STOP THE INSANITY

Albert Einstein defined insanity as repeating the same mistakes and expecting different results. In baseball terminology this is called Ike Davis.

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(Y)IKES! DAVIS’ NEW LOW

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May 22, 2012. Ike Davis hit rock bottom, going 0-for-4 with two strikeouts against the Pittsburgh Pirates. Davis had struck out 43 times in 141 at-bats. Hmmm ... "What's wrong with Ike Davis?" everyone asked. Valley Fever? Too many late nights? … read more

SPINNING OUT OF CONTROL

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Good baseball teams in a slump have hope. If a team has talented players there is every reason to be optimistic. It's a 162-game season and, rest assure, tomorrow could be the day things turn around and a good team gets hot. Pitchers start pitching. … read more

STORIFIED: ACTION JACKSON

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Phil Jackson turned down the opportunity to coach the Brooklyn Nets, but according to ESPN he is “open to the possibility of coaching again.” … read more

FOREVER YOUNG

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Don’t, OK? Save your breath – and Anthony Young’s time. Just get to the question. That’s right, the question; the inevitable query about losing. He won’t mind answering because, well, the reply is always the same. I pitched well during the … read more

STORIFIED: SPITTIN’ MAD

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It's started with a tweet from Toronto Blue Jays broadcaster Dick Hayhurst and turned into an all-out verbal war. Hayhurst used his 140 characters to suggest Red Sox Clay Bucholz was throwing a spitball. Dennis Eckersley read it and called the … read more

NO MARGIN FOR ERROR

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Jonathan Sanchez said he was trying to pitch inside and missed his spot. Umpire Tim Timmons had a different perspective. "You've got two home runs and then you've got a line-drive single up the middle, and then the very first pitch is up around the … read more