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  • 1 month ago | bnd.com | Todd Eschman

    Part of why the daily lineup remains an object of fixation and fascination for every baseball team is that it’s one part of the job that seemingly every fan and observer feels like they could handle. Writing down nine names in order is a relatively simple task before considering the things which go into that construction, and since each lineup is a fixed, pure distillation of a manager’s thinking at a specific moment in time, there are always built-in talking points available.

  • 1 month ago | sports.yahoo.com | Todd Eschman

    1 / 2Part of why the daily lineup remains an object of fixation and fascination for every baseball team is that it’s one part of the job that seemingly every fan and observer feels like they could handle. Writing down nine names in order is a relatively simple task before considering the things which go into that construction, and since each lineup is a fixed, pure distillation of a manager’s thinking at a specific moment in time, there are always built-in talking points available.

  • 1 month ago | bnd.com | Carolyn P. Smith |Todd Eschman

    Police reports provide a deep look into the investigation of a metro-east bank executive who federal prosecutors have accused of defrauding his employer of nearly $2 million and stealing another nearly half million dollars from a Lebanon couple's retirement savings.

  • 2 months ago | bnd.com | Todd Eschman

    Not much will make a manager look much smarter than an overachieving bullpen, and the reverse is certainly true of an underachieving bullpen. Because the choice of what reliever enters the game and when is such a hands-on decision, it’s also the sort of decision that lends itself to immediate second guessing and criticism. Sometimes, though, a manager looks out beyond the fence and realizes he’s out of good options. Sometimes, eventually, a pitcher has to step up and get someone out.

  • Mar 15, 2025 | bnd.com | Josh Carter |Todd Eschman

    Linda Gaskill, a resident of Parkview Mobile Home Park, points out destruction after a suspected tornado passed through on Friday night. "It was horrible," Gaskill said, "this is just really sad." Belleville News-Democrat The National Weather Service is investigating property damage along the path of thunderstorms that blew through the St. Louis region and metro east Friday night with high straight-line winds and hail.

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