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Mike Bates

Mike Bates

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    Learning from historyLearning from history
    MLB
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    General
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    Insights II: Baseball & Death -- a MetaphorInsights II: Baseball & Death -- a Metaphor
    General
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    Bagwell, Piazza, and the Irony of an Ethical StandBagwell, Piazza, and the Irony of an Ethical Stand
    Best of ‘12: Trout leads the way to a new paradigmBest of ‘12: Trout leads the way to a new paradigm
    The many crimes of R.A. DickeyThe many crimes of R.A. Dickey
    General
    By Mike Bates
    Mike Napoli’s Boston Years: The View from 2015Mike Napoli’s Boston Years: The View from 2015
    Unstated in the new CBA: Risk-free free agencyUnstated in the new CBA: Risk-free free agency
    General
    By Mike Bates
    Houston Astros: The clothes DO make the man!Houston Astros: The clothes DO make the man!
    General
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