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Rumor Time: Baseball And Basketball
August 09, 2007 by
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We're now at the part of the summer when baseball roster moves become incredibly complicated and NBA personnel moves are incredibly underwhelming. We're past the non-waiver deadline in America's pastime and now all the big names in hoops have already signed. So why are...
If Delgado goes on the DL who gets called up..
May 14, 2009 by
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The Mets are expected to make a decision, on whether to send Carlos Delgado to the disabled list, by the end of the week.Delgado has missed three games, for the second time in less then a month, due to a hip condition, that has been described in many ways. While no one has given a...
This Week in Yankees History (1/18-1/24)
January 18, 2009 by
Sliding Into Home
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January 18th - January 24th January 18th 1903 - Former Yankees INF Clifford ?Nolan? Richardson (1935) was born. Nolan appeared in 12 games for the Yankees, hitting .217 in 1935. 1954 - Former Yankees minor league P Scott McGregor (1975-76) was born. Scott was drafted by the Yankees in the 1st ...
Arroyo for Pena
March 21, 2006 by
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Sometimes I wish I had the drive to update this every day and keep up with it. But I do get bored easily and I'm the type to move from project to project, never having finished the last project that I was working on. After a little while posting here I felt I had to post every...
Dunn signs 2 year - $20 MiIlion dollar contract with Nationals
February 11, 2009 by
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According to the Washington Post, The Nationals have sign free agent Adam Dunn to a 2 year, $ 20 Million dollar contract. A press conference will take place tomorrow.
For his career, Dunn has 278 home runs, a .247 average, a .381 OBP and a .518 SLG.
In each of the last five...
Washington Nationals Off Season Report
December 20, 2008 by
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Season Wrap Up
One word describes the 2008 Washington Nationals record: abysmal. They lost 102 games! Granted, they had injuries to both first basemen (Johnson and Young) and most if not all of their outfielders (Wily Mo Pena, Lastings Milledge, Austin Kearns and Elijah Dukes)...
Buffalo shake up - many retuning from injuries...
June 11, 2009 by
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The inaugural season of the Buffalo Bison's as the Mets AAA affiliate hasn't gone exactly as planned.When the two teams agreed to the affiliation, it was reported that Buffalo was a baseball town and that the Mets needed to give the Bison's a winning roster. Things haven...
Delgado may end up out for longer than we think, Mets may need to trade for first basemen..
May 17, 2009 by
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Now that Carlos Delgado is officially on the 15 day DL, the Mets will look into other alternatives at first base. Currently, the Mets have Murphy, Reed, and Tatis as the leading candidates to replace Delgado. Of course the Mets have Wily Mo Pena in the minors, but he does not have...
20 signs of a Mets economic crisis...
September 02, 2009 by
Mets Fever
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As Mets fans we've all heard the debate over whether the Wilpon's are financially struggling. Fred Wilpon and Dave Howard have both refuted reports that the Madoff scandal has lost the family/team a tremendous amount of money. Meanwhile, it's been speculated, reported and...
Bisons Recap
June 03, 2009 by
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Last night the Buffalo Bisons beat the first place Norfolk Tides at Harbor Park in Norfolk, VA. Nelson Figueroa (1-4, 3.17) pitched 7.2 innings, allowing just one run on three hits while walking one and striking out three.Some thoughts:Nelson Figueroa should be in New York, and Tim...
What Next? Nationals Edition
December 30, 2008 by
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Now that the Nationals have officially missed out on signing 1B Mark Teixeira, what should they do next? Well, it's complicated. Several sources have mentioned the Nationals as contenders for Manny Ramirez, who remains unsigned with few suitors. Ramirez is reportedly looking for...
Definitely Listen to This
September 30, 2008 by
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If you didn't already know, I love listening to Rocco after each and every game. You can listen to any show [here], but [this very short clip] called "Double Entendre '08" is absolutely hilarious. I demand that you click that link and listen to it right now. Silly...
Give Jim Bowden a Pat on the Back
November 11, 2008 by
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It's been awhile since I said anything nice about Jim Bowden. I hated the Dmitri Young and Ronnie Belliard extensions. I was not a fan of the Lastings Milledge trade. I absolutely hated the Jon Rauch trade. And did anyone mention the Aaron Crow debacle? Doesn't look too good...
Nationals Insider: No more recycling trash
June 01, 2009 by
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Here are five signs you root for a really bad baseball franchise. 1. The team's bullpen has the highest ERA in the sport's history. 2. Daniel Cabrera opened the season as the No. 3 starter. 3. In the past, the following players have hit cleanup more than once: Aaron Boone...
Mets Release Bobby Kielty
June 22, 2009 by
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Lots of roster moves for the Amazin's today. Bart Hubbuch tweets that in addition to Wily Mo Pena and Javier Valentin, the Mets have also released outfielder Bobby Kielty. The former Oakland cult hero was hitting .231-.394-.346 in just 33 plate appearances for Triple-A Buffalo.
If Delgado goes on the DL, does Pena come up..
May 01, 2009 by
Mets Fever
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Carlos Delgado was a late scratch from tonight's line-up after he felt discomfort in his ailing hip while going through warm-up drills prior to the game. It's the third game in a row that Delgado has missed and Mgr. Jerry Manuel said that if he couldn't go Saturday, there...
Another Nat OF... could one be moved......
November 10, 2008 by
Mets Fever
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Nats GM Jim Bowden seems to pick a position and then stockpile players. For awhile it seemed like he had more utility infielders then pitchers now it seems outfielders are his flavor of the day. With today's trade for LHP Scott Olsen and OF Josh Willingham the Nats now have six...
Should the Mets take a flier on Dellucci...
June 02, 2009 by
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Lets take a look at the outfield; the Mets are currently using, Gary Sheffield who is 40 years old, primarily a DH and playing with knee pain, Carlos Beltran who aside from a stomach flu is having a typical All-star year and Fernando Martinez who knows what to expect, this early in...
MLB Preview 2009: NL East
March 24, 2009 by
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It's finally here: the baseball season starts in less than two weeks, and that means it's time to get excited again. I know I am, so I will be previewing each division race, finally ending with the AL West and the Mariners. For now, we will return to the home of last year&...
Nationals' body count
July 14, 2009 by
Washington Times
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BODY COUNT Since finishing last in the major leagues last season with a 59-102 mark, people have been dismissed at all levels of the Nationals' organization: PLAYERS Dmitri Young, an All-Star in 2007, has spent the year on the disabled list and in the minor leagues. Tim Redding...
This Week in Yankee History (2/8-2/14)
February 08, 2009 by
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February 8th ? February 14th February 8th 1911 - Former Yankees reserve INF and MLB Manager Don ?Jeep? Heffner (1934-37) was born. Don was a reserve INF for the Yankees from 1934-37, before being traded to the Browns in 1938. In 1966, he would manage the Reds. 1927 - Yankees Starter Sad Sam ...
For One Night, Lowly O's Are Good Medicine
June 16, 2009 by
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While it didn't end as prettily as Big Pelf had set it up through the first five innings, he did, in the end, earn his first victory in over a month and the Mets, just barely, managed to defeat the Baltimore Orioles and momentarily ease the pain of that humiliating loss to the...
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