OK, so I'm on my greatest players kick but there is just so much history to be told in each sport. This list is a collection of the greatest players who fell short of just one goal, to win a title.Here's the list of the greatest players never to hoist a championship trophy in order of   more...
Original Story: http://rawsportsblog.com/?p=1337.

Barry Bonds, facing eventual Cy Young Award winner Jake Peavy, flied out to center fielder Brady Clark for the third out in the 6th inning of an 11-3 loss to the San Diego Padres. Seems pretty innocuous, considering the never ending list of accomplishments and accolades Bonds had compiled in his   more...
Original Story: http://azsportshub.com/2008/07/09/barry-....

The Yankees will be holding their collective breaths tomorrow when Hideki Matsui has his knee further examined to determine if he will need season ending surgery.If he does, then the search will begin on finding a replacement bat for his spot in the lineup. General manager Brian Cashman said that   more...
Original Story: http://www.hotstovenewyork.com/2008/07/1....

The Giants have announced their rotation order for the second half of the season and this one makes sense......to me at least. I've been harping on putting Zito down the road but if they don't want that then put him down the rotation. Of course having a #4 guy making a bajillion dollars sure makes   more...
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Embattled former Giants slugger Barry Bonds has entered into formal contract negotiations with the Yankees, and a consummation of the deal is anticipated forthwith, a confidential clubhouse source told MLBNewsOnline.com.The incentive-laden deal, being hammered out between Bonds' agent Jeff Borris   more...
Original Story: http://www.mlbnewsonline.com/2008/07/sou....

The rumor mill has been running rampant lately about the possibility of Barry Bonds coming to Boston. The whispers have ranged from the minuscule 'Barry had a try-out for Red Sox ownership' to the extreme 'Boston offered Barry Bonds a minor league contract.' What's the truth?
Original Story: http://www.soxaddict.org/2008/07/09/epst....

It appears Barry Bonds may have to boycott the Hall of Fame after all.After initially refusing the Barry Bonds asterisk-branded 756th home run ball, the Hall of Fame has now accepted the donation from Ecko Unlimited founder and PR stuntman Marc Ecko.Ecko bought the ball for $750,000 last September,   more...
Original Story: http://www.wcbias.com/2008/07/top-10-rea....

It seems as if no one in the NL West wants first place. It is truly sad when the Rangers would be in 1st place if after the All Star break if they were in the NL and they're only 4 games over .500. No NL West team is above .500 as of July 21, 2008.So what seems to be the problem? Could it be that   more...
Original Story: http://baseballreflections.com/2008/07/2....

Maybe Brian Cashman reads Hot Stove, but probably not. Either way he must have figured my idea that the Yankees go out and sign Richie Sexson was a good low risk, high reward situation.Sexson does add a decent bat against left handed pitching, which the Yankees sorely needed, but don't get over   more...
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2008's been a bad year for Barry Zito. A 4-12 record, a 5.73 ERA and no run support from the Giants. But it just got worse - Fathead put his wall poster on clearance.
Original Story: http://homerderby.com/archives/2316.

Yes the biggest need for the Phillies is a pitcher. But an extra bat wouldn't hurt. Just ask Charlie Manuel. "Yeah, I think we could use a bat. We could use a good bat. You've got to remember, good bats are competition. That can't do anything but make you better."Here is a name for you   more...
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Quote from the Mercury News: "[Barry Bonds] has nothing to prove there," Jeff Borris told the Associated Press. "He doesn't need to go to an independent team and hit two home runs a night hoping to get attention to prove that he still has the skills that would warrant him playing at the major   more...
Original Story: http://www.sportsagentblog.com/?p=1542.

More hope for the future:Mike Loree must be wondering what a guy needs to do to get a win. The 21-year-old right-hander struck out seven over seven perfect innings for the Salem-Keizer Volcanoes on Friday, but the Yakima Bears rallied with two outs and nobody on in the bottom of the ninth for a 2-1   more...

With the All-Star break complete and play set to resume Thursday, the final push toward the finish line begins in earnest. The next significant event in Major League Baseball is the July 31 trade deadline which, we've come to learn, isn't really a deadline.
Original Story: http://moondogsports.com/2008/07/17/bond....

Screaming Sports' Phil Yoon goes over a week of upcoming matchups and determines who you should sit, who you should start and why. Surprisingly, there are three pretty big names that should be riding the pine this coming week.
Original Story: http://www.screamingsports.com/mlb-artic....