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Missing Nomar: The Red Sox Shortstop Search Continues
18 days ago by
Sports Blog Net
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Fourteen players have started at shortstop since the beginning of the 2004 season: Nomar Garciaparra, Pokey Reese, Cesar Crespo, Ricky Gutierrez, Mark Bellhorn, Orlando Cabrera, Edgar Renteria, Royce Clayton, Alex Cora, Alex Gonzalez, Julio Lugo, Dustin Pedroia, Jed Lowrie and Nick...
Rick Burleson: Greatest Reclamation Project Ever
20 days ago by
Surviving Grady
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When I heard the Sox had declined Alex Gonzalez’ option for 2010, I’ll admit to being a little surprised. I figgered we’d do what we needed to do to keep the guy around another year, then let him slowly fade into the sunlight next autumn, like David Banner at the end of every...
Where the Sox Things Are: Offseason Priorities
October 22, 2009 by
Over The Monster
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by Elise Amendola - AP
This guy has a lot of work to do. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola; caption by E.coli)
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Whew, I just got back from an abortive effort climbing Mt...
To Our Neighbors In The Galaxy
October 22, 2009 by
Surviving Grady
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Please, return the real A-Rod to the Yankees.We understand you need to do your alien experiments on all sorts of humans, but we really need A-Rod back. Without getting into the whole history of the Red Sox - Yankees rivalry, just know there is a real sense of urgency and this has...
2010 Projections: Bill James Annual edition
October 22, 2009 by
Viva El Birdos
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I have to be brief here, because even as the VEB counter starts registering today's hits I am sitting in an airport in Springfield, waiting to go to Chicago, waiting to go to Japan. But I was sent this year's Bill James Handbook projections in the mail, and in...
Searching for the Astros Skipper, Weekend Rundown
October 20, 2009 by
Crawfish Boxes
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Six candidates interviewed in the past three days, and five of them haven't been profiled yet. But before we move on to that, I thought it'd be constructive to get a historical perspective on the job they're interviewing for. What do these guys need to do to become...
Discussion: Boston's Shortstop Problem
October 17, 2009 by
MLB Trade Rumors
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Ever since the Red Sox traded Nomar Garciaparra to the Cubs at the 2004 trade deadline, they've been looking for a long-term solution at shortstop. They've gone the big name free agent route with Edgar Renteria and Julio Lugo, tried the scrap heap approach with Nick Green,...
Matt Holliday: Let the Bidding Begin!
October 13, 2009 by
The Big Lead
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Matt Holliday: The outfielder who famously flubbed a fly-ball in game two of the NLDS is one the Cardinals’ biggest offseason priorities. (The others include Mark DeRosa, and to a lesser extent, Julio Lugo, and Joel Pineiro.) When asked about whether or not Holliday wanted to...
Saturday's Playoff Action Open Thread
October 10, 2009 by
Brew Crew Ball
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by Jeff Curry - AP
5 days ago:
St. Louis Cardinals' Julio Lugo (12) scores as Milwaukee Brewers catcher Jason Kendall receives the ball during the eighth inning of a baseball game Sunday, Oct. 4, 2009...
Yay for the Monkee
October 09, 2009 by
Joe's Seablog
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Huh! Is it playoff time already? Indeed it is, and the Red Sox are once again embroiled with the Angels. Let’s take this opportunity to see how the Monkee did in predicting batting performance this season. C Jason Varitek (age 37)481 PA: 236/334/388, 14 HR, 55 Runs Created 2009 Monkee425...
Rasmus Rip
October 08, 2009 by
Baseball Musings
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Mark DeRosa singles to start the seventh, and Cody Rasmus doubles deep to center to drive him in. Ramus tries for third, but the throw is cut off and he’s thrown out at third. The Cardinals take a 2-1 lead.
Julio Lugo singles with two out, making you wonder what might have been...
Make Your Pitch: The AL playoff teams want YOU...
October 07, 2009 by
AZ Snakepit
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by Morry Gash - AP
Minnesota Twins manager Ron Gardenhire celebrates with with someone you might recognize, after the Twins defeated the Tigers 6-5 in 12 innings today.
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Well, that was a phenomenal...
Playoff Worrying In Particular
October 06, 2009 by
Viva El Birdos
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by Jeff Curry - AP
1 day ago:
St. Louis Cardinals third baseman Troy Glaus (8) leaps over Milwaukee Brewers' Alcides Escobar, as Escobar steals third during the 10th inning of a baseball game Sunday, Oct. 4, 2009, in St. Louis...
Cardinals limp into third seed, Phillies second, sweep of Dodgers will give Rockies home field through NLCS
October 03, 2009 by
Purple Row
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by Jeff Curry - AP
about 1 hour ago:
St. Louis Cardinals first baseman Albert Pujols (5) talks with starting pitcher Kyle Lohse after the Milwaukee Brewers scored two runs on a throwing error by second baseman...
I don't doubt he'd win the Carlos Beltran Award
September 29, 2009 by
Viva El Birdos
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by Mark J. Terrill - AP
about 1 month ago:
St. Louis Cardinals starting pitcher Adam Wainwright tosses the ball after giving up a single to Los Angeles Dodgers' Orlando Hudson during the sixth inning of...
Chicago Cubs: One is the Loneliest Number
September 28, 2009 by
Bleacher Report
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Sigh. One week.
There are two times of the year that I absolutely hate. The first is that week between Christmas and New Year. Everything is slow, no one is around, it's cold, and all you're really left to do is watch bad bowl games, and reflect on a year that probably didn...
Morning Juice: Barmes makes great play and Pujols runs away
September 28, 2009 by
Big League Stew
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This and almost every weekday a.m. during baseball season, let's rise and shine together to recap the most recent diamond doings. Roll Call starts a mile high at Coors Field, where the bald man on the left made a spectacular diving catch, then turned a double play because the...
What did we learn last night?
September 26, 2009 by
Viva El Birdos
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Tony did something very telling last night in the 9th, right before McClellan blew the game (btw, why is McClellan in the game there and not Franklin?). He double-switched Julio Lugo into the game in place of Rasmus. Skip went from 2nd to CF and Lugo went to 2nd base. This move...
Reflection
September 23, 2009 by
Viva El Birdos
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by David J. Phillip - AP
I would write a proper caption, but I could only cheapen the image. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
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Another offensive explosion, another sterling...
No shortage of news at the shortstop position
September 21, 2009 by
boston.com
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. - At the position that has been hardest to figure all season - from the Jed Lowrie vs. Julio Lugo spring training battle to the Nick Green explosion to the Alex Gonzalez acquisition - the Red Sox shortstop picture got slightly murkier yesterday. Though Gonzalez has...
All Time (2002 and later) WAR Rays Team
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by Manuel Balce Ceneta - AP
All Rays WAR bullpen arm: Jesus Colome
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Fangraphs calculates WAR going back to 2002. I thought it worth a look to see how the all-time...
Freaking a Cardinals fan out at 85-62
September 18, 2009 by
Viva El Birdos
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by Jeff Roberson - AP
St. Louis Cardinals manager Tony La Russa kicks at a paper cup in the dugout during the ninth inning of a baseball game against the Florida Marlins Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2009, in St. Louis....
Baseball's 2009 All-Fantasy Bust Team
September 16, 2009 by
Bleacher Report
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With most teams having roughly 18-20 games left on their schedule, I think it's safe to say we know by now which players were surprises and which players were busts in 2009.
Tomorrow, we will take a look at the All-Fantasy Breakout Team. As for today, I think we will take a look...
St. Louis Cardinals Look Like Team To Beat
September 16, 2009 by
Bleacher Report
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East Coast teams receive hype from the media whether it's a national sports network or newspapers in all types of sports so it's not a surprise that baseball wonks pick the Yankees, Red Sox and the Phillies as this year's teams that can hoist the World Series trophy.
It...
The missing-Brendan-Ryan overflow thread
September 15, 2009 by
Viva El Birdos
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by KYLE ERICSON - AP
St. Louis Cardinals shortstop Brendan Ryan throws to first base to force out Milwaukee Brewers' Frank Catalanotto as second baseman Julio Lugo watches jealously during the fourth inning...
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