Happy 4th all! Hope you're enjoying your day. I've just received word that the National League would like you to believe that Clayton Kershaw is not an all-star. I choose not to believe that. I also choose to believe Kershaw was held out because the Dodgers want to keep their pitching rotation order intact. With that bit of rationalization, I will continue on in my happy haze -- until Jonathan Broxton blows the N.L. lead on July 13th. Today, in keeping with the Independence Day celebration, I am going to reveal my All-Sam baseball team. You know, like Uncle Sam. This is the team that I'd like to send out on the field on the 4th of July to kick the crap out of the New York Yankees. I've got a 25-man roster here, so hold tight: First Base, "Wahoo Sam" Crawford: One of the stars of the brilliant champion Tigers teams of the dead ball era, Crawford was among the game's most exciting players as evidenced by two stats: he is the all-time career leader in...
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