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    The summer of Kevin Maas 

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    Published on 07-05-12 08:53 AM

    The 1990 version of the New York Yankees was terrible. The team lost 95 games and were a perfect storm of bad baseball. The team finished dead last in the American League in batting average, on-base percentage and slugging. The pitching was not much better and came in third from the bottom in most categories. The rotation consisted of Tim Leary, Andy Hawkins, Dave LaPoint, Chuck Cary and Mike Witt. All were baseball journeymen. Leary lost nineteen games. The offense was worse. Only two of the regulars in the lineup finished above 100 in OPS+. Don Mattingly was not one of them. Mattingly missed a third of the season and when he did play, had his worst season. His decline stage was in full force. Against this backdrop of mediocrity came a flash of lightning. His name was Kevin Maas. He was everything you would want for sudden fame. He was handsome, stunningly so. And his first 72 at bats were unlike any seen in the history of baseball. 1990 was the summer of Kevin Maas.

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    The Phillies demands for Cole Hamels are…cute 

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    SNY
    Published on 07-03-12 12:24 PM

    While I was out of power, multiple outlets reported that the Phillies have begun shopping Cole Hamels around the league as we approach the non-waiver trade deadline at the end of this month. Though it’s easy to see why the Phillies are begin to think of selling, what with being stuck in last place at nine games below .500 entering play today and, in just the second year of The Greatest Rotation Ever era having already been replaced as the most universally overrated team in baseball by the Rangers, Ruben Amaro Jr. is apparently holding out hope that Hamels can be extended and, via Buster Olney, is asking a king’s ransom for Hamels at the moment.

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    Joba continues to make progress 

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    SNY
    Published on 07-03-12 10:05 AM

    Via Chad Jennings, Joba Chamberlain threw a 40 pitch live batting practice session yesterday, and is scheduled for a simulated game on Friday. That puts him on schedule to begin a minor league rehab stint in roughly two weeks, give or take. If there are no setbacks, that puts his timetable for a return to the big leagues at about 6-7 weeks following Tommy John surgery and that severe ankle dislocation. In other news, I’m still beyond amazed at how quickly Joba has progressed in his rehab work over the spring months.

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