Award-winning writer R.J. Anderson of DRaysBay has a Should We Sign Bonds poll up.It certainly crossed my mind again during last night's 9th inning. With our Devil Rays down by three, no outs and men on the corners, coming up to the plate as the tying run was our left-handed DH, Cliff "Dr.   more...
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Collusion rumors aside, why hasn't any signed Barry Bonds?
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In case you missed it, Alfonso Soriano came up lame while diving for a ball last night. While the news is certainly important to fantasy owners, the promotion of center fielder Felix Pie from triple A is also noteworthy. The Cubs #1 position prospect projects to be a 5-tool player in the mold of   more...
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An interesting story about how Lou Pinella gave the managerial duties to CLiff Floyd in the Chicago Cubs 14 inning game against the Padres. A must read if you missed the story- Classic Lou Pinella!
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Mark Healey of GothamBaseball.com drops a few names in his latest Rumor Mill article. Not only is he covering the Mets and Yanks, but other players on the move around baseball. Pretty good article. This is the best time of year, the offseason. Where all types of players move.
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Talks of Jacque Jones leaving Chicago are on fire of late. It's been no secret the Cubs have had Jones in the front of the garage sale with a "Best Offer Accepted" tag around his neck. The 32 year old lefty outfielder is coming off his best year since 2002, still he's found himself in Lou's   more...
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• You down wit' OPP? Maybe I'm giving the Mets too much credit, but I'm thinking they played that song after the Cards hit into a double-play to indicate Oliver Perez's Pitching (OPP). • Preston Wilson and Jim Edmonds lightly bump into each other in the outfield and Cardinals Nation holds its   more...
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With Spring Training right around the corner, there are still plenty of holes that need to be filled in each and every major league team. Because of this, and because it is always a good idea to keep an eye on possible transactions, FIO staff writer Shane Huff has dissected the teams by division,   more...
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Just want to keep our baseball readers up to date. As always, rotoworld.com is the best source outside of The Swamp's own offseason rumors thread. Here are a few of their latest nuggets. Remember these are just rumors at this point:- Greg Maddux, or rather, Scott Boras wants a two-year deal. The   more...
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To those who celebrate it, I wish to wish you a Merry Christmas. Onward to the surprising National League preview. All the talk last year about a far inferior National League all but made the ALCS the official World Series. But Those feisty St. Louis Cardinals surprised the world and won the   more...
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Recently I've been rubbing it in my Mariner friend's face that his team has somehow managed to spend around $110MM on their team's salary this year and they are still odds on favorites to finish in the cellar of the AL West. He then brought up that if Seattle spent 110MM in 2007 then the Cubs must   more...
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- Carlos Beltran has the lowest home batting average of any regular in baseball at .224. McCarver is completely befuddled and asks: Why is that? Well, you might not expect Beltran to be the absolute lowest. But it's not that surprising considering that Beltran's batting average is .269 over the   more...
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For the Sabermetric crowd, a cost-benefit ratio to measure run producers since 1946. "The idea behind this that I recall reading online some place (where, I don't know), is that if a batter has alot of RBIs, it's partly because he has lots of opportunities. Of course, he then has more chances to   more...
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Vote: Is Ronaldo's WAG Nereida Gallardo hot or not? (The Spoiler)NFL: Putting girls through med school. (NE Patriots Draft)To Da House: Best Returns for TD Ever. (Where's Ubaldo?)NBA draft drinking game. (Rotohog)The Frederic Weis All (Forgettable & Forgotten) First-Rounders. (TLOCG)Three steps   more...
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This week, Going Nine will be penned by Gotham Baseball Magazine's newest addition, the esteemed Al Cohn. We're so pleased to have the veteran newspaperman and former sports and features editor from Newsday join us, and look forward to his work in the coming months.
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