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The LaRoche Rule
August 10, 2009 by
Baseball Reflections
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Recently, Adam LaRoche was traded back to the National League after spending less than 2 weeks in the American League. As you would know, this does not happen often, and, inadvertently set up a fun scenario in the two fantasy leagues I play...
Report: Red Sox Trade For Adam LaRoche
July 22, 2009 by
SOX & Dawgs
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According to Dejan Kovacevic of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, the Boston Red Sox have traded for Adam LaRoche from the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Alex Speier of WEEI.com is reporting that the Pirates will receive shortstop Argenis Diaz and pitcher Hunter Strickland. Diaz is currently playing...
Updated trade spin: LaRoche to Red Sox, Bucs call up Pearce
July 22, 2009 by
Roto Arcade
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The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette is reporting that Pirates first baseman Adam LaRoche has been dealt to the Red Sox for as-yet unknown pieces a pair of semi-prospects. LaRoche has been a terrific second-half hitter over the course of his career, which isn't news to the fantasy community...
Positional Breakdowns: First Base
October 14, 2009 by
BUCCO Fans.com
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I always felt that Adam LaRoche got a bad rap while he was in Pittsburgh. Many players get criticized for being unpredictable. In LaRoche's case, he was too predictable. LaRoche started out every season with a poor April, heated up in May and June, then caught fire from July to...
Baseball Prospectus: Minor League Free Agents
10 days ago by
Bucs Dugout
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Baseball Prospectus: Minor League Free Agents
It's subscription-only, unfortunately. This is a nifty writeup of the available minor league free agents. Picking up strikeout-and-walk guy Alexander Smit, formerly of the Reds, and turning him into a full-time reliever seems...
LaRoche Joins Former Braves Mates in Boston
July 22, 2009 by
Talking Chop
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What do J.D. Drew, Mark Kotsay, Nick Green, John Smoltz, and Adam LaRoche all have in common? If you said, they are all members of the Boston Red Sox, then you're correct. The Red Sox acquired former Atlanta Braves first baseman Adam LaRoche today in exchange for two minor...
Sox trade for Adam LaRoche
July 22, 2009 by
Sox Addict
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The Red Sox have announced that they’ve made a trade for more power (kind of?) The club has been struggling offensively as of late, scoring only 12 runs in the 5 games since the All-Star break. Here’s how it breaks down:
Red Sox receive: Adam LaRoche (1B), $$$
Pirates receive...
We're Going Streaking! The return of Adam LaRoche's better half
September 02, 2009 by
Big League Stew
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Big League Stew goes through the quad and into the
gymnasium to look at some of the hottest players in baseball and their
chances of keeping it going. Adam LaRoche(notes), Atlanta Braves
The Naked Truth: .271/.352/.486, 21 HR, 62 RBI (.354/.440/.626, 8 HR, 19 RBI in 27 games since...
Pirates Class A Power Pitchers Combine on No Hitter
Hunter Strickland , picked up in the Adam LaRoche trade from the Boston Red Sox combined with Diego Moreno as the West Virginia Power, class A affliliate of the Pittsburgh Pirates fired a no hitter at the Charleston River Dogs last night. The 6′5″ Strickland improved...
Get the latest trade deadline buzz
July 22, 2009 by
Fox Sports
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Boston started the dominos tumbling with Adam LaRoche. Ken Rosenthal and Jon Paul Morosi tell you what's going to happen next.
The 411 on LaRoche
July 22, 2009 by
Sports Blog Net
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We asked our friends from the Pirates blog: Raise the Jolly Roger to give us a scouting report on the newly acquired Adam LaRoche. Here's the report:Adam LaRoche: Bats L / Throws L / Age 29 / 6-3 / 203 lbs/ statsBat:Until this season, Adam would routinely start off the season in...
Jolly Roger - Waving the Jolly Roger
June 03, 2009 by
Cowboys Corner
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While I am saddened that tonight's game has been rained out I am celebrating the second straight win by the fifth place Pirates 24-28 .462 -6 over the Mets last night by the score of 3-1. It was a exciting win as the Pirates got great pitching, some excellent fielding and timely...
Adam LaRoche traded to Red Sox
July 22, 2009 by
Central Maine Sports Blog
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According to Pirates beat writer Dejan Kovacevic, Adam LaRoche has been traded to the Boston Red Sox. Working on finding out details now.
Red Sox Get Adam LaRoche from Pirates
by Ed PriceFiled under: Pirates, Red Sox, MLB Inside ScoopPerhaps indicating they are unsure about Mike Lowell's health, the Red Sox have acquired first baseman Adam LaRoche from the Pirates, a Boston official confirmed to FanHouse.With LaRoche, Boston can play Kevin Youkilis at...
Beerleaguer for breakfast: Rivals in hot pursuit
August 14, 2009 by
Beerleaguer
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Florida topped Houston 9-2 yesterday, putting them 4.5 back in the East. Meanwhile, Atlanta, just 5 back, has won five straight and have a league-best 17-9 mark since the break. In a move that made little sense to others, reacquiring second-half stud Adam LaRoche has already made a...
Red Sox trade two minor leaguers for Pirates’ Adam LaRoche
July 22, 2009 by
Scores Report
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The Red Sox found their answer for spelling the oft-injured Mike Lowell as they traded for Pirates’ first baseman Adam LaRoche on Wednesday. Pittsburgh acquires minor leaguers Argenis Diaz and Hunter Strickland in the exchange.
This isn’t going to be a move that sets Boston apart...
Laroche is Serious About this Hunting Thing
July 23, 2008 by
Mondesi's House
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If he were traded tomorrow, my memories of the Adam LaRoche Era in Pittsburgh would include perennial half-seasons of teetering on the Mendoza Line, at least 100 Hans Klopek references too many on my part, and LaRoche's obsession with hunting.
Red Sox obtain Adam LaRoche, Duncan
The Boston Red Sox added some depth a day after they dropped out of first in the AL East and got rid of shortstop Julio Lugo in one of Wednesday's deals.
Red Sox obtain Adam LaRoche, Duncan
The Boston Red Sox added some depth a day after they dropped out of first in the AL East and got rid of shortstop Julio Lugo in one of Wednesday's deals.
Off-Season Schedule at Talking Chop
October 05, 2009 by
Talking Chop
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If you thought there was nothing to talk about in the baseball off-season, then this must be your first year hanging out at Talking Chop. The off-season is generally one of the busiest times for baseball blogs, and this baseball blog in particular. We'll cover the hot stove...
Free Agent Friday: First Base 2010
24 days ago by
Beyond the Box Score
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Click charts to enlarge. Full data after the jump.
2009 STATS & VALUE
First basemen
AGE
TYPE
CLUB OPTION
WAR
UZR/150
wOBA
ISO
Russell Branyan
34
2.8
2.4
0.368
0.269
Adam LaRoche
30
B
...
Game 94 Liveblog: Brewers at Pirates
July 22, 2009 by
Raise the Jolly Roger!
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Updates and discussion on the game (which isn’t on TV) and the Adam LaRoche trade:
Game 94: Brewers at Pirates
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LaRoche homers twice to help Braves drop Nationals
August 12, 2009 by
CBSSports.com
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Adam LaRoche gave the Braves the lead with a seventh-inning homer, his second of the game, and Atlanta continued its second-half surge by beating the Washington Nationals 6-2 on Wednesday night.
Interesting Free Agent Rankings
9 days ago by
Talking Chop
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by Winslow Townson - AP
Billy Wagner could wind up in an Atlanta Braves uniform next year.
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Keith Law ranks the top-50 free agents at ESPN Insider. Some interesting...
Game 120 Recap: Braves 15, Muts 2
August 20, 2009 by
Talking Chop
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by Frank Franklin II - AP
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I suppose that one good turn deserves another, or in this case, one 8-run inning deserves to be paid back. After our "ace" gave up 8 runs...
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