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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...
Could A-rod be suspended?
February 20, 2009 by
The Evil Empire
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From Andrew Marchand 1050 ESPN New York has learned, it is possible that Alex Rodriguez could be suspended by the Commissioner's Office depending on what MLB investigators were to find out about A-Rod's relationship with shady trainer Angel Presinal. THOUGHTS FROM A DIE-HARD...
Mets Lineup vs Marlins Today, Mets vs Scott Olsen
August 31, 2008 by
Dom D's Mets Fan Blog
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1. J Reyes, SS.306135545
2. N Evans, LF.261050
3. D Wright, 3B.2922610214
4. C Beltran, CF.273209119
5. C Delgado, 1B.26030931
6. F Tatis, RF.29711433
7. D Easley, 2B.2696390
8. R Cancel, C.226141
9. P Martinez, P.156020
Mets vs Scott Olsen (2008)
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Hot or Not: It's Getting Closer Edition!
March 14, 2009 by
Mets Merized Online
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Happy Saturday Mets fans and welcome to my second spring installment of Hot or Not. We've seen our pitching staff banged up and we've seen Jon Niese and Bobby Parnell show why they should be watched.The GoodFor any Mets fan, hearing that your ace may miss their Opening Day...
Hot Stove Rivalry: With the game on the line, who do you want at the plate?
September 07, 2008 by
Hot Stove Philly
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Don't Believe the Hype
August 03, 2008 by
Hot Stove New York
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It's a tough morning for Mets fans. After another blown save by Billy Wagner (his seventh of the season), the Mets find themselves two games behind the first place Phillies in third place. The New York media isn't cutting the Mets any slack either. The local papers' headlines...
Red Sox Need An Impact Bat
November 12, 2008 by
BostonSportZ.com
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Even David Ortiz says the Red Sox need another power bat.Mark Teixeira is the obvious No. 1 choice, but he will be had at great cost. And even if the Sox have a "sky's the limit" mentality in pursuing him, as a free agent, Teixeira has the privilege of going wherever...
2008 Salary vs. Performance (Position Players)
December 27, 2008 by
Dom D's Mets Fan Blog
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I recently came across a very interesting website called FanGraphs.com. The site features a section that breaks down players' salaries and compares them with the amount of money the earned based on their performance throughout the season. Below is the comparison for all the Met...
Where Are Our Right-handed Bats?
January 23, 2009 by
Mets Merized Online
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Don't look now, but there's an epidemic shortage of right-handed hitting on the Mets bench.
Projected Lineup
1B - Carlos Delgado (L)
2B - Luis Castillo (S)
SS - Jose Reyes (S)
3B - David Wright (R)
C - Brian Schneider (L)
LF - Fernando Tatis (R) / Dan Murphy (L)
CF - Carlos...
Your World Baseball Classic Scouting Report
February 17, 2009 by
Five Tool Tool
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Did you know that we were just 17 days before China and Japan tee it up for the World Baseball Classic? More importantly, could anyone on this earth give a good God damn? Anyway, it's coming like the onset of gout, gray hair and new music that you will hate, so let's focus...
Cubs 101 - Pt. 71 - The Chicago Outfield Free Agent Bonanza
September 28, 2009 by
Goat Riders of the Apocalypse
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In the grand history of the Cubs, Chicago has only gone out, pursued, and snatched perhaps half a dozen star free agent outfielders from the clutches of the free agent market. Ever. (Maybe there's a reason this team is 100+ years dry of a World Championship.) ...
George Stone Relaxes by Swimming: Topps and the Mets
July 25, 2008 by
Hot Stove New York
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While rummaging through my old baseball card collection (yes, I am an adult with a wife and child), I dug up some old Topps cards from the early 1970s. On the back of some of these old cards there is a comic-like drawing with a little tidbit on what the player did during the winter...
Series Recap: Cubs beat Pirates 2 games to 0 -- Cheap Sweep
August 17, 2009 by
Goat Riders of the Apocalypse
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And so it came to pass that, in the face of a small window of rain, the Cubs were denied their chance to sweep the lowly Pirates at home.
Chances are this game will get made up at the tail end of the season in October, assuming the Cubs need it. But considering that they had to...
Life on the Trail: A Look Inside the Brooklyn Cyclones Grounds Crew
August 31, 2009 by
Bleacher Report
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The vast majority of people often disregard the grounds crew when talking about the fun jobs in baseball.
Let’s face it; most of us only see them when their rolling out the tarp because the game we paid to see is being delayed.
However, there are a lot of tasks that makes the...
Curse of the Marlins: How One Team Can Cause So Much Trouble
July 15, 2009 by
Bleacher Report
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Earlier today, I was thinking about how the Florida Marlins have often been at the center of fatal screwups for teams. Here is a list of a few of such screwups:
In 2007 and 2008, the Mets' playoff hopes were crushed on the last day of the season. In both years, the last team they...
Mets Fan Reeducation: The Media, The Management, And You
July 06, 2009 by
Amazin' Avenue
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When I heard Reverend James Lawson, a local professor at Vanderbilt and a hero of the Civil Rights movement, speak about First Amendment rights, I was taken aback by one thing in particular he said (and I'm paraphrasing): "The news media is based on hate for the other...
Cubs 101 - Pt. 50 - Prelude to Awesome: The Craptacular 2002 Cubs
August 17, 2009 by
Goat Riders of the Apocalypse
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Rob2002 was, in every sense of the word, a "transition" year.
If nothing else, one only had to look at the incumbent manager, Don Baylor. As you recall, Baylor's hire was Andy MacPhail's attempt to bring in a "name" to manage the Cubs. Baylor...
Gomez's Case Gets Stronger
June 26, 2007 by
New York Mets: Trades, Tirades...
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With last night’s third inning home run we are starting to see why Omar Minaya is saying that Carlos Gomez’s power will only take a matter of time and when it does, he will turn into certified five tool player.Gomez has gotten his average up to .279 when he went one for three in...
Cubs 101 - Pt. 59 - 2004, The Biggest Potential, the Biggest Bust
September 06, 2009 by
Goat Riders of the Apocalypse
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Scene: the Old West. A seedy saloon. Several rough gentlemen and a painted lady all congregate around a poker game in progress.
Card Sharp: I call. What'cha got, podner?
Jim Hendry: Fi-i-i-ive Aces!
Oh, yeah. The best team in the National League in 2003...
The 50 Ugliest Episodes Of Professional Baseball, Part One (#50-36)
August 11, 2009 by
Bleacher Report
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American baseball has enjoyed a long, rich, and storied history, ever since Alexander Cartwright codified the rules of the game of "Base Ball" back in 1845.
But, as in all aspects of life, with the highs come the lows, both with their own legacies of fame ...
Cubs 101 - Pt. 51 - In Dusty We Trusty
August 18, 2009 by
Goat Riders of the Apocalypse
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The 2002 season marked the end of the Don Baylor era in Chicago, and also served as the year of Andy MacPhail's resignation from the General Managership position of the team -- although he'd stay on as president, and in retrospect it's difficult to say how much actually...
Boo All You Want: Ryan Howard Is The Reason The Phillies Won't Win
26 days ago by
Bleacher Report
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When you lose, there's always a goat, always someone to blame. Remember when the Cubs turned on fan Steve Bartman for stopping Moises Alou from catching that foul ball in Game Six of the NLCS ...Read the full article on Bleacher Report...
Giving Thanks: To Jim Hendry
5 days ago by
Bleacher Report
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The 2003 season changed Cubs fans lives forever. We all know about Steve Bartman, Moises Alou, Alex Gonzalez, Mark Prior and Dusty Baker in Game 6 of the 2003 NLCS...Read the full article on Bleacher Report...
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