Author Archives: Jon Doble

The epidemic of bad umpiring

Major League Baseball has a problem. That problem? Umpires who like to inject themselves to ballgames and affect their results. As a whole, MLB protects their umpires from the negative side of getting a major call wrong. Unfortunately, few learn … Continue reading

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After the dust has settled

The MLB non-waiver trade deadline came and went at 4 p.m. eastern time yesterday afternoon. It seemed like every contender added pieces from non-contenders as they attempted to solidify their position on top, or as a challenger of, a division. … Continue reading

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Where am I?

Welcome to the new Redbird Dugout. Over the last couple weeks I’ve been working on getting the theme of this site ready. It’s about 99% there, but it’s close enough for me to consider debuting the site. All of our … Continue reading

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Furcal traded to the Cardinals

Rumors circulated all of yesterday, Rafael Furcal was set to be traded to the St. Louis Cardinals. Finally word became official this morning as the Cardinals announced that the 33 year old switch-hitting short stop was now a member of … Continue reading

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Rasmus dealt to Blue Jays

The news has hit the major media outlets. Colby Rasmus is no longer a St. Louis Cardinal. Neither is Trever Miller or P.J. Walters either. It’s a trade that’s not getting a lot of love from any fans that I … Continue reading

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