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Mop-Up Duty Podcast – Wrestling (Rumble ’17 Edition)

by Matt Nekrich | February 1st, 2017

Josh Blum, Matt Nekrich, and Scott T Holland join Ryan Sullivan for the latest wrestling episode, this time to discuss NXT Takeover: San Antonio and the 2017 Royal Rumble, and to look ahead to WrestleMania.

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2015 All Star Game NL Ballot – Update #1

by Matt Nekrich | June 4th, 2015

    It’s your election Czar, back again to go over the updated balloting results for the National League. St Louis fans have voted three of their Cardinals into the top spots for their respective… Read more »

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2015 All Star Game AL Ballot – Update #1

by Matt Nekrich | June 4th, 2015

  We’re currently about a month and a half away from MLB’s Midsummer Classic, and Major League Baseball put out their second update of voting leaders this week. As is the case every year, the… Read more »

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The Odd Orioles Offseason

by Matt Nekrich | January 29th, 2015

The Orioles finished the 2014 MLB season winning the AL East with a 96-66 record and made it to the ALCS before being swept by the dark magic that was the Kansas City Royals. Things… Read more »

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My Hall of Fame Class for 2015

by Matt Nekrich | January 5th, 2015

Voting for the 2015 MLB Hall of Fame class has ended, and soon we will know who will be inducted into the hallowed halls of Cooperstown. Over the next few weeks you’ll hear pundits and… Read more »

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Unearthing Gems in the Rule 5 Draft

by Matt Nekrich | December 11th, 2014

“There have been examples of Rule 5 draftees finally figuring it out and becoming great players, either for the team that selected them, or another club in the future.”

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