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Baseball Hot Stove Is Officially Turned On
16 days ago by
The Sporting Blog
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You want to know how long the baseball season is? There are less than 100 days from the end of the regular season to the start of Spring Training. That's not a lot of time to cram in rest, relaxation and wheeling and dealing on the Hot Stove.
With the GM meetings in Chicago...
Matt Holliday – He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not
18 days ago by
Mets Merized Online
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The Mets would love to have Matt Holliday penciled into their Opening Day lineup next season, but the question is; Does Matt Holliday want to play for the Mets?
According to Ken Davidoff of Newsday, he has a source who has told him that Matt Holliday’s top two choices in...
November Rain
8 days ago by
Viva El Birdos
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Ferris wheels still cheer me up.
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I'm sitting in my living room staring out on a grey and very nasty November morning. Ordinarily, I welcome such inclement weather; I usually love the...
Playoff Shave overflow thread
October 10, 2009 by
Viva El Birdos
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by Jeff Roberson - AP
St. Louis Cardinals' Matt Holliday is the one that says "O RLY?" (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
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Time to change the hoodoo.
After Holliday's error, Dodgers snatch victory from Cardinals
October 08, 2009 by
Big League Stew
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Score and situation Dodgers 3, Cardinals 2 — Los Angeles leads series 2-0Leading lads Set up by Matt Holliday's(notes) unbelievable error that should have been the last out of a 2-1 Cardinals victory, Mark Loretta and Ronnie Belliard each had RBI singles to wake Dodger Stadium...
Mets Seeking Top Hitter, With Other Holes to Fill
8 days ago by
New York Times Sports
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The Mets are interested in Matt Holliday or Jason Bay, but they also need a new catcher, a starting left fielder, bullpen help and another quality starter.
Holliday Vs Teixeira
As we discussed this afternoon, Scott Boras has taken to comparing his star free agent of this winter to his star free agent of last winter, as he aims to get Matt Holliday a contract similar to what the Yankees gave Mark Teixeira a year ago. In the comments, the question was raised why [...]
A Little Rockies Off-Season Over/Under
13 days ago by
Bugs & Cranks
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Bet #1 — Chances Brad Hawpe will be a Rockie on Opening Day 2010
Over/Under – 96%
With an abundance of left-handed hitters, there has been speculation that Hawpe would likely be dealt. That, however, would only be the case if the Rockies felt they received a solid return...
A Nightmarish Scenario
4 days ago by
Mets Merized Online
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Did some of you catch Adam Rubin’s column this morning in the Daily News?
Well I did, and it made me feel quite woozy afterward. Adam revealed a potential Mets backup option if they were to fail to get either Matt Holliday or Jason Bay.
Meet Plan C?
That’s Jose Guillen...
2010 Projections
4 days ago by
The Evil Empire
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2010 projections are being released from various sources, so here are three sets along with some highlights for you to check out:Baseball Projections has the 2010 CHONE hitter projections.Cano: .304/.341/.489, 19 HR, 83 RBITex: 34 HR, 112 RBIA-Rod: 34 HR, 106 RBIJeter: .295/.367/.425Fangraphs...
Not At-Game Recap: 2009 NLDS Game 2: Vin Takes Me Home (Part 2)
October 10, 2009 by
Sons of Steve Garvey
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...continued from part 1...
Driving home and listening to Vin Scully, even in a Dodgers loss, is still a joy. There's something about the calming melodic tones of his voice, or the seamless interweaving of the game at hand along with the stories and backgrounds of the players...
Five reasons the Cardinals are down 2-0 (besides, you know)
October 09, 2009 by
Big League Stew
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If he catches the ball, the game is over. For that reason alone, Matt Holliday(notes) is serving as the lone target of abuse after Thursday's collapse at Chavez Ravine. From the creation of countless animated GIFs of the incident to fans of other teams stupidly ruling him out...
Burn
14 days ago by
The iYankees Blog
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From T.R. Sullivan over at the Texas Rangers website:
Do you think the Rangers will look at Matt Holliday since he played with Clint Hurdle?
– Bryan B., Arlington
Yes. They will be looking at him playing left field for the Yankees or the Red Sox.
Zing! Anyway, if you’re...
Happy Holliday
August 29, 2009 by
Baseball Musings
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Matt Holliday homered for the Cardinals tonight, his eighth since joining the team. It’s his 33rd game with St. Louis after hitting 11 in 93 games for the Athletics. If he hit like this for Oakland, they might have stayed in the race this season. The Cardinals lead the Nationals 7-2 in [...]
Cardinals Defense Takes A Holliday
That is a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad way to lose a playoff game. Commenter SavetoFavorites: "Kinda curious how the best fans in baseball will welcome Matt Holliday back home after this one."
Fantasy Baseball Effects Of The Matt Holliday/Cards Trade
August 03, 2009 by
Fantasy Baseball Dugout
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Editor’s Note: The information in this blog post might completely lack “timeliness,” but considering the fact that Matt Holliday hit .500 last week with 3 homeruns, 7 RBI, and 6 runs scored, he seems to be in line for a big second half batting behind Albert Pujols...
The Glory Lines 11/18/09
8 days ago by
No Guts, No Glory
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It's time for the daily linkage. You know the drill, here's some stories from around the 'net that we like and you SHOULD too!
Jerry Jones is either drunk, or just old (Celebrity Clubber)
Fun with Athletes and Google Suggestions (Joe Sports Fan)
Underage Terrelle...
Whether He's Helping Pujols or Helping Himself, Holliday Having Huge Impact
by Ed PriceFiled under: Cardinals, FanHouse ExclusiveNEW YORK -- The Cardinals are the least surprised of anyone at what Matt Holliday has done for them so far."Everything he's done for us," St. Louis manager Tony La Russa said, "he did against us. Check his lifetime...
Rosenthal on Holliday and Atkins...
18 days ago by
Mets Fever
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Last week I recommended Garrett Atkins for a spot on our team, a possible upgrade over Fernando Tatis as the back-up corner infielder who might end up beating out Dan Murphy at 1B. Most of the people I spoke to about the idea either liked it or weren't against but were leery of...
It’s The Holliday Season – Got $100 Million Dollars?
October 21, 2009 by
Mets Merized Online
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Last week on MetsBlog, Michael Baron reported via Newsday that soon to be free agent Matt Holliday, preferred to play for either the Yankees or Mets in that order.
Holliday’s agent is none other than Scott Boras. I doubt very much that Holliday’s comments had more to do...
Starting Five: Matt Holliday Keeps Sizzling
by Jeff FletcherFiled under: Cardinals, Cubs, Pirates, White Sox, Yankees, Starting FiveStarting Five is our wrapup of the previous day's baseball action with a quick nod to what is ahead.You Oughta Know ...That Matt Holliday is looking like the best midseason acquisition in history...
Top 10 Free Agent Outfielders
8 days ago by
Baseball Reflections
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Outfielders, as in many years, offer the most diverse market. The reason outfielders tend to end up as free agents more often, is that typically it is hard to find a combination of average to above-average offense and good defense, and...
Odds & Ends: Millwood, Cubs, Holliday, Damon
5 days ago by
MLB Trade Rumors
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A few links to start the day...
The NY Post's Bart Hubbuch reports that the rumored three-way deal involving Milton Bradley, Kevin Millwood and Luis Castillo "isn't happening because the Rangers aren't interested in giving up Millwood so easily."...
Scout: NL players are stupid
September 02, 2009 by
Bugs & Cranks
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Thinking about Matt Holliday’s success in St. Louis after kinda sucking in Oakland, I assumed it was just the magic of the Cardinals coaching staff. After all, they resurrected castoff Red Sox junk like Joel Pineiro and John Smoltz and got some good (or great) out of them...
Trader Mo Redux
October 14, 2009 by
Viva El Birdos
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by Tom Gannam - AP
Yep, that's right. Jeff ******* Weaver. (AP Photo/Tom Gannam)
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The worst part was I really believed in this team.
I'm actually of two...
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