Len Kasper
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Kasper: In baseball debates, anonymity has an ugly sideSep 07, 2014 2:28 pm - I wrote earlier this year about how the Internet has exponentially helped me do my job with all the facts and figures available at a moment's notice. There is no doubt c...
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Kasper: Fun to make early evaluation of big tradeAug 31, 2014 9:36 pm - It's way too premature to assess the trade the Cubs made with the Oakland Athletics on July 4, but it is fun to look at what has gone on since that big deal. Jeff Samard...
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Kasper: Talking baseball with Pat HughesAug 24, 2014 11:30 pm - Pat Hughes is now in his 19th season as the radio voice of the Cubs and has been a big-league announcer for three full decades. He is one of the best in the business who...
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Kasper: Making predictions makes very little senseAug 17, 2014 10:02 pm - I always chuckle to myself when people ask me to make predictions in this game. When will Kris Bryant be here? Who's going to win the National League Central? Do you thi...
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Cubs front office steps on the acceleratorAug 11, 2014 4:16 pm - Bob Dylan's anthem "The Times They Are a-Changin'" would be an appropriate theme song for the current state Chicago Cubs. Roster moves have been coming at a fast and fu...
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Baseball's unwritten rules not worth the troubleAug 05, 2014 5:26 pm - Let's start with the blowout “rules,” which informally state that in the late innings if you have a huge lead you don't push for the extra base because it can be perceiv...
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Kasper: Every broadcaster has to find comfort zoneJul 28, 2014 11:21 pm - I am a preparation fiend. Anyone who knows me well will tell you that. And every year I try to tighten up and streamline that process, which can become onerous if you le...
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Some uniform advice for Brewers, Padres from Len KasperJul 22, 2014 3:18 pm - I have some serious thoughts on a topic that isn't discussed enough in baseball - uniform design. Yes, I admit I am a sports uniform and logo nut. And I have thoroughly ...
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Cubs' trade stings a bit, but it was the right moveJul 15, 2014 6:04 am - Now that the shock of the Jeff Samardzija/Jason Hammel deal has worn off, I don't think there should be much question about what the Cubs did and why they did it. Tradin...
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Broadcasters have a duty to talk about no-hittersJul 07, 2014 2:43 pm - The amount of nasty and incoherent tweets I get every time there's a no-hitter in progress is astounding to me. For some strange reason, the "don't mention a no-hitter w...