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Past Trade Analysis: Joey Gathright Runs Faster Than J.P. Howell’s Fastball
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If you were to go through all the players on the Opening Day roster for the 2006 Devil Rays,...
Prospect Profiles 2009: Devaris Gordon
March 05, 2009 by
Memories Of Kevin Malone
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Overview-The son of long-time major leaguer Tom Gordon, Devaris is a surprisingly raw player because he didn't pickup baseball until high school. Regardless, the Dodgers selected him in the 4th round of the 2008 draft, and he didn't take long to justify their pick, torching...
Video: Nate Robinson Dunks Over Dwight Howard in Slam Dunk Competition
February 14, 2009 by
Larry Brown
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I'm pretty sure this is the dunk that gave Nate Robinson the edge over Dwight Howard in the Slam Dunk Competition at All-Star Weekend. I mean I thought Adrian Wilson and Joey Gathright were freaks of nature with their ridiculous verticle leaps. That was until I saw tiny 5'9...
Joey Gathright’s Bogus Journey
September 03, 2009 by
Kings of Kauffman
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Since writing Ryan Freel’s Excellent Adventure on Tuesday, I have been unable to shake the urge to write a similar piece on Joey Gathright. If I was staying true to the timeline, Gathright would have had the Excellent Adventure and Freel the Bogus Journey. After all EA came...
Please Destory Your Priceless Cub Souvenirs: TCR Friday Notes
March 20, 2009 by
Cub Reporter
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-- Tigers, Diamondbacks, Nationals, Astros; that's your complete list of the teams which ranked lower than the Cubs in Kevin Goldstein's player development rankings at Baseball Prospectus (subscription required).
Goldstein's comments about the Cubs, who stood 16th...
Why did the Cubs sign Joey Gathright?
December 17, 2008 by
Out Of Right Field
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If for no other reason, it was to impress the team on road trips and boost morale by doing things like this off the field:
Ripping Joey Gathright
December 17, 2008 by
Cub Reporter
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I've been thinking of Joey Gathright as a Doug Dascenzo For The New Century, but Geoff Young, author of the Padres blog Ducksnorts and in this case writing for Baseball Digest Daily, paints an even uglier picture.
Enjoy Geoff's post for yourself. All I'll quote here...
Red Sox Acquire Joey Gathright from Orioles
August 29, 2009 by
Sports Blog Net
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The Red Sox may have found their long-sought pinch runner. The Sox sent a player to be named later or cash to the Orioles Saturday for minor league outfielder Joey Gathright. Gathright has absurd speed, and can definitely help a slow Red Sox team (besides speedster Jacoby Ellsbury...
Another reason?
December 17, 2008 by
Out Of Right Field
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Click on the link below to see another video of Joey Gathright. Maybe the Cubs are 0-6 in the 2 years in the playoffs because they don't have a freak show player off the bench. That's definitely not it, but who knows. Baseball High Jump Professional baseball player Joey Gathright...
O's trade Gathright for player to be named
August 29, 2009 by
Baltimore Sun
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The Orioles traded Triple-A Norfolk outfielder Joey Gathright to Triple-A Pawtucket of the Boston Red Sox organization in exchange for a player to be named or cash. The move makes it likely that Norfolk outfielder Jeff Fiorentino will be called up to join the club when rosters expand...
TOR 12, BOS 0: Jays Fly Away, Sweep Sox
September 30, 2009 by
Fire Brand American League
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In yet another mortar shelling, the Red Sox came up empty in Wednesday night's beating at the hands of the Toronto Blue Jays, losing 12-0. For those of you keeping count, that's six consecutive losses on two straight sweeps.
Roy Halladay had a no hitter going into the sixth...
Breaking News: Sox Acquire Speedster Gathright From Orioles
The Baltimore Sun is reporting that the Red Sox have obtained former major league outfielder Joey Gathright from the Baltimore Orioles for a player to be named or cash. The deal was completed a short time ago.
Gathright has 428 games of major league experience with Tampa Bay, Kansas...
Boston Red Sox acquire outfielder Joey Gathright from Baltimore Orioles
The Boston Red Sox have obtained minor league outfielder Joey Gathright from the Baltimore Orioles for a player to be named or cash.
From the Wire....Cubs Sign Joey Gathright
December 17, 2008 by
Chicago Cubs Online
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According to a report from Cubs.com, Joey Gathright signed a 1-year deal with the Cubs on Tuesday morning. Gathright was non-tendered last week by the Kansas City Royals and played for Lou Piniella in Tampa. The 1-year deal is a Major League contract and he is expected to compete for a spot on ...
Cubs Closing In On Gathright?
December 15, 2008 by
Eli's MLB Rumors
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According to cubs.com, the Cubs are closing in on free agent outfielder Joey Gathright. Gathright, who hit .254 in 105 games for the Royals last season, played for Piniella in Tampa and would give the Cubs a speedy, versatile bench player. Gathright has shown flashes of success, and...
Ryan Freel?
May 08, 2009 by
Towel Drills
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Posted by Lionel on May 8, 2009.Jim Hendry and his old friend Andy McPhail must've realized the other day that they hadn't made a Cubs-O's trade in a couple of months, so they started talking. According to Ken Rosenthal, the O's and Cubs have been in discussions, and...
Gathright waiting for his stolen moment
October 02, 2009 by
boston.com
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Joey Gathright has never played in the playoffs, but he loves baseball and he watches them every season. In October 2004, he huddled around a television with friends and watched Dave Roberts emerge from the Fenway Park dugout in Game 4 of the American League Championship Series, walk...
The Top 177 Devil Rays Ever: #114
April 26, 2009 by
Bugs & Cranks
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“Think only of the past as its remembrance gives you pleasure.”
-Jane Austen
In our continuing efforts to preserve and protect the full, proud history of our proud, great and dominant franchise, and to hagiographize the many, many valiant warriors who have contributed...
Report: Joey Gathright to the Cubs (updated)
Via MLBTR, The Score 670 reports: Cubs will sign outfielder Joey Gathright.....[he will be] 28 in April, [and] was non-tendered by the Royals on Friday. Seriously? This guy's not good enough to be on the Royals. I really don't care if he can jump over a car. Unless this is...
Joey Gathright Traded to Baltimore for Ryan Freel
May 14, 2009 by
Cubbies Crib
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The Cubs just got more versatile on their bench, by trading spare part outfielder Joey Gathright to the Baltimore Orioles for utility man Ryan Freel. Mr. Freel hasn’t gotten much chance to do anything this year with Baltimore: in just 9 games, he has hit .133 with no homers...
Gathright for Freel Done
May 08, 2009 by
Cub Reporter
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I guess the O's really did want to get rid of Ryan Freel as Rosenthal is now reporting that deal has been made...Joey Gathright for Ryan Freel.
The deal is cash-neutral, according to one source. The Cubs will pay
the balance of Gathright's $800,000 salary for...
From the Wire...Gathright Traded to O's for Freel
May 08, 2009 by
Chicago Cubs Online
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According to a report from Ken Rosenthal, the Cubs traded Joey Gathright to the Orioles for utility man Ryan Freel.
Gathright to the Minors?
May 08, 2009 by
Chicago Cubs Online
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According to a report from the Chicago Sun-Times, the Cubs "plan to send speedy outfielder Joey Gathright to the minors" on Friday afternoon to make room on the roster for Randy Wells. Gathright must accept the assignment due to service time and if he refuses the assignment...
Yesterday, new Red Sox outfielder Joey Gathright said he envisioned himself playing the same role...
September 02, 2009 by
Over The Monster
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Yesterday, new Red Sox outfielder Joey Gathright said he envisioned himself playing the same role Dave Roberts occupied for the Red Sox in 2004. Today, Gathright and Roberts chatted for several minutes after Roberts stopped by his locker.
Roberts’s message: "Just really...
So, could Taguchi take Gathright's spot?
March 28, 2009 by
Chicago Cubs Online
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Hear it once and overlook it, hear it twice and it might have legs...Two different reports, one from Carrie Muskat and the other from Gordon Wittenmyer, mentioned So Taguchi has outplayed Joey Gathright this spring...and Lou Piniella has noticed.
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