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Will 2017 serve up anything close to the pleasant surprises of 2016?

With spring training about to go full bore this week I was thinking about where we were last year at this time and the shocking developments of 2016. No one could have predicted that the following players would impact 2016: Brock Stewart – Single A pitcher – Climbed from A to AA to AAA to …

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James Loney settling in with the NY Mets

The long time LAD ex -first baseman has shockingly filled the void of the Lucas Duda injury for the Mets. James Loney was toiling in AAA for the Padres on May 27th when he was purchased by the NY Mets to replace Lucas Duda who had been placed on the DL.  Loney couldn’t even hold …

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Dave Doc Roberts brings the Duck out of retirement

I really thought the Duck was going to stay retired, after all hardly anything has happened in the last three years that got his wings in a flutter. Yet, here I find myself writing a Duck Talk article because Dave Doc Roberts needs to answer some questions. For those unfamiliar with the Duck, you can …

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