MARLON BYRD NEWS
Byrd on Cubs Radar?
25 minutes ago by
Chicago Cubs Online
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According to an update from the GM Meetings on FoxSports.com, Marlon Byrd is "likely to be targeted by the Cubs." The Cubs plan to move Kosuke Fukudome back to right field and find a true centerfielder ... once Milton Bradley is traded. Mike Cameron is one of the possible...
Marlon Byrd or Mike Cameron for CF?
28 minutes ago by
Another Cubs Blog
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Ken Rosenthal adds a bit more about the Cubs:
Byrd likely to be targeted by Cubs — 6:10 p.m.
Once the Cubs trade Milton Bradley, their plan is to find a center fielder and move Kosuke Fukudome back to right field.
Free agent Marlon Byrd is certain to draw their interest.
Rudy...
Off Season Stuff
4 days ago by
Ranger Fans
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The first batch of items for the off season have happened.
Marlon Byrd: On the first day of free-agent eligibility, Marlon Byrd filed. No surprise there, he probably deserves a decent paycheck. As we all know, there's been a lot of noise about him wanting to stay, but whether...
Analyzing the Marlon Byrd Situation, Part I
September 28, 2009 by
Lone Star Ball
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by Donna McWilliam - AP
2 months ago:
Texas Rangers' Ian Kinsler, left, celebrates his solo home run with Marlon Byrd against the Los Angeles Angels in the first inning of a baseball game in Arlington...
Elias free agent compensation rankings released
1 day ago by
dallasnews.com
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The Elias Sports Bureau rankings, used to determine free agent compensation, have been released.
As expected Rangers OF Marlon Byrd and C Ivan Rodriguez are Type B free agents, meaning that if the club offers them salary arbitration and the players end up signing elsewhere, the Rangers...
Sheehan on Byrd
October 02, 2009 by
Lone Star Ball
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Sheehan on Byrd
Lincoln (Dallas): Joe, please tell Ron Washington, Michael Young, and the hoards of Ranger fans that signing Marlon Byrd in free agency is a bad idea...
Joe Sheehan: The devil is in the details. I'd take Byrd back on a two-year deal for the kind of...
Discussion: Marlon Byrd
13 days ago by
MLB Rumors
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32-year-old outfielder Marlon Byrd makes for an interesting free agent case. He set career highs with 599 plate appearances, 20 home runs, and 89 RBIs this year. On the other hand, his .329 OBP and 5.3% walk rate fell short of his 2008 marks.
Byrd played all three outfield...
Dealing with the centerfield situation in 2010
25 days ago by
Lone Star Ball
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by Morry Gash - AP
3 months ago:
Milwaukee Brewers center fielder Mike Cameron leaps above the wall to catch a ball hit by San Francisco Giants' Nate Schierholtz during the seventh inning of a baseball...
Let the free agency fun begin: LA Angels re-sign Bobby Abreu; Rangers' Marlon Byrd files
5 days ago by
dallasnews.com
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Outfielder Marlon Byrd filed for free agency on Thursday, the first day of the filing period. It's a paperwork formality that has nothing to do with Byrd's desires. He's made it clear since the middle of last season, that he'd like to make the Rangers his long-term...
Marlon Byrd is an Animal
September 08, 2009 by
Babes Love Baseball
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Marlon Byrd set a Texas Rangers franchise record Tuesday after nailing seven hits in a double header against the Cleveland Indians.After suffering through fifteen scoreless innings, the Rangers took the first game 11-9 and the nightcap 10-5 to pull within two games of the Boston Red...
New T.R. Sullivan mailbag column up
August 24, 2009 by
Lone Star Ball
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T.R. Sullivan has a new mailbag up.
He says the Rangers "need" Marlon Byrd back next season, talks about the Rangers potential ROY candidates, and Neftali Feliz's future, among other things...
Check it out...
Byrd to Fly?
September 28, 2009 by
Baseball Musings
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Baseball Time in Arlington makes the case for not signing Marlon Byrd to a long term contract:
Of far more consequence than Sunday’s disaster is Washington’s apparent infatuation with Marlon Byrd, whom the third-year manager would like to see re-signed this coming winter...
Marlon Byrd Working With Former BALCO Head Victor Conte
June 25, 2009 by
Biz of Baseball
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Marlon Byrd of the Texas Rangers (currently tied for first in the AL West with the Angels) is working with the former head of BALCO, Victor Conte on a nutritional supplement program through Conte’s new company, Conte’s San Carlos, Calif., business now goes by the acronym SNAC,...
Some more Rangers things
August 26, 2009 by
Lone Star Ball
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by Sharon Ellman - AP
Texas Rangers' Marlon Byrd is in pain right now. (AP Photo/Sharon Ellman)
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WV23 Needs Your Help
6 days ago by
Another Cubs Blog
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See what I did there?
Anyway, WV23, who does yeoman’s work much higher up the Cubs Blog Food Chain, needs some help, because he’s taken on a Herculean task: cataloging all the hand-wringing Milton Bradley rumor mongering by Sullivan, Rogers et. al.
This should be...
Rangers Notes: Vizquel, Byrd, Rodriguez
4 days ago by
MLB Rumors
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MLB.com's T.R. Sullivan examined what some of the Rangers' plans might be this winter, and here are some of the highlights...
A right-handed bat is at the top of the Texas wish list for the off-season, with Sullivan singling out Jermaine Dye as perhaps the best fit for...
The Saving Play?
August 09, 2009 by
Baseball Musings
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Marlon Byrd makes a sliding catch on a line drive straight at him in centerfield for the first out of the fifth inning in the Rangers/Angels game. It may be significant as Derek Holland now has a no-hitter through five innings. Holland is being extremely efficient, as his pitch count...
Marlon Byrd Has Questionable Judgement
Two pieces of surprising news. One, Victor Conte's not in jail! Two, there's still an athlete dumb enough to turn to him for supplements. Innocent until proven guilty and all that, but when you're the common thread between Barry Bonds, Jason Giambi, Marion Jones, Tim Montgomery...
Marlon Byrd Has Questionable Judgment
Two pieces of surprising news. One, Victor Conte's not in jail! Two, there's still an athlete dumb enough to turn to him for supplements. Innocent until proven guilty and all that, but when you're the common thread between Barry Bonds, Jason Giambi, Marion Jones, Tim Montgomery...
Marlon Byrd wins Hernia Shoestring Catch of the Month
July 30, 2009 by
Sports Hernia
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First, why is his glove facing his face? Is he signing to it? Secondly, how fast was he running? Half of his right foot is literally inside the wall. And lastly, which might help answer our previous question, is he...
Marlon Byrd gets his supplements from Victor Conte
June 25, 2009 by
The Hardball Times
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Rangers' outfielder Marlon Byrd is either really brave, really stupid, really trusting or some combination of the three:
Marlon Byrd wouldn’t be pulling down $3 million as a Major League baseball player without getting a second chance from an obscure community college after...
Weekly Rundown: Marlon Byrd won't poop on your fantasy team
August 22, 2009 by
Roto Arcade
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Known as the Sacagawea of fantasy primers, the Weekly Rundown guides
head-to-head owners through a forest of obscure stats and exploitable matchups
in an attempt to help solve lineup conundrums. While reading, keep in mind
matchups are subject to change due to managerial moves, unforeseen...
Marlon Byrd Teams Up With Victor Conte
by Josh AlperFiled under: Rangers, AL West, MLB PEDsYou might think that baseball players would stay as far away from Victor Conte as possible. The BALCO founder's name is synonymous with illegal drugs, see Barry Bonds and Marion Jones, but Marlon Byrd of the Texas Rangers isn...
Rangers sweep Indians, Byrd has seven hits in DH
September 08, 2009 by
CBSSports.com
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Marlon Byrd went 3 for 5 in the nightcap to help the Rangers sweep a doubleheader of the Indians with a 10-5 victory.
Analyzing the Marlon Byrd Situation, Part II
September 29, 2009 by
Lone Star Ball
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by Chris Pizzello - AP
about 12 hours ago:
Texas Rangers' Marlon Byrd throws his helmet after striking out with two runners on to end the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Angels...
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