Found December 08, 2007 on The Sports Agent Blog:
Two finals down, two to go. Criminal Law and Torts will be out of my mind for a while. Now it is onto studying for Professional Responsibility and Constitutional Law. Oh, and it is Hanukkah! So spin those dredles and burn down the candles. Here comes some stories that I failed to cover during the week. * Scott Boras was looking to get client, Andruw Jones, a 7-year deal that would pay near $140 million. Andruw will have to settle for $36 million over 2 years with the Los Angeles Dodgers instead [Boras Loses Again: Andruw Jones to the Dodgers]. * Major-college football coaches are now averaging over $1 million per year in salary. Les Miles just became the 5th coach to sign a deal for more than $3 million per year [College football coaches calling lucrative plays]. * Bode Miller has become the latest entrepreneur to join the Social Networking bandwagon. He has created SkiSpace.com, which claims to be a new social networking and information site just for skiers, snowbo...
Yardbarker aggregates the latest sports news, rumors and gossip from around the web. We use proprietary algorithms to automatically categorize stories and associate photos with articles. If you feel an article was miscategorized, please email tagging@yardbarker.com.
THE BACKYARD
AROUND THE WEB
RELATED ARTICLES

Ned Colletti Deserves An Extension

Or at least Murray Chass thinks so."GIVE THAT MAN A CONTRACTNed Colletti, the Los Angeles Dodgers’ general manager, is in the last year of a four-year contract, which also includes a mutual option for a fifth year. When a Los Angeles newspaper recently asked Frank McCourt, the team’s owner, if he planned to exercise the option, he lauded Colletti for the job he has done...

Dodgers Unveil "Mannywood" This Weekend

Lest there be any doubt that the Los Angeles Dodgers see $$$ associated to Manny Ramirez from a marketing perspective, the club announced that starting this coming homestand, fans will have the opportunity to sit in “Mannywood,” an area named to honor (who else?) left-fielder Manny Ramirez. According to the Dodgers, “Field Level seats, fair of the foul pole in left field, will...

Ha Ha

The Giants signed Aaron "Thank God we got Andruw Jones so we didn't end up having to pay Aaron" Rowand to be their centerfielder for the next five years. Financial terms haven't been disclosed, but I'm guessing for somewhere between 60 and 75 million. Update>>60 million. With this signing, the Giant...

Time to Panic

The Arizona Diamondbacks are 6-11, with 14 of those contests coming in their home ballpark. The team is near the bottom in every major offensive category (last in on-base-percentage) and also ranks near the bottom in many bullpen statistics. Brandon Webb has been shut down for another 3 weeks and now Stephen Drew - one of their more consistent players - is on the 15-day DL. Haren...

Why does everyone seem to love Ned Colletti?

Fly thinks the love for Dodgers GM Ned Colletti is a little ridiculous.

The Dodgers' Considerations for Success (via Yardbarker)

Dirtlocker points for: Erik Bedard, Adrian Beltre, Joe Blanton, A.J. Burnett, Miguel Cabrera, Carl Crawford, Andre Ethier, Nomar Garciaparra, Scott Kazmir, Matt Kemp, James Loney, Mike Lowell, Juan Pierre, Aramis Ramirez, Johan Santana, Jason Schmidt, David Wright, Joe Torre The Los Angeles Dodgers ...

The Myth of the Left-Handed Specialist

Fans often complain about the misuse of left-handed specialists when they are left in to face right-handed hitters. But are their expectations that these pitchers not face right-handers reasonable?

Rangers Reflections: The First 3 Weeks

One month into the season and we know two things about the Rangers: their offense is picking up where it left off last season and their pitching has drastically improved from last season’s horrendous output.  Though both facets of the team are virtually the same as last season’s mark, the team has managed to stay hovered around the .500 mark, good for second place in...
Today's Best Stuff
For Bloggers

Join the Yardbarker Network (YBN) for more promotion, traffic, and money.

Company Info
Help
What is Yardbarker?

Yardbarker is the largest network of sports blogs and pro athlete blogs on the web. This site is the hub of the Yardbarker Network, where our editors and algorithms curate the best sports content from our network and beyond.