully also has written over 335 articles on MLB Baseball.  This man loves the game and we are ecstatic beyond belief to have him part of our team.  We all hope that you support and welcome him.

Sully has been writing baseball forever and you will love his style.  He will also have his own page that he will be able to post other stuff other than articles and podcasts.

Sully has been writing baseball forever – and you will love his style. He will also have his own page here at the MLB  Reports – that he will be able to post other stuff other than articles and podcasts.

Here is his quick biography:

Sully has appeared in the HBO Sports documentaries “Curse of the Bambino” and “Reverse the Curse of the Bambino” as well as on ESPN2’s Cold Pizza and NESN’s “Spaceman: A Baseball Odyssey.” He has performed stand up comedy all across the United States and appeared on the TV show “Monk.”

He is currently a producer for Wild Eyes Productions in Los Angeles. Sully has previously produced such shows as”Axe Men”, “The Daily Show with Jon Stewart” and “The Bonnie Hunt Show.” He received an Emmy nomination for his work on San Francisco public television.

An award-winning filmmaker, he directed the feature film “I’ll Believe You” as well as many short films including “Sergi” as featured on PBS’ “Independent Lens.”

Sully’s personal blog is here

He has been a contributing baseball writer for USA Today, Baseball Digest, The Hardball Times and Time Out New York. His videos can be found on the Sully Baseball channel on YouTube.

Quick look at Sully Baseball’s Youtube Video Page:

Sully is jack of all baseball trades for skills.  Audio, video, writing, producing and directing.  He will be entertaining as anything you will hear on online - guaranteed

Sully is jack of all baseball trades for skills. Audio, video, writing, producing and directing. He will be entertaining as anything you will hear or read on online – guaranteed!

*** The views and opinions expressed in this report are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of mlbreports.com or their partners.***

Chuck Booth- Lead Baseball Analyst/Website Owner and author of the Fastest 30 Ballgames:   To learn more about my  “The Fastest 30 Ballgames Book” and how to purchase it, click here . You can also follow my Guinness Book of World Record Successful Bid to see all 30 MLB Park in 23 Days- click here.  I am happy to be part of such an awesome Magazine-Style Baseball Website and am looking forward to talking to all of the fans of the MLB.  You can reach me on Twitter here

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