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Buster Posey (Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images) and Willie Mays (Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images)

By The Numbers: Is Buster Posey The Next Willie Mays?

Joost “Luke” Demoes is our guest blogger this week. In this installment of By The Numbers, he makes a very interesting comparison.

2013/02/19

Giants, Tigers Will Need All Seven Games To Decide World Series

It looks like the World Series will go the distance and seven games for the second straight year.

2012/10/24

Ruben Tejada of the New York Mets is congratulated by Jordany Valdespin and David Wright after Tejada hit a lead off home run in the first inning against the San Francisco Giants at AT&T Park on August 1, 2012 in San Francisco, California. (Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images)

Tejada Delivers In Mets’ 2-1 Victory Over Giants

Ruben Tejada was the Mets’ hero on Wednesday as the Mets defeated the Giants 2-1.

2012/08/02

Keefe: Yankees Return Home With Ichiro, Without A-Rod

Neil Keefe and Sweeny Murti look at the Yankees as they return home from a 2-5 West Coast road trip with Ichiro Suzuki, but without Alex Rodriguez.

WFAN–2012/07/26

NL Slams Verlander, Cruises To Third Straight All-Star Game Win

Melky Cabrera and Pablo Sandoval sent the National League to a big early lead. Matt Cain and the rest of an imposing pitching staff finished off a Giant blowout in the All-Star game.

WFAN–2012/07/10

Palladino: Starting Cain Over Dickey Is Right Call

By the time the yelling and screaming subsides sometime around the Friday’s regular season restart, you’ll think letting Matt Cain pitch the first three innings was something akin to Tony La Russa punching R.A. Dickey in the throat.

2012/07/10

Mets’ Dickey Hopes All-Star Start Snub Wasn’t Based On Knuckleball

Owner of the best record in baseball, R.A. Dickey was hoping to become the first knuckleballer to start an All-Star game since Dutch Leonard in 1943. A 12-1 record wasn’t good enough.

2012/07/10

R.A. Dickey (Photo by Christopher Pasatieri/Getty Images)

Silverman: Dickey Is More Able Than Cain

Mets’ fans had a feeling of gloom when they realized that the retired LaRussa would be given the honor of managing the National League. LaRussa has an agenda when he manages the National League. He has a grudge against certain teams.

2012/07/09

R.A. Dickey (credit: Jim McIsaac/Getty Images)

Mets’ R.A. Dickey Won’t Get Start In All-Star Game; Cain Instead

In the year of Linsanity and Tebow-mania, Dickey has been one of the best stories in New York sports — not to mention MLB. But he won’t get the ball to start the All-Star game.

2012/07/09

MLB All-Star Game Preview

In a season with two extra playoff teams and a great deal of parity, virtually every franchise has hope heading into the season’s second half. That’s why you should care about Tuesday’s Midsummer Classic.

2012/07/09

Manager Tony La Russa (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)

Hartnett: La Russa Is Sucking The Fun Out Of The All-Star Game

Tony La Russa has dropped the ball by not starting fan-favorite knuckleballer R.A. Dickey at the 2012 MLB All-Star Game.

2012/07/09

Pitcher R.A. Dickey of the New York Mets tips his hat after his one hit complete game against the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field. (Photo by J. Meric/Getty Images)

Hartnett: Dickey Enjoying A Season For The Ages

R.A. Dickey is enjoying a year like no knuckleballer before him and his mastery in controlling the pitch had led to an unbelievable strikeout-to-walk ratio.

2012/06/14

Madison Bumgarner Could Join Cy Young Conversation For Giants

At 22 years old, Madison Bumgarner’s already accomplished an incredible amount in the Majors, but his career is just getting started.

2012/03/29

Brian Cashman (Jim McIsaac/Getty Images)

Hartnett: Why The Yankees’ Search For An Elite Starter Has Stalled

Brian Cashman is willing to play the waiting game when it comes to acquiring a talented starter — and will not let the market force him into overpaying.

WFAN–2011/11/28

Edgar Renteria #16 of the San Francisco Giants celebrates with Matt Cain #18 after Renteria hits a fifth inning solo home run off of C.J. Wilson #36 of the Texas Rangers in Game Two of the 2010 MLB World Series at AT&T Park on October 28, 2010 in San Francisco, California. (Photo by Doug Pensinger/Getty Images)

Cain Is Able: Giants Within 2 Wins Of World Series Title

Matt Cain shut down the Texas Rangers with the type of suffocating pitching that put the San Francisco Giants in the World Series. Two more games like this and they’ll win the World Series.

WFAN–2010/10/28

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