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Is Roy Halladay’s no-hitter really that surprising? (Video)

In baseball, the term “sure thing” is one that is seldom used, especially when predicting the success of a pitcher.  However, after Roy Halladay’s no-hitter against the Cincinnati Reds on Wednesday afternoon, we all need to seriously consider whether he is worthy of such a label.

What else can be said about Roy Halladay? This is what he does.  Each and every time that he takes the mound, everyone that is either involved in or watching the game almost assumes that Halladay will be…well, Roy Halladay.

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The Baseball Show’s LDS Predictions

For those who might not have had the opportunity to listen to “The Baseball Show” on Monday or Tuesday, here are our predictions for the League Division Series:

San Francisco Giants vs. Atlanta Braves:

Clint: Giants in 4 games

Mike: Giants in 4 games

Cincinnati Reds vs. Philadelphia Phillies:

Clint: Reds in 5

Mike: Phillies in 5

Texas Rangers vs. Tampa Bay Rays

Clint: Rays in 4

Mike: Rays in 5

Minnesota Twins vs. New York Yankees:

Clint: Yankees in 5

Mike: Yankees in 5

MLB Look-alikes Playoff Edition: Jayson Werth and The Edge(WWE)

The Golden Sombrero presents MLB Look-alikes: Jayson Werth and The Edge(WWE)

Werth didn’t always look like a cave dweller…

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The Baseball Show: The ALDS Preview Show

Tonight on The Baseball Show, Co-Host & Head Editor of Diamond Hoggers Clint Evans and I preview the ALDS series. You can follow Clint & Diamond Hoggers on twitter here. for the second night in a row we attempt to add to your postseason primer:

-We open up talking about Baseball Tonight vs. The MLB Network
-Full Breakdown & prediction of Tampa Bay vs. Texas
-Full Breakdown & prediction of New York Yankees vs. Minnesota
-Paying homage to Jim Thome
-The “X” Factors in each series?
-What we’re looking forward to most tomorrow
-Many more topics discussed and stats brought to light!

MLB Look-alikes: Julian Tavarez and Freddy Krueger

The Golden Sombrero presents MLB Look-alikes: Julian Tavarez and Freddy Krueger

I met the guy in Chicago when I was 12 and let me tell you, he’s scarier than Freddy Krueger.

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