Dan Nachtigal - Page 3

Growing up I loved Sammy Sosa and the Chicago Cubs. The 1998 Home Run duel between Sosa and Mark McGwire was a highlight of my childhood and was ultimately where my infatuation with baseball and statistics began. That infatuation then grew exponentially a few years later when my father took me to my first Major League game between the Cubs and Rockies at Coors Field. We sat a few rows up behind home plate where I witnessed Slammin' Sammy hit three, 3-run Home Runs, in three consecutive innings. I was elated, it was as if the game was scripted for me. I've personally witnessed a lot of great sports games since then, from Brett Favre at Lambeau to LeBron James in the finals, but nothing compares to the show that my favorite player put on for me at my first baseball game.

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    NL Analysis - September 25th, 2020

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    AL Player Analysis - September 22, 2020

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    NL Analysis - September 21, 2020

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    NL Analysis - August 29th, 2020

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    AL Player Analysis - August 25th, 2020

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    NL Analysis - August 1, 2020

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    AL Player Analysis - July 28, 2020

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    Preseason Prep - March 14th, 2020

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    Preseason Prep - February 22, 2020

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    NL Analysis - September 28, 2019

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    AL Analysis - September 27, 2019

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    NL Player Analysis - September 19, 2019

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    NL Analysis - September 16, 2019

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    AL Analysis - September 12, 2019

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    NL Analysis - August 22nd, 2019

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    NL Player Analysis - August 18, 2019

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    AL Player Analysis - August 10, 2019

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    NL Player Analysis - August 4th, 2019

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    AL Player Analysis - August 1st, 2019

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    NL Player Analysis - July, 29th, 2019

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    AL Analysis - July 25, 2019

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    AL Player Analysis - July 20, 2019

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    NL Player Analysis - June 21, 2019

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    AL Player Analysis - June 16, 2019

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    AL Player Analysis - June 14, 2019

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    AL Player Analysis - June 7, 2019

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    NL Player Analysis - June 3, 2019

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    AL Player Analysis - May 19, 2019

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    AL Player Analysis - May 17, 2019

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    AL Player Analysis - May 8th, 2019

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    NL Player Analysis - May 3rd

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    AL Player Analysis - April 26, 2019

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    NL Player Analysis - April 25, 2019

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    AL Player Analysis - April 20, 2019

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    AL Player Analysis - April 18th

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