MOISES ALOU NEWS
Giving Thanks: To Jim Hendry
3 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...
Bud's All-Star tie tops our non-steroid controversies of decade
5 days ago by
Big League Stew
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As the decade winds down to its final days, Big League Stew is reflecting on the biggest baseball moments of the 2000s. First up are our top steroid-free controversies from 2000-09 (because a list of controversies that allows for steroids would be terribly redundant and not very interesting...
Boo All You Want: Ryan Howard Is The Reason The Phillies Won't Win
25 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...
The Left Field Conundrum
October 12, 2009 by
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"There is a fifth dimension beyond that which is known to man. It is a dimension as vast asspace and as timeless as infinity. It is the middle ground between light and shadow, between science and superstition, and it lies between the pit of man's fears and the summit of his...
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.) ...
Sheffield update
September 22, 2009 by
Mets Fever
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He's an entertaining guy to say the least, you never know what's going to come out of his mouth.I still have questions about Sheffield's injury, it just seems like such a coincidence that briefly after his protest night he suddenly had a back injury that has almost finished...
The 1994 MLB Strike Hurt Everyone, Especially the Montreal Expos
September 13, 2009 by
Bleacher Report
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The 1994 MLB Players Association strike hurt everyone. Tony Gwynn of the San Diego Padres was on pace to hit .400, and would've been the first player to do so since Ted Williams hit .406 in 1941.
Matt Williams of the San Francisco Giants was on pace to break Roger Maris&...
Carlos Delgado is Moises Alou all over again...
September 10, 2009 by
Mets Fever
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I admit it, in 2007 when the Mets signed Moises Alou to a one year deal worth 7.5MM with an option for the next year I supported the move. At what power hitting corner outfielders were costing the move made sense and even if he was an injury risk at 40 y/o, the team had Milledge, Martinez...
A Place In History
September 09, 2009 by
We Should Be GM's
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After Chase Utley's solo shot last night, the Phillies became the 12th team to have four player hit at least 30 homers in a season. I was immediately impressed...until I looked up the other eleven teams.2006 White Sox: Joe Crede, Jermaine Dye, Paul Konerko, Jim Thome.2004 Cubs...
Cubs 101 - Pt. 60 - The Downfall and Departure of Chip and Steve
September 07, 2009 by
Goat Riders of the Apocalypse
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A lot has already been written here about Cubs broadcasters Steve Stone and Chip Caray. One was a baseball genius who clearly felt that he was slumming it with the Cubs and the other was an opportunistic dope living off his family legacy. Between years of predicting pitches and plays...
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...
What Might Have Been? Remembering the 1994 Montreal Expos
September 03, 2009 by
Bleacher Report
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Had Major League Baseball and the Baseball Players Union made some different choices 15 years ago, September 2009 might have been a great time to be a fan of the Montreal Expos. If I close my eyes, I can almost picture it.The City of Montreal is a buzz for baseball with record crowds...
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...
Reyes could require surgery
August 29, 2009 by
Mets Fever
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The Mets announced on Friday that Jose Reyes may require surgery on his hamstring tendon. According to the report if Reyes doesn't respond to his latest therapy then surgery is an option. I'm lead to believe that the hamstring tendon surgery is a much less significant procedure...
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...
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...
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...
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 ...
ESPN announces plans to continue Steve Bartman obsession
July 30, 2009 by
Big League Stew
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When it comes to beating dead horses, no media group knows quite how to do it like our pals in Bristol.As such, it's probably no surprise that ESPN has announced that it has commissioned an hour-long documentary on Steve Bartman as part of its upcoming "30 for 30" series...
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...
Giants notebook: Renteria runs in high circles
June 30, 2009 by
Inside Bay Area
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Veteran shortstop moves ahead of Moises Alou on Latino hit list
Do the Mets need to have a quicker hook- Fernando Tatis
June 24, 2009 by
Mets Fever
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Jose Valentin, Julio Franco, Marlon Anderson, and Moises Alou were all great pick-ups their first year, but they all stayed a year too long.I know the Wilpon's don't like to waste money but most of the guys I'm talking about, made less then 2MM a year and when Minnesota...
Interview: Harry the Heckler
June 24, 2009 by
Gaslamp Ball
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Harry the Heckler has heckled just about everything that walks or crawled at one time or another. He's been sitting in the left field of Padres ballparks since the beginning of time and he was kind enough to answer some questions for us.
Gaslamp Ball: What are...
MLB Outsider - Does Firing the Manager Actually Ever Help?
Over on my personal Cubs blog, Cheap Plugs of the Apocalypse, I recently made the mistake of suggesting that the Cubs would be better off without Lou Piniella as manager. The result of this view was a firestorm of ANGER from Cub fans everywhere who love Lou. Let that be a note to...
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