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Cubs Deny Mariners, Close In On GM
October 20, 2008 by
Eli's MLB Rumors
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Mariners executives contacted Cubs president Crane Kenney hoping to get permission to interview Cubs GM Jim Hendry, who has one year left on his contract. The Cubs denied their request and appear to be closing in on a three year extension with Hendry, who has built this Cubs team to...
The Pirates and free agency
December 19, 2008 by
Where Is Andy Van Slyke
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From today's PG, we've got this quote (and more) from Jack Wilson: "The only thing I wish we could do was compete," he said in an extensive phone interview from his home in California. "I wish we could go out and get some more players to make our team competitive...
Place No. 73: Baseball Reliquary; and Alternative Place No. 73A: South Shore Sports Legends and a Mets tragedy
21 days ago by
Mets Guy in Michigan
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I confess I had to look up “reliquary,” which the American Heritage Dictionary defines as “a receptacle, such as a coffer or shrine, for keeping or displaying sacred relics.”We need to know this because Josh Pahigian takes us back to Los Angeles for The Baseball Reliquary or...
The Tribe on a treadmill
June 28, 2009 by
Tribe Fan in Yankeeland
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Well, ‘that time of year again’ has come a few weeks early this year. It’s the time of year when we as Tribe fans are supposed to get all excited because we ‘stole” one of somebody’s best prospects.And we’ll probably be doing it again at least sometime over the next five...
Morning Update: This is it... Let's end it
October 04, 2009 by
The Tribe Daily
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Who's ready to put this season behind and move on?:raises hand:Hopefully you raised your hand.It will be nice to put behind a year where we don't have to hear numskull's like Albert Belle chime in.I mean really, what is this guy doing right now? Stalking poor innocent women...
Morning Update: ....... Damn
May 16, 2009 by
The Tribe Daily
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Two in a row... going for two in a row against the same team for the first time all year.An early guaranteed split and an inside track at winning the series 3-1...All gone as quick as the seven run lead.Pathetic.I fell asleep at some point.. Then I awoke to the game still being on...
Jim Hendry deserves some credit
July 09, 2008 by
Another Cubs Blog
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I've not often given Jim Hendry credit over the last 5 or 6 years. There have been a lot of things to complain about, but like anyone else, Jim Hendry has his strengths and weaknesses. One of the strengths is making trades as he did last night for Rich Harden. I'm not going...
Brewers Interested In Green, Wilkerson, Feliz
January 26, 2008 by
mlbtraderumors.com
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We know Brewers GM Doug Melvin has interest in Mike Cameron, Luis Gonzalez, and Kenny Lofton. Tom Haudricourt spoke to Melvin today, and learned of some additional free agent options on the radar.
The other possibilities: Shawn Green, Brad Wilkerson, and Pedro Feliz. Kind of a smatte...
The Tao of Fred McGriff - Day 11
March 11, 2009 by
The Baseball Card Blog
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I've noticed lately that as they age, the one really noticeable place people gain weight is in the face. Even athletes, whose job it is to stay in impeccable shape. Just look at Tony Perez's Super Veterans card in 1983 Topps; he almost looks like two different people. I bring...
Coco Crisp, anyone?
Instead of the Reds doing a stopgap measure by bringing in Kenny Lofton, why not make an inquiry about Coco Crisp? He says in this article, that if he loses the starting CF job to Jacoby Ellsbury, he’d like to be traded so he can play.
Why not to the Reds? Crisp plays an...
Girardi Should Take a Page Out of Leyland’s Book
February 21, 2009 by
NY Baseball Digest
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Peter Abraham wrote about Nick Swisher and the flexibility he can provide by playing first base, right, left, and center. This years Yankees team has a good problem - too many productive starting outfielders and not enough places to play. Swisher, Damon, Nady, and Melky Cabrera are...
The 25th Man
January 21, 2009 by
Waiting For Next Year
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Perusing the Internet for material, I came across a very interesting piece from SI.com on the state of second-tier free agents and the lack of money available for them. In it, there was a blurb about how the fiscal situation of many teams last year (combined with the ego's of certain...
Michael Brantley Debut Ignites Love For Speed and More Questions
September 04, 2009 by
Bleacher Report
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When the Cleveland Indians re-acquired outfielder Kenny Lofton during their run to the ALCS in 2007, the city was buzzing about baseball louder than it had been in a long while.
You can say what you want about chicks digging the long ball and the summer of 1996 bringing the game back...
It Will Always Be The Jake
June 05, 2009 by
Cleveland Sports Animal
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Behind the 455 consecutive sellouts at what was formerly called Jacobs Field was a man who did so much for the city of Cleveland in so many ways unrelated to sports. Former Indians owner Richard E. "Dick" Jacobs passed away today at the age of 83.As much heartache as we...
Cashner Hurt and Sale News
March 07, 2009 by
Cub Reporter
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Just a few quick hits worth mentioning...
- First round pick Andrew Cashner, who was cut yesterday, has a strained oblique.
- Bud says talks are still ongoing on the sale betweeen Ricketts and the Tribune. It doesn't sound too optimistic that it will get done by Opening...
Soriano is not consistent?
October 20, 2008 by
Another Cubs Blog
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It seems that day after day there are new claims made about Soriano. The one in Carrie Muskat's mailbag wasn't a new one, but it's easy enough to prove or disprove.
I believe the real issue the Cubs need to address is a leadoff hitter. If you look at the 2003 season...
YD's Predictions Bound to Go Wrong
October 25, 2007 by
The Yankee Despiser
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(1) Mattingly will be the next manager. After taking a big PR hit with Torre's firing, the bosses will be looking to get back into the fans' good graces. Even Yankee-haters like Donnie Baseball, so he gets the nod. When the Yanks lose a few in a row in May, look for some uncomfortable...
Whose Left?
March 18, 2008 by
hotfootblog.com
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Mets Refugees posts a great rundown of possible options to replace Moises Alou in left field while he recovers from hernia surgery.
Among the players examined by Dan at Mets Refugees is Endy Chavez, Angel Pagan, Brady Clark, Kenny Lofton, Reggie Sanders, and Xavier Nady.
Shawn Green...
Indian or Out-dian?
August 23, 2009 by
Mistake Sports
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We'll get back to our "Exploring the 1995 Media Guide" series, I promise, but first, in flipping through the book, trying to decide which section to showcase next, I was inspired to bring you this non-Media Guide post. The question is simple: which of our 1990s Indians...
The Road to 17: 2003
January 05, 2009 by
Where Is Andy Van Slyke
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The Road to 17 is a look at each losing season that the Pirates have had since their last playoff appearance in 1992. Past installments from 1993 through 1999 can be found here, installments from 2000 and beyond can be found here. The object is not to wallow in the misery of the Pirates, but ...
Vox in the Box (17)
November 19, 2007 by
Cleveland Sports Torture
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There's a red moon risingDown the Cuyahoga riverRollin' into Cleveland to the lakeCleveland, city of light, city of magicCleveland, city of light,you're calling meEven now I can remember'Coz the Cuyahoga riverGoes smokin through my dreamsBurn on, big river, burn onBurn...
There's NOT Always Next Year
August 22, 2006 by
Cleveland Sports Insider
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Ever since the Jake was built, along with that team of youngsters (who aren't so young anymore), Cleveland has lived by the philosophy, "There's always next year." Well, I think I can be pretty confident when I say that we all found out the hard way that this wasn...
Plenty of Questions Still to be Answered (via Bugs and Cranks)
February 17, 2008 by
Dirtlocker.com
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Dirtlocker points for: Brian Anderson, Orlando Cabrera, Alex Cintron, Joe Crede, Octavio Dotel, Darin Erstad, Josh Fields, Bobby Jenks, Scott Linebrink, Kenny Lofton, Rob Mackowiak, Brandon McCarthy, Jerry Owens, Pablo Ozuna, Juan Pierre, Scott Podsednik, Carlos Quentin, Aaron Rowand...
Fire Sales: A Pittsburgh Pirate Annual Tradition
July 30, 2009 by
Bleacher Report
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During the 2003 playoffs, a sign in Wrigleyville was quite noticeable on television."Thank You, Pittsburgh," the sign read.That season, the Cubs' lineup was filled with players like Randall Simon, Kenny Lofton, and Aramis Ramirez, all of whom came from the mess that was...
Top 10 Base Runners in MLB Since 1954
August 12, 2009 by
Bleacher Report
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Selecting the best base runners of any time period is difficult to do. To go prior to 1954 is practically impossible, due to lack of pertinent data.
I guess you could just use stolen base percentage, but then you just have the best base thief, not the best base runner. There is a difference...
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