Tom Verducci
Tom Verducci
Tom Verducciis an American sportswriter who writes for Sports Illustrated and its online magazine SI.com. He writes primarily about baseball. He is also a field reporter for the MLB postseason on TBS. In addition, he appears on Hot Stove and MLB Tonight on MLB Network as a baseball insider...
ProfessionJournalist
Date of Birth2 December 1960
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I have found his research and analysis to be useful tools in covering and appreciating baseball and its history.
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But they'll look at Soriano in center field, which might be his best position long term.
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Many Veterans Committee members have spoken publicly or privately against letting Rose in. Some have even threatened to boycott the Hall of Fame ceremonies if he is elected. So his best chances of getting into the Hall are during the next two years.
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This will be a huge financial relief for the Rangers.
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When the guy with the most talent on your team plays with no heart, I think that affects other people on the team.
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When you watch this guy play, I can't put it other way, he dogs it,
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No way. I don't think anybody who read the excerpts can in good conscience vote for the guy.
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I have questions about the makeup of this team. I've been saying this for the last couple years. I don't know if they can win as constituted. They're not an especially tough team.
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Once Boone went down, the Yankees started looking for a third baseman. A-Rod told them back in November that he didn't want to move to third, but he changed his mind after Boone got hurt.
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I just want the viewer to have a very informative and entertaining listen. I want them to feel like they've pulled up a chair right next to us. I hope to bring to the telecast what I call 'buddy information' - where you hear something and maybe the next day you say to your buddy, 'Hey, I heard something about this player or this team,' and they pass it on by word of mouth.
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My responsibility is to get the story right. I can't predict or be concerned with the consequences.
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Anytime you do a story that has an impact beyond that day's headlines and in what I regard as a very positive direction there has to be a certain amount of pride.
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I'm still the kid who grew up with ink on his hands from delivering newspapers.
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Why? Why should the bond between a people and their baseball team be so intense? Fenway Park is a part of it, offering a physical continuum to the bond, not only because Papi can stand in the same batter's box as Teddy Ballgame, but also because a son might sit in the same wooden-slat seat as his father.