Simeone's Atletico settles for road draw
Atletico Madrid passed up a host of good opportunities as Racing Santander clung on to claim a Primera Division point at El Sardinero.
The visitors had the best of a largely uneventful first half but Adrian Lopez passed up their best opportunity as he fired straight at Tono Ramirez.
The Racing keeper was busier after the break as he repelled efforts from Felipe Luis and Diego,...
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Discuss
Nick Canepa is not unlike a 12 year-old
Last evening, Nick Canepa of the UT opined:Where’s the hook? Why should the people who spend money for tickets want to watch these Padres? And, if a star develops, will he spend more than a few years here before he becomes too expensive, a la Adrian Gonzalez and Bell? The ship carrying a Tony Gwynn sailing forever on the USS San Diego Discount has sailed.I find Nick Canepa...
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#39: Who will be 2012′s best first baseman?
Five players could all legitimately finish the season as the top-ranked first baseman: Miguel Cabrera, Albert Pujols, Joey Votto, Prince Fielder and Adrian Gonzalez. The million dollar question is who will it be?
While all five will be taken in the first 10-15 picks, the answer to this question has changed slightly from the time it was posed back in September. Let’s eliminate...
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#57: What value does David Ortiz bring?
In a perfect world, we would want David Ortiz to bat cleanup in the Red Sox lineup, a place he has resided for almost the better part of a decade, and also play enough in the field to qualify at first base. Unfortunately, Ortiz won’t see the field too often with Adrian Gonzalez being such a great fielder at the position, which means Ortiz will be relegated to utility duties in...
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Are The Boston Red Sox Punting The 2012 Season?
A year ago the Boston Red Sox were often named as the World Series champions before a single game had even played. Acquiring one of the best free agents in Carl Crawford and trading for Adrian Gonzalez will do that for a team. However, as we look back on the 2011 season we can see that the Red Sox were a deeply flawed team, despite their 90-72 record. Pitching, especially starting...
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11 days ago
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11 days ago
#14: Where does Freddie Freeman rank among first basemen?
Here are my top ten first basemen in no particular order: Miguel Cabrera, Albert Pujols, Adrian Gonzalez, Prince Fielder, Joey Votto, Michael Morse, Mark Teixeira, Paul Konerko, Ryan Howard and Adam Lind.
Where Freddie Freeman belongs is among the next seven with Lance Berkman, Ike Davis, Gaby Sanchez, Carlos Lee and Eric Hosmer. In his first full season starting at first...
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12 days ago
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12 days ago
Jose Bautista Lands On Cover Of MLB 12: The Show
Somebody over at SCEA (presumbly a Blue Jays fan) clearly recognized the mistake they initially made when Adrian Gonzalez was selected as the cover athlete for Sony’s upcoming MLB 12: The Show; while it’s probably a little too late to change things for everyone, the company have at done their part to make good to Canadian baseball fans who also happen to game. Jose...
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13 days ago
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Bautista, Gonzalez on covers of 'MLB 12 The Show'
Toronto Blue Jays slugger Jose Bautista will adorn the cover of the "MLB 12 The Show" video game - well, the Canadian version.
For the first time, the game will feature separate cover athletes depending upon which side of the border one is on. The version circulating in the United States will feature Boston Red Sox first baseman Adrian Gonzalez.
The PlayStation 3 and...
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Valencia drops points against Santander
Valencia's disappointing league form in 2012 continued on Sunday as they conceded a late equaliser to draw 2-2 at lowly Racing Santander.
Fourth-bottom Racing took a shock lead inside the opening two minutes through Adrian Gonzalez but Valencia hit back to go ahead with a second-half brace from substitute Aritz Aduriz.
Los Che could not hold onto their advantage, though, as...
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14 days ago
For what they’re worth, the winter standings
We know from last year — when the Red Sox acquired Carl Crawford and Adrian Gonzalez — that ‘‘winning’’ December and January doesn’t mean you win when it counts.
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15 days ago
MLB whispers: Crowded field at 1st in AL
There are at least 6 with legitimate All-Star hopes there for 2112Eric Hosmer's goal is to play in the All-Star Game, which will be at his home ballpark in Kansas City. That goal has gotten a whole lot more difficult with Prince Fielder and Albert Pujols joining a cast of AL first basemen that already included Adrian Gonzalez, Paul Konerko and Mark Teixeira. …
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15 days ago
Scattered Weekend Thoughts
I'm moving this weekend, but I'll try to check in on this. Comments welcome. If Roy Oswalt decides to sign with the Sox, tell him I'm a big fan!I'm optimistic about Nick Punto. I like the idea of defense coming first at short.I feel like Edwin Jackson is coming here, and that he'll be good. Just gut feelings in both cases.If Adrian Gonzalez is healthy, he'...
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19 Reasons: Corrupting Alexander Pope
The introduction to 19 Reasons can be read here. Here's reason One and reason Two. And Three. And Four. And Five. Officially, this is Reason Six.In 1734 Alexander Pope penned the following line in his poem An Essay On Man:Hope springs eternal in the human breast;A piece of writing, admired by the likes of Enlightenment thinkers Voltaire and Rousseau, the line was part of an optimistic...
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16 days ago
2012 Is A Golden Opportunity For Ike Davis And Other NL 1st Baseman
With Prince Fielder taking off for the Motor City, he becomes yet another premiere first baseman to leave the National League. Fielder now joins the likes of Albert Pujols and Adrian Gonzalez –to name a few– to leave for the AL in recent years. This leaves only Joey Votto, Lance Berkman and Ryan Howard as proven elite first baseman in the NL. Now 2012 will give this crop...
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16 days ago
Ranking Baseball’s 3 Hitters
To many, the number 3 hitter in the batting order is the most important in the whole lineup. Generally, your 3 and 4 hitters are the
Where did Adrian Gonzalez rank among the best 3 hitters in baseball?
guys who drive in a majority of the runs but the 3rd batter is the one that the manager wants to make sure hits in the 1st inning. Also, as, on average, each slot up in the batting...
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17 days ago
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17 days ago
The Cost of Making Ryan Zimmerman A National For Life
With 29.2 Wins Above Replacement in the past six seasons, Nationals third baseman Ryan Zimmerman has the 11th-most WAR during that period. You read that right: 11th. That’s more than Adrian Gonzalez. More than Jose Reyes. More than Mark Teixeira. More than Adrian Beltre.
I don’t know about you, but I was surprised by that. And I spend a lot of time on the FanGraphs...
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17 days ago
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17 days ago
Your Morning Dump...where we'll take Adrian
Every morning we compile the links of the day and dump them here... highlighting the big storyline. Because there's nothing quite as satisfying as a good morning dump...
It’s become popular sport to ridicule the notion of the so-called mystery team, but suffice it to say that at the start of the offseason, no one anticipated that Prince Fielder would end up signing...
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18 days ago
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18 days ago
Prince and Cody on the Move
Some things happening around Major League Baseball this week, let’s touch on them;Item: Prince Fielder signs with Detroit Tigers – 9 years, $214 million (breaking story, exact numbers may change)Thoughts: This is somewhat reminiscent of the Red Sox’ pursuit of Mark Teixeira prior to the 2009 season. While the Tigers have the “advantage” of incumbent DH Victor Martinez...
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19 days ago
Fantasy Baseball Off-Season Report: First Basemen
By Adam McGill
From a fantasy standpoint, the first base position has always produced the most home runs. It is the one offensive position where owners’ need a true stud because the difference between the first ranked 1B and twentieth ranked 1B is astronomical. Below is my latest fantasy baseball off-season report, first basemen:
Early Top Ten:
1. Albert Pujols, LAA –...
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20 days ago
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20 days ago
Pressing Questions: The San Diego Padres
San Diego, 14 years removed from its last World Series appearance, has provided little fantasy utility in recent seasons. That is, for the offensive minded. The club's absence of power and spacious ballpark have turned it into a town devoid of runs. Slow base-trots by memorable mashers Dave Winfield, Phil Nevin, Greg Vaughn, Ken Caminiti and, most recently, Adrian Gonzalez are long...
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21 days ago
Crazy Sports Radio Style Idea for a Friday
It is commonly said that the Chinese symbol for crisis is a mix of the symbols for danger and opportunity. I am pretty sure that is an urban myth but whether it is true or not there is some accuracy in the concept.A smart organization in any business can turn all but the most negative of events into a positive with smart and decisive management. The question at hand is have Yu...
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23 days ago
2012 Fantasy Baseball Rankings: Top 20 First Basemen
1. Albert Pujols, Los Angeles Angels
Albert Pujols, Los Angeles Angels
Who else?
2. Miguel Cabrera, Detroit Tigers
Cabrera is the second most consistent first baseman in baseball.
3. Adrian Gonzalez, Boston Red Sox
Gonzalez led all MLB first basemen with 630 AB in 2011. With that many ABs and the players surrounding him, you can’t help but get giddy about Gonzo.
4. Joey...
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24 days ago
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24 days ago
Here's Your Covah Stah f' MLB Th' Showah
Boston first sacker Adrian Gonzalez holds down the box shot of MLB 12 The Show from Sony, breaking the two-year hold of Minnesota's Joe Mauer. Before Mauer, the last cover star for Sony's boutique baseball franchise was also a Red Sox, Dustin Pedroia, for MLB 09 The Show. Before him, it was Philadelphia's Ryan Braun.More »
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24 days ago
Adrian Gonzalez Featured on Cover of 'MLB 12 The Show' (Photo)
Sports video game enthusiasts will tell you that there aren't many better games on the market than "The Show" series. It's only fitting then that one of the game's best players makes the cover of the game. The cover for "MLB 12 The Show" was released on Thursday with Red Sox first baseman Adrian Gonzalez making his cover debut. Gonzalez was announced...
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24 days ago
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24 days ago
ART OF HITTING
Cover for MLB 12: The Show released
This is hot off the press–the MLB the Show ’12 cover boy will be Adrian Gonzalez. This would only be known by those who follow the Official MLB the Show Facebook Fan Page like I do. And lets be honest, I probably beat you to it for reasons I’m not entirely proud of.
Adrian replaces the cover boy for two years running Joe Mauer. It was probably time. I thought SCEA...
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