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Lefties, Lefties Everywhere
1 day ago by
Bucs Dugout
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by Chris Carlson - AP
Would another lefty hitter like Hank Blalock, right, be the best fit for the Pirates?
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Straight to the point today: one thing I find a bit...
Cubs Will Shop For An Outfield Bat
2 days ago by
MLB Rumors
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The Cubs plan to search for a centerfielder according to Ken Rosenthal and Jon Paul Morosi of FoxSports.com, however the team must first unload Milton Bradley to see how much financial flexibility they'll have.
One agent who spoke to the team says that balancing left and...
Pirates Kicking The Tires On Ankiel & Blalock
2 days ago by
MLB Rumors
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The Pirates are believed to have already made contact with Scott Boras about two of his clients, free agents Rick Ankiel and Hank Blalock, according to Dejan Kovacevic of The Pittsburgh Post Gazette. The team's preference "is for a short-term contract aimed at allowing the...
Mining the free agent list
6 days ago by
Where Is Andy Van Slyke
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I'm working on the WHYGAVS Glossary, but right now it's just a messy jumble of terms and definitions that keeps getting bigger and bigger. Hopefully I can get it refined and cleaned up and online by some time tonight.
This morning let's do open question time. I did a Q...
11/21 - Controversies, Callups, and... Contract Offers?
8 days ago by
Over The Monster
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A couple of awards were announced this week, and a few remain for next week - when I should be able to produce a lot more content, since I'll have a week off from school. (Thank you, beyond-stupid school district.) Anyways, the first few links are about the recent controversies...
Adrian Beltre and Rick Ankiel? What's Up With The Boston Red Sox?
8 days ago by
Bleacher Report
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The Boston Red Sox are reportedly interested in four different free agents who are Scott Boras clients. Two of them, Matt Holliday and Mike Gonzalez, have been rumored to the Red Sox numerous times...Read the full article on Bleacher Report...
Red Sox Express Interest In Four Boras Clients
9 days ago by
MLB Trade Rumors
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The Red Sox have expressed interest in four players - all Scott Boras clients - early in the hot stove season, according to Mike Silverman of The Boston Herald. Those four players would be Matt Holliday, Adrian Beltre, Mike Gonzalez, and Rick Ankiel.
Silverman notes that the...
Washington Nationals Complete Field Staff with the Hiring of MacLaren, Lett, Radison
9 days ago by
Federal Baseball
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by Pablo Martinez Monsivais - AP
Washington Nationals manager Jim Riggleman, with third base coach Pat Listach in the background, before the Nationals' game against the Chicago Cubs on Thursday, July 16, 2009...
Players A to Z, Rick Ankiel
14 days ago by
Baseball Musings
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Rick Ankiel plays the outfield for the St. Louis Cardinals. Ankiel is an unusual player. He started his career as a top pitching prospect, and for his first two seasons lived up to the billing. At seasonal age 21, however, he lost the plate and walked 25 batters in 24 innings (while [...]
Billy Wagner As Cubs Closer?
17 days ago by
Sports Blog Net
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Cliff Corcoran’s article from Sports Illustrated addresses the needs of all 30 teams this offseason.
For the Cubs he’s listed one outfielder and one rotation spot as the primary need. His list of potential candidates includes: Jermaine Dye, Rick Ankiel and John Lackey....
Mets Meet With Boras
18 days ago by
MLB Rumors
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Mets GM Omar Minaya met with agent Scott Boras last night at the GM Meetings for 45 minutes, according to Joel Sherman of the New York Post. Sherman says Matt Holliday, Alex Cora, Jarrod Washburn, and Rick Ankiel were discussed.
Of course, the Mets' plans extend beyond...
Note: Matt Holliday has Magic Powers
18 days ago by
Matthew Cerrone's Mets Blog
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According to Joel Sherman of the New York Post, Omar Minaya met last night with Scott Boras, who represents free agent outfielders Matt Holliday and Rick Ankiel, pitcher Jarrod Washburn and infielder Alex Cora.
…from what i can gather, the two sides will likely meet again today...
Mets talked about Rick Ankiel
19 days ago by
Mets Fever
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It's being reported that Omar Minaya met with super agent Scott Boras over his free agent clients. Of course, they had to discuss Matt Holliday but one of the other names that came up was Rick Ankiel.The former pitcher turned outfielder has spent his entire career in St. Louis...
November
22 days ago by
Viva El Birdos
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by Jeff Roberson - AP
FILE -- This is a 2009 file photo showing St. Louis Cardinals baseball player Yadier Molina. A New York sports marketing firm has sued St. Louis Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina, saying he snubbed...
Pirates Talk: Iwamura, Ankiel, Wilson
25 days ago by
MLB Rumors
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As usual, Dejan Kovacevic of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette has the latest on the Pirates...
The Akinori Iwamura addition does not necessarily mean more significant moves are coming. The Pirates are comfortable with their internal options.
The Pirates intend to inquire...
A Little News ... and A Few Cubs' Rumors
25 days ago by
Chicago Cubs Online
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The Cubs' organizational meetings are in full swing in Mesa. Tom Ricketts reportedly addressed his baseball staff for the first time and will meet with Mesa officials on Wednesday to discuss possible sites for the Cubs new facilities.
A majority of the news (and rumors) around...
Will Leitch Cannot Believe No One Asked Him To Participate In A Discussion About Rick Ankiel
October 29, 2009 by
Sportress Of Blogitude
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Various St. Louis media types were recently asked to provide their thoughts for a column in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch about the future of Rick Ankiel as a Cardinal, since the emergence of rookie Colby Rasmus likely means that the free agent will not be re-signed by the team.
Honestly...
Rick Ankiel talks to Mark McGwire about his hitting woes
October 27, 2009 by
Sports Pickle
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On his first day on the job as the new hitting coach for the St. Louis Cardinals, Mark McGwire was approached by outfielder Rick Ankiel for some batting tips.
But McGwire, ever safe with his words, just regurgitated lines his attorneys approved from his infamous testimony before...
UCB Roundtable--2009 End of the Year
October 23, 2009 by
The Cardinal Virtue
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It's the end of the year roundtable for the UCB and Trey and I are both participating. You can check out the other questions here. Here's my quesiton and the replies it got:Most of the questions so far, due to the time of the year, have been front-office-esque--as they should...
Offseason Prediction: St. Louis Cardinals
October 18, 2009 by
Bleacher Report
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The St. Louis Cardinals enter the off-season in a frustrated, yet excited state. They were just swept out of the playoffs. Matt Holliday, Mark DeRosa, Joel Pineiro, Rick Ankiel, and John Smoltz enter free agency...Read the full article on Bleacher Report...
Washington Nationals (finally) Announce Additions to Front Office Staff
October 15, 2009 by
Federal Baseball
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by Luis Alvarez - AP
about 1 month ago:
Mike Rizzo, who has been Washington Nationals acting general manager, talks during a news conference after being named general manager and senior vice president of baseball...
The Quiet of No Baseball
October 10, 2009 by
Bleacher Report
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This is the way the season ends. Not with a bang but a whimper.How fitting was it that Rick Ankiel was the last out--and a strikeout at that. Rick's promise, just like that exhilarating promise of August, never quite came to fruition...Read the full article on Bleacher Report...
Discussion: What's Next For St. Louis?
October 10, 2009 by
MLB Trade Rumors
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When Jonathan Broxton struck out Rick Ankiel to end Game Three of the NLDS tonight, the Cardinals officially went into offseason mode, turning their eyes towards 2010. The team has several impending free agents, including Ankiel, Mark DeRosa, Matt Holliday, Troy Glaus, Khalil Greene...
GT: Division Series Baseball - Oct. 8
October 08, 2009 by
Over The Monster
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by Mark J. Terrill - AP
about 12 hours ago:
Los Angeles Dodgers catcher Russell Martin, right, celebrates after St. Louis Cardinals' Rick Ankiel, left, struck out to end Game 1 of the National League division...
St. Louis Cardinals' Hawksworth, Boggs on roster in NLDS
October 07, 2009 by
Viva El Birdos
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St. Louis Cardinals' Hawksworth, Boggs on roster in NLDS
Good news bad news: Hawk and Boggs on the roster, Schumaker a potential starter in centerfield.
"La Russa ignited intrigue when he mentioned three possibilities for tonight's starting center fielder, the...
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