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About Jeremiah Graves

Things I dig: baseball, zombies, comfy t-shirts, Jennifer Aniston and cheeseburgers. Things I don't dig: the NBA, vampires, dress pants, Carrot Top and peanut butter.

Pat Neshek Gets the Worst Fan Mail

Posted on February 13, 2010

Minnesota Twins reliever Pat Neshek is best-known for his funky sidearm delivery and his blog. Fans haven’t seen much of his delivery of late as he hasn’t tossed a pitch since arm troubles and an eventual go’round with Tommy John … Continue reading →

Posted in Cheap Seat Chronicles, Injuries, Minnesota Twins, MLB, Pat Neshek | Leave a comment

Countdown to Spring Training: 5 Days

Posted on February 12, 2010

It’s officially “Truck Day” for most Major League Baseball teams. For those who don’t know what Truck Day is all about, it’s simply the day when teams load up their bats, balls, jockstraps and other supplies on trucks and ship … Continue reading →

Posted in AL Central, American League, Baseball, Cheap Seat Chronicles, Detroit Tigers, Magglio Ordonez, Major League Moments, MLB, Oakland Athletics, Placido Polanco, Playoffs, World Series | Leave a comment

It Hurts So Good: Slugger Frank Thomas Set To Retire

Posted on February 12, 2010

Frank Thomas is officially hanging up the cleats. Thomas, 41, has scheduled a Friday press conference in Chicago—where he spent 16 of his 19 big league seasons—to announce his retirement. Thomas, one of the most feared sluggers of the past … Continue reading →

Posted in AL Central, American League, Awards, Baseball, Cheap Seat Chronicles, Chicago White Sox, Frank Thomas, Hall of Fame, Injuries, MLB, MVP, Oakland Athletics, Toronto Blue Jays | 1 Comment

Countdown to Spring Training: 6 Days

Posted on February 11, 2010

With less than a week until Spring Training kicks off, I’m getting pretty excited. I hit up StubHub and snagged some super cheap (read: $16.50) Red Sox/Twins tickets for this coming May at Fenway and I can tell that I’ve … Continue reading →

Posted in Baseball, Cheap Seat Chronicles, Chicago Cubs, Major League Moments, MLB, Playoffs | Leave a comment

Countdown to Spring Training: 7 Days

Posted on February 10, 2010

For today’s entry on the countdown, I’ve decided to veer away from my hometown team and—for the most part—away from my era. Today’s Major League Moment is Kirk Gibson’s iconic pinch-hit home run off of Dennis Eckersley in the 1988 … Continue reading →

Posted in Baseball, Cheap Seat Chronicles, Dennis Eckersley, Injuries, Kirk Gibson, Los Angeles Dodgers, Major League Moments, MLB, MVP, Oakland Athletics, Playoffs, World Series | Leave a comment

Countdown to Spring Training: 8 Days

Posted on February 9, 2010

Today the fine folks at Yahoo! Sports opened up their vastly-improved fantasy baseball game and that means only one thing, live baseball is right around the corner. Let’s get right back into the countdown with another Major League Moment. As … Continue reading →

Posted in AL Central, Alexi Casilla, American League, Baseball, Carlos Gomez, Cheap Seat Chronicles, Detroit Tigers, Major League Moments, Minnesota Twins, MLB, Playoffs | 2 Comments

Seven Suitors for Free Agent Second Baseman Felipe Lopez

Posted on February 9, 2010

It shouldn’t be like this. For Felipe Lopez, coming off a career year, it simply shouldn’t be like this. Lopez, 29, is coming off an incredible season in which he split time between Arizona and Milwaukee. On the whole Lopez … Continue reading →

Posted in AL Central, AL West, Atlanta Braves, Baseball, Cheap Seat Chronicles, Chicago Cubs, Cleveland Indians, Felipe Lopez, Free Agency, Los Angeles Angels, Milwaukee Brewers, MLB, NL Central, NL East, Oakland Athletics, St. Louis Cardinals | Leave a comment

Countdown to Spring Training: 9 Days

Posted on February 8, 2010

We’re another day closer to Spring Training, so it’s time for another video to get your baseball-blood pumping. The Yankees/Red Sox rivalry is one of the most well-known in all of sports. The rivalry—which was, at best, simmering for much … Continue reading →

Posted in Aaron Boone, American League, Baseball, Boston Red Sox, Cheap Seat Chronicles, Major League Moments, MLB, New York Yankees, Playoffs | 1 Comment

Countdown to Spring Training: 10 Days

Posted on February 7, 2010

The countdown is officially on. According to MLB.com the first date that pitchers and catchers can report for Spring Training in February 17th. As such, I’m going to provide my readers with a video featuring a Major League Moment or … Continue reading →

Posted in Joe Carter, Major League Moments, MLB, Philadelphia Phillies, Playoffs, Spring Training, Toronto Blue Jays, World Series | Leave a comment

Orlando Hudson, Minnesota Twins Agree on One-Year Pact

Posted on February 5, 2010

Twins fans, feel free to take a minute to pinch yourselves. Shocking as it may seem the Twins actually signed free agent second baseman Orlando Hudson. The deal is for one-year and is worth $5 million. There are no additional … Continue reading →

Posted in AL Central, American League, Awards, Baseball, Cheap Seat Chronicles, Free Agency, Minnesota Twins, MLB, Nick Punto, Orlando Hudson | 5 Comments

Why the Minnesota Twins Need to Go All-In for Orlando Hudson

Posted on February 2, 2010

The Minnesota Twins currently have a good team. Orlando Hudson could make them great. As it stands right now—two full months before Opening Day—the Twins are the favorite in the American League Central. The club is returning the majority of … Continue reading →

Posted in AL Central, American League, Baseball, Cheap Seat Chronicles, Free Agency, Minnesota Twins, MLB, Orlando Hudson | 3 Comments

Joe Mauer, Minnesota Twins Reach Ten-Year Extension (or Maybe Not)

Posted on February 1, 2010

Joe Mauer has made it clear that he’d love to stay with the Twins for the foreseeable future. Earlier this afternoon WCCO-TV of Minneapolis/St. Paul reported that the ballclub had granted that wish by reaching a preliminary agree on a … Continue reading →

Posted in AL Central, American League, Baseball, Cheap Seat Chronicles, Free Agency, Joe Mauer, Minnesota Twins, MLB | 6 Comments

Minnesota Inks Twins-Killer Jim Thome, but is he the Best Fit?

Posted on February 1, 2010

Jim Thome is a member of the Minnesota Twins. Five years ago, those words would have me jumping up and down, screaming like a madman, and laying claim to the Twins’ inevitable American League pennant. The problem is that five … Continue reading →

Posted in AL Central, American League, Baseball, Cheap Seat Chronicles, Delmon Young, Free Agency, Jason Kubel, Jim Thome, Minnesota Twins, MLB | 2 Comments

Edge Returns to WWE and Wins the 2010 Royal Rumble

Posted on February 1, 2010

Well, we all saw that one coming. In a move that has to be described as “less than shocking,” WWE superstar Edge returned to action Sunday night in Atlanta and won the over-the-top rope battle royal to cash his ticket … Continue reading →

Posted in Edge, Professional Wrestling, Royal Rumble, WWE | Leave a comment

Is Johnny Damon a Fit for the Seattle Mariners?

Posted on January 28, 2010

Johnny Damon is a popular subject lately, but not for good reasons. It’s nearly February and Damon, coming off a very solid season, is finding his pool of potential suitors to be very, very shallow. It was long assumed that … Continue reading →

Posted in AL West, American League, Baseball, Cheap Seat Chronicles, Free Agency, Johnny Damon, MLB, Seattle Mariners | 1 Comment