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About Jeremiah Graves

I am a professional library dude, a cheeseburger enthusiast, a wannabe writer, a slow-pitch softball center fielder, an avid hunter (of churros), a cat-person, and — hopefully — one of your two or three favorite Iowans.

Winter Meetings–The Santana-less Edition

The 2007 Winter Meetings are here and believe it or not—and based on all my ranting, it may be hard to believe—there are people other than Johan Santana on the trade market. So I’m going to use this bloggity-blog to … Continue reading

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Play Ball…Well Figuratively Anyway

Here we are–December 3, 2007. Today the Major League Baseball Winter Meetings open up in Nashville, Tennessee. All eyes—at least initially—will be glued on the Twins. The Twins are dangling perennial Cy Young candidate, team ace and the man who … Continue reading

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Trying Times in Twins Territory…

Okay…so as a Twins fan, these are somewhat trying times. I knew coming into this postseason that Torii Hunter was as good as gone. You don’t come off a career year and enter a VERY thin free-agent market and actually … Continue reading

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Santana Swapping

I’ve read some very interesting blogs and theories regarding the Twins potential trade of Johan Santana and some completely ludicrous ones as well. Only five teams–the Red Sox, Yankees, Mets, Dodgers and Angels–can realistically afford to sign Santana long-term…which is … Continue reading

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Thanks for Everything Torii

I guess it’s appropriate that today is, in fact, Thanksgiving because I want to use this opportunity to send a shout-out to one of my favorite baseball players, Torii Hunter. It was reported early this morning that Torii has signed … Continue reading

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My Blueprint for the Twins

It’s that time of year folks. The air is crisp. The leaves are nearly all gone. The lights at your local baseball venue have long been dim. Oh yes, it’s that time of year. No…I’m not talking about Christmas and … Continue reading

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One of My Pet Peeves…

I like a lot of people. I really do. In fact, it takes quite a bit for me to dislike most people. Although, one sure fire way to flip my switch and turn me into a total hater is to … Continue reading

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Picking Sides

This is getting a little rough for me. I’m a fan of Peyton Manning, not because he’s an incredible quarterback, but because I think he’s absolutely hilarious in all of his commercials and because of one little line he uttered … Continue reading

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Brad Radke Retires

Tuesday marked the end of an era for Twins fans when Brad Radke officially announced his retirement. Radke has long been the face of the Twins organization and a pillar in an often unstable rotation. His presence guided a young … Continue reading

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Bags Bids Farwell

December 15, 2006 will be remembered for years to come as the day an entire generation of Astros fans—in Houston and around the world—watched their hero step away from the limelight and into retirement. It didn’t come without warning; the … Continue reading

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Buy Low Bargains

As the Winter Meetings come to a close many teams are still missing a piece or two of the puzzle for 2007. For many teams a big part of that puzzle is offense and this market has shown that if … Continue reading

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Is Mark McGwire Hall-Worthy?

Personally, this is something I’ve been waiting for since Canseco’s book came out in 2005. I’ve been sitting back, patiently waiting to see what type of public outcry we’d see when someone from the “Steroid Era” made his way onto … Continue reading

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One of My Favorite Baseball Moments…

It’s Game 6 of the 1993 World Series and you’re a fan watching the game at home. You see Joe Carter step to the plate and you can just feel the electricity in the air. The Jays have one of … Continue reading

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My Take — The Cubs

As the winter weather starts to roll in up north, the hot stove is only getting warmer down south…Orlando to be specific. Rumors are swirling right now regarding the various free agents still on the market and the potential trading … Continue reading

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My Take — The Red Sox

12/02/2006 I’m gonna tell you a story I’m gonna tell you about my town I’m gonna tell you a big bad story, baby Aww, it’s all about my town Yeah, down by the river Down by the banks of the … Continue reading

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