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I am now pretty certain that Johnny Mo reads Bugs & Cranks.A He obviously saw my post yesterday about how snooze-a-riffic this off-season has been so far and he decided to take action!A The Cardinals have finally made an off-season move!A It appears we are going to acquire shortstop Khal......

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Taken directly from a Rockies press releasea?? In the dead of winter, fans will be given a chance to warm up to the Rockies. The club will hold the first-ever Rockies Fest for season-ticket holders Jan. 24 at Coors Field from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The event will feature members of the 2009 team......

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It seems like we've been hearing a lot about these Red Sox caskets lately a?" one lucky bereaved family in Rockland Mass has already ordered the first one (complete with 0001 serial number) to give their dead dad some insane bragging rights in the great beyond. But it's come to my attention......

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Christmas music makes me want to punch someone in the c***. But I do kind of miss advent calendars. Therefore, as my gift to our readers and to all the children of the world, I proudly offer the All-Time Greatest Devil Rays Virtual Advent Calendara??. Every day up till Christmas we will reveal an......

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The Red Sox took a page out of the Tampa Bay Rays' playbookA and inked a young stud to a lucrative yet beneficial contract today. You know what they say - if you can't beat 'em, join 'em. Much like the Rays did with Evan Longoria,A David Price and James Shields, Boston locked up 2008 AL MVP......

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In James Jones's classic novel the The Thin Red Line, First Seargent Welsh spends much of the time marching throughout the Pacific theater muttering to himself about property. To Welsh property is what makes the world turn. It's the source of power, poverty and, as indicated by his current predic......

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Wait a second, here. Does this make two excellent free agent signings in a row for the Giants? Okay, who's the bastard who kidnapped 2003-2007 Brian Sabean and replaced him with his 1997 self? The Lunatic Fringe wants its punching bag back. We had gotten so used to ripping on the guy who th......

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Am I the only one who thinks this year's "Hot Stove" season is incredibly boring?A More like "Tepid Stove," am I right?A Huh?A Huh?A [loosens on tie]A Anyway, I keep wanting to write an article about what the St. Louis Cardinals are up to but I got nothing.A Seriously.A Uh, vote for ......

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The 1981 Sporting News Baseball Yearbook featured an article predicting what would happen to baseball in the year 2000. I know this because lar of wezen-ball, a buddy of learned B&C alum Jeremy Happel, was smart enough to dig it up on ebay and post some great quotes from the article on his ......

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So yesterday, as you may have read, the Phillies declined arbitration on their four free agents, Tom Gordon, Rudy Seanez, Jamie Moyer, and Pat Burrell. No surprise on the first two, as the Phillies had no real desires to keep those two, and fans had no real attachment to them. But Moyer and......

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Christmas music makes me want to punch someone in the c***. But I do kind of miss advent calendars. Therefore, as my gift to our readers and to all the children of the world, I proudly offer the All-Time Greatest Devil Rays Virtual Advent Calendara??. Every day up till Christmas we will rev......

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Andrea's in the semifinals of Hugging Harold Reynold's Iron Ref competition, and it's really some of her finest writing yet. The picture of her boobs might be slightly affecting my judgment, but I don't think so. She also may refer to one boob as Albert Pujol's slugging percentage and the......

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Sometimes I wonder if I'll spend the rest of my baseball life comparing everyhing to 2004. But to go to the well once more a?" of the many Red Sox accomplishments of that season, I just noticed one I'd forgotten about: in 2004, the Red Sox employed the highest-paid player in the game. Thanks to [......

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My original post for today will be delivered at a later date as more important things need to be covered today. Earlier today, Ted Rogers, owner of the Toronto Blue Jays and Media Mogul, passed away at his home. He was 75-years-old. While I have spent a good portion of my two years here at ......

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