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Ichiro's Decline: Is it Near?
February 10, 2009 by
SeaTown Sports
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Going into the 2009 MLB season, Ichiro will be 35 years old. He's getting old, and gaining age always leads to a decline. Sooner or later, it's bound to happen. So the big question is, when will it happen to Ichiro? There are three abilities he has that determine his value...
Bo still knows a lot, just not much about sports these days
August 27, 2009 by
SportingNews.com
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SOUTH BEND, IND.—Today's Bo Jackson commercial would feature a skillet, a spreadsheet and a sand wedge. Maybe, given his physique Wednesday at the College Football Hall of Fame, a sandwich would be appropriate, too.
Jackson has left the Royals outfielder/Raiders...
A-Rod Allegations Just One More Punch to the Gut for Baseball Fans
February 08, 2009 by
Biz of Baseball
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Will Alex Rodriguez join Roger Clemens and Barry Bonds as stars that have fallen from baseball grace?That collective thud you heard over the weekend was the sound of the MLB and MLBPA brass slamming their heads to the table. Once again, the sport sees one of their premier stars allegedly...
A-Rod Alligations Just One More Punch to the Gut for Baseball Fans
February 08, 2009 by
Biz of Baseball
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Will Alex Rodriguez join Roger Clemens and Barry Bonds as stars that have fallen from baseball grace?That collective thud you heard over the weekend was the sound of the MLB and MLBPA brass slamming their heads to the table. Once again, the sport will be running interference over its...
Daly: Slamming the door on Sammy's progress
June 18, 2009 by
Washington Times
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This New York Times report that Sammy Sosa failed a drug test in 2003 is a real stunner, isn't it? It's like finding out that the Hulk has an anger-management problem or that Michael Jackson had his nose done again. Of all the convicts and suspects in baseball's long...
Daily Box Score 7/17: IBB in the ASG
July 17, 2009 by
Beyond the Box Score
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As always, be sure to leave links, stories, articles and pictures in the comments.
The All-Star Game intentional walk imbroglio is heating up, and everyone is taking sides. Posnanski was furious. Erik says there's no place for them in the ASG. Tango just thought...
Baseball Been Very-Very Good To Me
June 17, 2009 by
Surviving Grady
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Another one bites the dust. The New York Times and ESPN have reported that Sammy Sosa was one of the 104 MLB players to test positive in 2003 for PED's. Sosa is only the second player to be named from the so-called "anonymous" results, A-Rod being the first. Is it only...
Will The Baltimore Orioles Have To Trade Aubrey Huff?
June 03, 2009 by
Baseball Reflections
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Baltimore Orioles team president Andy MacPhail made the right call in his decisions to trade Erik Bedard and Miguel Tejada and to keep Brian Roberts. He could soon get another test as he must decide whether to keep or trade free agent-to be Aubrey Huff.
There is no question that...
Seven Sluggers of Anaheim
February 08, 2009 by
SoCal Sports Hub
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By Chuck Richter - Angelswin.com Executive EditorThere has been much talk this offseason about the lack of offensive production, specifically home run production, after losing Mark Teixeira to the Yankees in free agency. While I don't believe the 2009 Angels will come close to...
Steroids, apathy, and us
July 31, 2009 by
kansascity.com
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We are left without emotion. A shrug of the shoulders, maybe. The New York Times reports that David Ortiz and Manny Ramirez tested positive back in 2003? Eh.
Then if we’re hungry, we go make a sandwich or something.
We are drained, to the point of apathy. We had denial...
A-ROD HITS TOP 10 WITH PAIR OF HRS
July 12, 2009 by
New York Yankees - New York Post
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ANAHEIM, Calif. -- Alex Rodriguez passed Reggie Jackson at Citi Field late last month. Rafael Palmeiro felt the stiff breeze of Rodriguez going by him yesterday at Angel Stadium. Harmon Killebrew is a lock to be looking up at the Yankees slugger...
Another hero falls Slammin Sammy busted
June 19, 2009 by
NFL Football Online
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The country was captivated in the summer of 1998 by the home-run chase as Sammy Sosa of the Chicago Cubs and Mark McGwire of the St. Louis Cardinals simultaneously chased Roger Maris' single season home-run record. As the season neared a close the two managed to keep the pressure...
So, About That “B-12″….
September 01, 2009 by
UnPinkHats
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New allegations have surfaced regarding perennial “clubhouse leader” Miguel Tejada, currently with the Astros after a long tenure with the Orioles. You may remember Tejada as the guy who lied about his age, or perhaps as the guy with the steroid-contaminated B-12 shots...
Seven Sluggers of Anaheim
By Chuck Richter - Angelswin.com Executive Editor There has been much talk this offseason about the lack of offensive production, specifically home run production, after losing Mark Teixeira to the Yankees in free agency. While I don't believe the 2009 Angels will come close to...
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...
Imagine That: A Blue Jay Wearing Blue
I hate the DH — hate it — but even I think it should always be used in the All-Star Game, regardless of where the game is played. Who wants to see a pitcher hit in an All-Star Game?
But Bud Selig and Co. don’t see it that way. Good thing, too, because pitchers...
Dumbshit Fans Have Direct Influence on Hall of Fame Elections
June 08, 2009 by
Another Cubs Blog
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According to Philip Hersh:
No, no, a thousand times no. I feel even stronger about that than I did in 2006, especially given the amount of evidence that since has emerged about widespread use and easy availability of steroids in Sosa’s homeland, the Dominican Republic (Alex...
A-Rod Moves Into 10th All-Time
July 12, 2009 by
American Legends
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Alex Rodriguez hit two home runs last night to move into sole possession of 10th place on the all-time home run list, moving past Rafael Palmeiro.Most of you guys reading this are going to be thinking, he is a cheater he does not belong on this list. Give me a break. Hank Aaron did...
Tom Knott: It's hard to excuse the shades of gray
August 10, 2009 by
Washington Times
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David Ortiz said what the performance-enhancing cheats usually say, which is he took vitamins and over-the-counter supplements and that the combination possibly triggered a positive test result in 2003. That denial is so old now that it is starting to sprout gray whiskers. If it...
Sosa joins the Gotcha Gang
Until Tuesday, Sammy Sosa never had what Barry Bonds, Mark McGwire, Rafael Palmeiro, Alex Rodriguez, Manny Ramirez and Gary Sheffield had. A paper trail. The other members of the 500-homers club were linked to performance-enhancing drugs by failed tests (...
Josh's Corner: The Death of Baseball
June 18, 2009 by
tonyblogs.net
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Friend, former "CortSide" co-host and Los Angeles correspondent Josh Garcia shares his thoughts on the steroid controversy surrounding baseball and the newest "discovery," Sammy Sosa.
15 years ago to the day, the sporting world came to a halt with the high speed...
Jose Canseco Plans Most Ridiculous Lawsuit In History of Litigation
June 18, 2009 by
Walkoff Walk
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Baseball's fallen hero and champion of artificially-fit guidos everywhere Jose Canseco is going to take down Major League Baseball and the Players Association with the best tool he can possibly muster: THE COURTS, BITCHES. Jose is planning to team up with fellow fallen sluggers...
Orioles Made the Right Decision on B.J. Ryan
July 09, 2009 by
Bleacher Report
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When the Baltimore Orioles chose not to match the five-year, $47-million contract that B.J. Ryan signed with the Toronto Blue Jays in 2006 it seemed to be just another example of the Orioles lack of commitment toward building a winner. However, in hindsight it appears to have been...
Home Runs: The Potion That Turned into a Poison
September 20, 2009 by
Bleacher Report
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I think it is time that all baseball fans make an assessment of the way the game is looked at statistically.
It doesn't take Bill James to figure out that baseball writers and fans put way too much emphasis on home runs.
Think I'm crazy?
The next time you're reading...
Untitled
September 24, 2009 by
A Large Regular
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Baseball Flotsam and JetsamMiscellaneous baseball thoughts and observations. The Cleveland Indians are 1.5 games ahead (behind?) the Orioles for the worst record in the American League. Who saw that coming? I know I saw some people picking the Indians to go to the World Series in their...
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