Last week’s edition of The Diff was a fun little side project on young NBA guards and high usage rates. It wasn’t exactly the biggest conversation-starter, however. So let’s change that with the hot topic du jour: Michael Bourn.
It’s an exciting time to be an Indians fan. And we should cherish that. Not often in the last 10 years has there been so much fever about the Cleveland Indians in February. And no matter what happens, that’s something to be recognized and valued. Yet there certainly are a lot of myths out there about Monday night’s incredible signing of Michael Bourn. So let’s get to work.
It’s difficult for most people to wrap their mind around this at all. First of all, it’s the middle of February and we’re still talking about free agents! This offseason has been a wacky one in Major League Baseball, something actually our very astute Jon predicted in November 2011 might be the case with the new Collective Bargaining Agreement that came into effect for this year.
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PLAYERS:
Michael Bourn,
Jim Bowden,
Shin-Soo Choo,
Kenny Lofton,
Rickey Henderson,
Travis Hafner,
Nick Swisher,
Luis Valbuena,
Manny Acta,
Mike Aviles,
Jason Giambi,
Ken Rosenthal,
Terry Francona,
Michael Brantley,
Russell Branyan
TEAMS: Cleveland Indians, Cincinnati Reds, New York Yankees, Chicago Cubs, Boston Red Sox, Detroit Tigers
TEAMS: Cleveland Indians, Cincinnati Reds, New York Yankees, Chicago Cubs, Boston Red Sox, Detroit Tigers
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