JULIO LUGO RUMORS & GOSSIP
While We’re Waiting… Lugo Deal Off, Ranking Recruits and Picking the ‘Best’ of the New Browns
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No Lugo- “A little over a week ago, it was reported that the Indians had agreed to terms on a Minor League contract with veteran infielder Julio Lugo. He was to join the...
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13 days ago
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13 days ago
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Contract Retrospective: Lugo in Boston
In the hot news of the weekend, Julio Lugo‘s negotiations for what was probably a minor-league deal with Cleveland have broken down. Things were not always so bleak for Lugo. Lugo had some good seasons with the (then) Devil Rays in the mid-2000s, and after a 2006 in which he was traded to the Dodgers, he was in demand as a free agent middle infielder during the 2006-2007 off...
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14 days ago
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14 days ago
Around the Farm: January 22
Julio LugoAround the Farm (ATF) takes a quick look at some of the daily performances by Indians prospects. This is a special winter ball version of ATF that recaps all the offseason action by Indians players in the Caribbean Leagues. The positions listed below are where the player was playing in the game.Here is the rundown of what Indians players in winter ball did yesterday....
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21 days ago
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21 days ago
Indian sign Julio Lugo
The Cleveland Indians have signed Julio Lugo to a minor deal with an invite to Spring Training, Dionisio Soldevila of the AP reports.
Last season with the Braves, Lugo hit .136 avg in 136 plate appearances.
In 2005, Lugo posted a career year with the Rays where he hit .295 in 616 plate appearances while posting a .362 OBP. That year he made $3.15mm.
Image taken by Keith Allison and...
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22 days ago
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22 days ago
Braves-Pirates go 19 innings, end on controversial call at home plate
The Braves and Pirates had a 19 inning affair last night, one that possibly could have gone on a lot longer had it not been for the very controversial call at home featured in the video above.
With Braves relief pitcher Scott Proctor at-bat with runners on 2nd and 3rd with one out, Proctor hit a ground ball to Pirates third baseman Pedro Alvarez. Alvarez fielded the ball and...
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July 27, 2011
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July 27, 2011
Julio Lugo Scores Game-Winning Run in 19th Inning on Terrible Blown Call By Umpire Jerry Meals
When it comes to bang-bang plays in baseball, controversial calls are a relatively common occurrence. And then there's what happened in the 19th inning of the Braves-Pirates game early Wednesday morning. The two teams were tied at three in bottom of the inning when the Braves put together a golden scoring chance. With runners on second and third, one out and pitcher Scott Proctor...
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July 27, 2011
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July 27, 2011
Mammoth Blown Call In Pirates-Braves 19th Inning Affair
Umpire Jerry Meals said early this morning that he might have been wrong in the bottom of the 19th inning for his blown call in the Braves-Pirates marathon. “I saw the tag, but he looked like he oléd him and I called him safe for that.” Can’t really blame Meals here, folks. Imagine wearing that equipment for 19 innings. You’d want the game over, too. Julio...
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July 27, 2011
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July 27, 2011
Video of the blown call by Umpire Jerry Meals in the Atlanta Braves vs Pirates 19 inning game
Below is the video of the blown call at home plate by umpire Jerry Meals at the end of the Atlanta Braves vs Pittsburgh Pirates game tonight. The Braves' runner, Julio Lugo, was clearly out as seen in the video. I guess Jerry Meals wanted to go back to his hotel room and either sleep or eat a meal since it was already 2am in Atlanta. Bud Selig should investigate this matter and...
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July 27, 2011
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July 27, 2011
Braves sign infielder Julio Lugo
According to Enrique Rojas of ESPNDeportes.com, the Atlanta Braves have agreed to a deal with infielder Julio Lugo.
The 35-year old will make $12,000 a month in the Minors and a $650,000 base salary if in the Majors adds Rojas.
Back in March, we learned that Lugo wanted to play this season, and that he received a few minor offers before the holidays, but he passed on them because...
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May 23, 2011
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May 23, 2011
Quick Analysis: O’s Acquisition of Julio Lugo
Has there been a more tell-tale sign of the O’s confidence in Brian Roberts’ health than the recent acquisition of Julio Lugo?
Lugo, the 34-year old infielder from the Cardinals, was traded to the Birds for a player to be named later. The utility man batted .280 in 2009, with three HRs, 21 RBI and nine [...]
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April 02, 2010
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