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Unlikely heroes led the Orioles to a win over the faltering Yankees. Published 10:19 p.m. September 17, 2010 - Comments
Managing legend Joe Torre has retired. The only remaining question is whether that takes effect now, or at the end of the season. Published 6:58 p.m. September 17, 2010 - Comments
With no UCL in his pitching elbow, 35-year-old R.A. Dickey has used the knuckleball to make a name for himself. Published 10:11 a.m. September 10, 2010 - Comments
Nationals pitching phenom Stephen Strasburg will miss 12 to 18 months with a tear of his UCL. Published 11:59 a.m. August 27, 2010 - Comments
Lou Piniella played in the majors for 18 seasons, managed for 23 more, and was an unforgettable presence no matter where he was. The city of Seattle won't forget "Sweet Lou" anytime soon. Published 12:41 p.m. August 23, 2010 - Comments
Katharine Holmes, of Chevy Chase, takes fourth place at the first ever Youth Olympics In Singapore this week. Published 1:01 p.m. August 20, 2010 - Comments
For seven years, Derrek Lee was the soul of the Cubs. Now the Atlanta Braves gain a model player and person. Published 9:25 a.m. August 19, 2010 - Comments
St. Louis catcher Jason LaRue suffered a concussion, broken ribs and facial injuries in a brawl involving at least 50 players and coaches. Published 1:58 p.m. August 11, 2010 - Comments
With no-hitters and perfect games in abundance,this season has been dubbed "The Year of the Pitcher." New evidence suggests that this may be a random fluctuation. Published 9:47 a.m. August 10, 2010 - Comments
The Padres and Giants have been unable to hit, but their pitching and defense have boosted the NL West into the spotlight. Published 11:22 a.m. August 7, 2010 - Comments
Arjuna Subramanian is an aspiring baseball writer living in the Washington D.C. area. He started his writing with his blog Painting The Black on MLBlogs in May of 2009. He fell in love with the sabermetric movement during the ...
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Arjuna Subramanian is an aspiring baseball writer living in the Washington D.C. area. He started his writing with his blog Painting The Black on MLBlogs in May of 2009. He fell in love with the sabermetric movement during the 2008-2009 offseason, and strives to provide balanced articles from both sides of the statistics/scouting divide.
When not writing, watching/listening to baseball, over-analyzing his Chicago Cubs, staring in disbelief at the writing of Thomas Boswell, or keeping tabs on the latest Milton Bradley blowup, he can usually be found at the DC Fencers Club, where he is a competitive epee fencer.