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J.A. Happ, helmets for pitchers, and a new rule?

Pitching's always going to be dangerous, but things can be done and things will, eventually, be done.

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7 more words you can't say on television

The language changes, and baseball's hardly an exception. Sixty years ago, Barry Zito might have been described as a cunny thumb, not no more. Here are some things you just don't hear any more.

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GIFs of hitters missing Matt Harvey pitches

Rob already wrote about Matt Harvey here, and you know that if you want plate-to-apple coverage, you can always go to Amazin' Avenue. But it feels like there's room for at least one more paean to...

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What baseball was like 365 days ago

There are people reading this who have never seen a Baseball Encyclopedia. Oh, you lucky fools. It was the book form of Baseball-Reference.com, but with five percent of the information. It was the...

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Matt Harvey's nearly perfect game

Tuesday night, only two things went wrong for Matt Harvey: He had a bloody nose in the first inning, and he gave up an infield hit in the seventh. Otherwise he was perfect.

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Can Angels or Blue Jays recover?

Both the Angels and the Blue Jays were generally expected to wind up in the postseason after serious off-season revampings. But both have struggled terrible so far this spring. Which club's got a better chance of turning things around?

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Assuming too much about Melky Cabrera

Melky Cabrera used to be good, but he hasn't been since returning from a PED-related suspension. Is there any sort of easy, obvious explanation for this? I wonder ...

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Don Mattingly's bizarrely happy face

Hey, you can't blame a manager for at least sounding optimistic, even after his club is swept by its keenest rival.

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Same shoulder, different injury?

Roy Halladay flashed little of his usually brilliant form last season, and this one's off to a rough start, too.

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A simple request on how to improve the game

It seems to be fashionable to at least acknowledge that umpires have a tough job before you slam them. Okay. Fair enough. Compare the career path of the umpire to that of a major-league player,...

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