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Read more about the article I’m left handed but learned to play baseball right handed to save money.

I’m left handed but learned to play baseball right handed to save money.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:July 4, 2014
  • Post category:Autobiography/Family
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We took our son to his first baseball on Father’s Day, heading over to New Britain Stadium to watch the AA Rock Cats take on the Trenton Thunder. We took…

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Read more about the article Pitchers who intentionally hit batters are cowards

Pitchers who intentionally hit batters are cowards

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:June 16, 2014
  • Post category:Sports
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I don’t care if it’s the culture of the game. I don’t care if teammates are depending upon the retaliation for their own protection. I don’t care if the manager…

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Read more about the article Baseball pitchers are cowards. All of them.

Baseball pitchers are cowards. All of them.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:August 19, 2013
  • Post category:Critic/Sports
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Last night Red Sox pitcher Ryan Dempster threw four consecutive pitches at Alex Rodriguez. The first nearly hit him in the legs. The next two were tight inside. The fourth…

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Read more about the article Network television turns a baseball fan into the butt of a joke. Is this okay?

Network television turns a baseball fan into the butt of a joke. Is this okay?

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:August 7, 2013
  • Post category:Sports/Television
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I’m torn. On the one hand, I love this video. There is nothing better than watching a muscle-bound man struggle with someone so inconsequential. All those hours spent lifting iron…

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Read more about the article Exposing the lunatic Little League coaches for who they really are.

Exposing the lunatic Little League coaches for who they really are.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:May 29, 2012
  • Post category:Idea/Sports
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Here’s an idea I’m considering: Write a blog that examines the youth baseball culture in my town and/or  neighboring towns, with specific emphasis on assessing and critiquing the coaching style…

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