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By Bill Campione
I spend much of my space at FCP bashing the YES Network and their giant headed mascot Michael Kay over everything from their commercials to their trivia questions. It’s only fair that I direct some of my ire at the cross town wannabes at SportsNet New York, or SNY as the kids are [...]

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By Gary Armida
Some pending free agents are simply good. Others simply have good timing. In the case of C.C. Sabathia, he has both. First, he’s the best pitcher to hit the free agent market in years (and, he’s closer to Johan Santana than you think if Santana had hit the market) and he is in [...]

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By Gary Armida
The word inept is defined as without skill or aptitude for a particular task; maladroit. If one were to look up that word, the Washington Nationals’ logo would be next to that particular definition. Besides the fact that the Nationals have the worst record in the major leagues at 44-81, they are an [...]

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By Bill Campione
The New York Yankees have received a ton of negative press and fan reaction as they have followed up an eight game winning streak after the All Star break with a record of 7-13 (as of August 16). You can point to any number of reasons; age, poor hitting, or Hank Steinbrenner’s favorite [...]

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By Gary Armida
As discussed many times on this site, the Oakland A’s and their General Manager, Billy Beane are an interesting study in baseball management. On one hand, they are a team who generally competes with a limited payroll using the famed Moneyball approach, which is finding undervalued talent who possess good on base skills. [...]

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By Gary Armida
Ray Ratto has been a sports writer/columnist for 30 years. In that time, Mr. Ratto has worked in the San Francisco area for most of his career after spending time with the short-lived sports newspaper, The National, and San Francisco Examiner. In his career he has written for ESPN.com. Currently, he writes for [...]

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By Gary Armida
What follows is the very first article ever published on fullcountpitch.com. Because it was the first one, there wasn’t the readership that we have today. With Major League Baseball’s decision to use instant replay by the end of the season, this article is as timely as the day it was published. After the [...]

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By Gary Armida
Two weeks ago, Brian Cashman was being congratulated by most media, baseball fans, and baseball people for his adroit moves. In picking up Xavier Nady, Damaso Marte, and Ivan Rodriguez, Cashman seemingly shored up most of the Yankees’ holes. Since then, the Yankees world has shown some serious signs of crumbling. In their [...]

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