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Raymond became a baseball fan at a very young age. He played baseball through high school and soon after became a varsity coach. He is now the P.A. announcer at his high school where he teaches. Raymond previously produced radio sports talk shows and hosted a weekly MLB radio call-in show. His favorite teams are the Chicago Cubs and New York Yankees.

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Chicago Cubs: Is Jon Lester a Good Fit?

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It is no secret that the Chicago Cubs have spent the past three seasons trading away their best starting pitching for offensive prospects and draft picks. A number of those prospects -- Arismendy Alcantara, Javier Baez, Jorge Soler -- have found themselves in the Major Leagues this season with many more -- Kris Bryant, Kyle Schwarber -- still…
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Yankees To Retire Derek Jeter’s #2 on September 7

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Monument Park is about to get bigger. Just less than two weeks ago, the New York Yankees added former manager Joe Torre's #6 to the Yankee memorial, thereby permanently retiring the number. That move left Yankee shortstop Derek Jeter's #2 as the only active single-digit number from 1-9 left in circulation. Yankee fans -- and all of MLB -- knew that…
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Chicago Cubs Showing Off Future in the Present

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The Chicago Cubs continue to show off their future while playing in the present. The Cubs have once again reached down into their farm system and called up one their highly-touted prospects -- this time from Triple-A Iowa -- to give him some experience at the Major League level. The announcement came Tuesday as MLB.com's Carrie Muskat and Manny…
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Should MLB add a “Player of the Year” Award?

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Every year, as the Major League Baseball season approaches the final two months and later, fans, analysts, and experts start discussing the front-runners for the season awards. Since many of the awards (such as league's most valuable player) depend on how the sports writers vote, no matter who wins, arguments ensue about who "got snubbed" and who…
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