SMELL THE GLOVE
Yankees to release perfume line
Women who have always yearned to smell like the essence of Bucky Dent and Yogi Berra are in luck as the Bronx Bombers appear set to release their own custom perfume.
Via Hall of Very Good
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5 days ago
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5 days ago
Former Cardinals prospect McCormick attempts controversial comeback
St. Louis Cardinals 2005 supplemental first round draft pick Mark McCormick tried to reach his professional dream of reaching the major leagues but had to abandon his quest due to injuries.
After five seasons of trying, the former Baylor star, taken 46th overall in 2005, was released by the Cardinals in December 2009. The right-hander had spent most of the interim period either injured...
Via The Cardinal Nation blog
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15 days ago
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15 days ago
Bartolo Colon signs with A’s ending his Yankee era
Not that there was much of a chance that he would return after the trade for Michael Pineda and signing of Hiroki Kuroda, but the Bartolo Colon era is officially over as the burly righty signed a one-year deal with the Oakland Athletics, according to Jayson Stark of ESPN.
The Yankees signed Colon off the scrap heap last season and they ended up getting a very strong performance...
Via Bronx Baseball Daily
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27 days ago
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27 days ago
Colon Continues Comeback In Oakland
After a successful comeback season with the New York Yankees in 2011, Bartolo Colon is headed west. Reports surfaced last week that the Arizona Diamondbacks and Oakland Athletics were interested in the 38-year-old right-hander. On Sunday, the A’s were announced as the mystery team that secured his services for the 2012 season.
Colon experienced a career-renaissance with the Yankees...
Via Fangraphs
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27 days ago
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27 days ago
Report: Colon, A's agree to 1-year deal
A person with knowledge of the negotiations says the Oakland Athletics and right-hander Bartolo Colon have reached agreement on a one-year deal that will bolster the team's depleted rotation.
Colon's contract is pending a physical, the person said Sunday, speaking on condition of anonymity because the team had yet to make a formal announcement.
The 38-year-old Colon, a former A...
Via AP on Fox
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28 days ago
D-backs interested in veteran starter Colon
The Diamondbacks, who have been saying all offseason that they're eying a veteran starting pitcher for the back of their rotation, have expressed interest in free agent right-hander Bartolo Colon, a major league source said Friday night.
Colon, 38, was 8-10 with a 4.00 ERA in 26 starts for the New York Yankees last season, and he fits the exact specifications of a veteran the...
Via Fox Sports Arizona
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January 14, 2012
Yankees 2011 Season in Review: Bartolo Colon
Bartolo Colon hadn’t pitched a full season in the majors since 2005, but that didn’t stop the Yankees from extending a non-guaranteed offer to him after he pitched well in the Winter Leagues while playing for manager Tony Pena.
EXPECTATIONS: It’s safe to say that nobody expected much from Colon. Even though he pitched well in spring training, he barely got a spot...
Via Bronx Baseball Daily
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November 09, 2011
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November 09, 2011
Why Bartolo Colon is Just Not the Same Anymore
The last time Bartolo Colon was effective was way back in 2005, so when he showed up to the Yankees and surrendered four runs in his first two innings this season most of us wondered how he could possibly help the Yankees in 2011.
A funny thing happened though. After that first game against those first two innings against the Tigers he turned into a great pitcher, one that lead...
Via Bronx Baseball Daily
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September 28, 2011
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September 28, 2011
Bartolo Colon Abandoned His 2-Seamer Last Night
Nobody expected what the Yankees got out of Bartolo Colon in the first half of the season, nobody not even the Yankees. What they got out of him was two full months of brilliance. No he was not ace-like, but he was a phenomenal no. 2 starter.
He did that mostly with a two-seam fastball that he had perfect command with that also broke nearly a foot. It was a pitch he relied...
Via Bronx Baseball Daily
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August 24, 2011
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August 24, 2011
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