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Arizona Diamondbacks starter Randy Johnson pitches against the Florida Marlins during the second inning 23 April 2001 in Phoenix. AFP Photo/Mike FIALA (Photo by Mike FIALA / AFP) (Photo by MIKE FIALA/AFP via Getty Images)

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Randy Johnson Killing That Bird Deserves An Asterisk

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The Rockies Are The Old, Weird Kind Of Bad

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Baseball’s Erasure Of Black Managers And Executives Shows Who MLB Believes Is Worthy To Lead

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Curt Schilling Is Leaving Massachusetts Because The People Aren’t Nice Enough

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The Battle For Yasiel Puig’s Narrative

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Now Here Is Some Baseball-Ass Baseball

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Ray Ratto

Coronavirus Pandemic Causes Climate Of Anxiety And Changing Routines In America

The Rangers Will Have A Full House Because No One Will Tell Them They Can’t

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The Rise And Fall Of Grand Slam USA

Amed Rosario of Cleveland can't get to a ground ball during a spring training game.

Cleveland Knew About Mickey Callaway, And What They Could Get Away With

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Here’s To Bob Nightengale, The Last Avant-Garde Baseball Photographer

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Mariners outfield Tim Lopes can't catch a homer, just as Kevin Mather couldn't quite grasp how to shut up.

Kevin Mather Isn’t An Anomaly

Scott Kazmir seen here during his last big league season, which was 2016.

It’s Time For A Scott Kazmir Comeback

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Kevin Mather Had It Coming Long Before His Rotary Club Meltdown

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Mariners President Kevin Mather Shows Us What A Baseball Executive Really Thinks

KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI - JULY 02: Starting pitcher Trevor Bauer #47 of the Cleveland Indians watches from the dugout after leaving the game during the 7th inning of the game against the Kansas City Royals at Kauffman Stadium on July 02, 2019 in Kansas City, Missouri. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)

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Trevor Bauer, In More And Somehow Even Dumber Words: All Lives Matter

SAN DIEGO, CA - SEPTEMBER 14: Fernando Tatis Jr. #23 of the San Diego Padres reacts after taking a strike during the third inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Petco Park on September 14, 2020 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Denis Poroy/Getty Images)

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Fernando Tatis Jr. Makes It Obvious

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Tim Tebow’s Baseball Career To Lie Down In Green Pastures

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The Atlanta Braves Were So Close

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MLB’s Minor League Power Play Is An Offense Against Baseball History

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Pedro Gomez, Without Pretense

Ginny Searle is a writer and editor at Baseball Prospectus.

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Mickey Callaway during his time as manager of the New York Mets

Time To Untune That String

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Hank Greenberg of the Detroit Tigers in dugout with bats, no date

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Baseball Car Collectors Can Snag Hank Greenberg’s Cadillac For Cheap

KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI - AUGUST 19: Starting pitcher Trevor Bauer #27 of the Cincinnati Reds pitches during the first inning of game two of a doubleheader against the Kansas City Royals at Kauffman Stadium on August 19, 2020 in Kansas City, Missouri. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)

Cincinnati Reds v Kansas City Royals – Game Two

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