ESTEBAN LOAIZA RUMORS

Before I get into the birthdays for today(there are no trades to mention) I have to mention the tragic passing of a legendary Pittsburgh Pirates player on this date in 1972 when the great Roberto Clemente died in a plane crash en route to Nicaragua to deliver relief aid after the country was struck by an earthquake. He was just 38 years old. Clemente passed away 39 years ago today...

Singer Jenni Rivera and former Major League Baseball pitcher Esteban Loaiza are each getting a place on the Las Vegas Walk of Stars.

Singer Jenni Rivera and former Major League Baseball pitcher Esteban Loaiza are each getting a place on the Las Vegas Walk of Stars. Granite stars recognizing the wife and husband were scheduled to be installed Saturday on the Las Vegas Strip alongside stars dedicated to Dean Martin, Elvis Presley and Frank Sinatra. Stars for Rivera and Loaiza will be located outside the MGM Grand...

On this date in 2003, the White Sox signed Esteban Loaiza as a free agent. He went on to lead the league in strikeouts, post ... Souce Via Sportifi.com

Here’s the first set of links in 2011, hopefully everyone had a fun night last night! According to FOX Sports’ latest Power Rankings, the Blue Jays are down to #17, and they had this to say: Another parallel offseason for the Jays, who can expect another mid-division finish in 2011 after failing to make any significant moves during winter meetings. Big League Stew offers a...

As the year 1971 prepared to close, and Nixon Now's 1972 dawned, a baby named Esteban Loaiza entered the world in Tijuana, Mexico. This Baby New Year would go on to pitch for eight teams over 14 seasons in the major leagues. Three times, he was traded for in July, with teams counting on him to pitch them to the postseason. The results were, at best, a mixed bag. Loaiza...

The Los Angeles Times reports that the Dodgers placed starting pitcher Esteban Loaiza on the disabled list because of tightness in his right shoulder. Injuries to has-been starters like Loaiza typically don't make headlines - even in Los Angeles - but in this case, it means the possibility of super-prospect Clayton Kershaw getting the call from Double-A Jacksonville....

Loaiza!Last night Esteban Loaiza pitched a complete game shutout! That was the sort of thing the A's were looking for when they got him. Wow. So the A's get 2 of 3 in Toronto and get outa town. Monday they came back from an 8-0 deficit to win 12-10. I couldn't believe when I got home monday night, it was 8-7 Jays, and the starter, Haren was still in there. Even the game they lost, they

Last week Esteban Loaiza was arrested for DUI. This week the A's signed Scott Sauerbeck, who was arrested earlier this month for letting someone drive his car drunk. He was also charged with obstructing justice -- he ran from the cops and hid under some bushes before he was caught. The A's got him on the cheap, obligated only to pay a prorated portion of the league minimum...

Imagine for a few minutes the career path of a B-list television actor. You struggle early in your career, playing bit roles and tooling around comedy clubs but then get your big break as the lead role in a network sitcom. The show is good enough to last a few seasons, not long enough to land you big residuals once it goes into syndication, but long enough for you to get typecast...