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The VORG’s 2012 “Most Voweluable Player” Awards

Posted on 15 November, 2012 by Diane

The last of the 2012 season awards will be handed out Thursday afternoon, as the AL and NL MVPs are announced.  Here at the VORG, MVP stands for “Most Voweluable Player”, that being the player in each league with the … Continue reading →

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Contracted Player Names

Posted on 29 August, 2012 by Diane

Due to an intestinal bug suffered by Cole Hamels, the Phillies are giving rookie Tyler Cloyd the start tonight.  It’s Cloyd’s big league debut.  When I saw the name, I thought of this guy, and apparently so did Andy, of … Continue reading →

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Scrabble and Baseball

Posted on 10 August, 2012 by Diane

Tomorrow morning, roughly 300 wordy people from at least 41 states and several countries will begin play in the 2012 National Scrabble Championship down in Orlando, Florida.  It will take 31 games over five days to determine the winner of … Continue reading →

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All-Initial Matchup Sunday Night

Posted on 23 June, 2012 by Diane

Sunday night’s matchup between the Mets and Yankees looks to be a good one, as both teams are playing well overall and CC Sabathia opposes the remarkable R.A. Dickey. Of course, the VORG finds the “initials as first names” of … Continue reading →

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There’s No Place Like Road

Posted on 2 June, 2012 by Diane

The Kansas City Royals, a preseason sexy pick for most improved team, stumbled quite badly out of the gate this year.  A 3-2 record to start devolved into a 3-14 disaster thanks in large part to an 0-10 homestand. They’ve … Continue reading →

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Let’s Take a Pole

Posted on 8 May, 2012 by Diane

                  Another baseball semantics issue to settle. The batter hits a long flyball that hits the pole delineating fair and foul territory.   Since the pole is considered to be in fair … Continue reading →

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No Relief for Breaking Brad

Posted on 1 May, 2012 by Diane

It was only a couple of weeks ago that we examined the record-setting “one-batter” relievers.  Apparently Astros’ manager Brad Mills reads the VORG, as he decided to go and set a one-game record for one-batter relievers last night during Houston’s … Continue reading →

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