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Phillies Insurance
March 17, 2008 by
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Who would have thought the most positive pitching story to come out of the Phillies camp this spring would be Kris Benson: When the Phillies signed him to a minor league deal in mid-February, they cautioned that he was throwing...
Baseball Musings Radio Show
March 17, 2008 by
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If you missed tonight's show, you can hear the recorded version here. It's also available on demand at TPSRadio....
The Other Side of Dusty
March 17, 2008 by
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Redleg Nation uses Dusty Baker's evaluation of Homer Bailey to point out Baker's strength as a manager, handling people. The Baseball Musings pledge drive continues through March. Please consider making a donation....
Batting in the Wrong Slot
March 17, 2008 by
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Cobra Brigade breaks down what's wrong with Lou Piniella's decision to bat Soriano second. The idea is to get Soriano to run less until his legs heal: The fact that Soriano's legs are bothering him doesn't bother me as much...
Bad Mitochondria
March 17, 2008 by
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Rocco Baldelli appears to be finished with baseball for the moment. Rocco Baldelli will be sidelined indefinitely - but is not retiring - because of what he said are "some type of metabolic and/or mitochondrial abnormalities,'' a condition that leaves...
Sir Sidney Rides Again
March 17, 2008 by
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Sidney Ponson signed with Texas, mostly because Brandon McCarthy will miss the opening of the season. The importance of that depth now looks to become magnified twofold through the first couple weeks of the 2008 season, as Daniels also noted...
On Parra
March 17, 2008 by
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Anthony Witrado likes what he's seen from Manny Parra this spring: Parra pitched four scoreless innings (his longest outing of the spring), allowing only a double to Aramis Ramirez. Parra struck out two, walked no one and induced seven ground...
Changing Again
March 17, 2008 by
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Once again, Jeremy Bonderman works on his changeup: We've been through this before with Jeremy Bonderman. The Detroit Tigers say he needs a changeup. He agrees. Then Bonderman declares he has finally found the changeup and vows to use it...
Too Much Information
March 17, 2008 by
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Clay Buchholz's private life just got a little too public: Buchholz's dad confirmed to WZLX yesterday that his boy has spent some quality time with the 23-year-old centerfold. "I know he's met her, gone out with her, but I don't...
Beckett Staying Home
March 17, 2008 by
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The Projo SoxBlog reports that Josh Beckett will not make the trip to Japan: "He will not go to Japan, which I think we're using common sense," said Francona. "We're trying to do things in the correct order, and he...
Mo Howe
March 16, 2008 by
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Steve Howe helped a young Mariano Rivera: While reporting Sunday's story about Mariano Rivera and his willingness to mentor his teammates, I asked him if anyone had helped him out when he was a young Yankee. Rivera surprised me with...
Rangers Rotation
March 16, 2008 by
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Lone Star ball notes the Rangers rotation is set. He also shows the injured Brandon McCarthy has team spirit: "He doesn't pitch scared, and he knows what he's doing," Millwood said of Mendoza. "It's nice to see a young guy...
When the Athletics Spend Money
March 16, 2008 by
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Notsellingjeans at Athletics Nation wonders who will be the first player the Athletics sign to a $100 million contract. His bet is Justin Upton. *If we look at some of the most successful marquee free agent signings of the past...
Injury Updates
March 16, 2008 by
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Fernando Rodney will likely miss opening day, and Carlos Beltran says he can't play nine innings yet....
Useful 0-For
March 16, 2008 by
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Ichiro Suzuki is using his 0 for 21 slump as a learning experience: "To tell you the truth, some of this is kind of fun," Ichiro said, speaking through translator Ken Barron. "To be in a situation this early in...
American Pie
March 16, 2008 by
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Felix Pie is out with testicular torsion. Pie said he's not sure what caused the injury - essentially a twisting of the testicle severe enough to affect blood flow -- which more often occurs with late-adolescent boys. Off hand, I...
Lacking a Starter
March 16, 2008 by
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Via 6-4-2, John Lackey won't be around on opening day. Angels ace John Lackey has been diagnosed with a strained right triceps after an examination on Friday by Dr. Lewis Yocum, team orthopedist. He will be shut down without baseball...
Talking AL West
March 16, 2008 by
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The Baseball Analysts bring in an Angels blogger and a Mariners blogger for their roundtable discussion of the ALWest. The more I look at this division, the more I like the Mariners. The Baseball Musings pledge drive continues through March....
Memories of Shea
March 16, 2008 by
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John Delcos is asking for help: I am asking help from Westchester, Rockland and Putnam residents to share their memories of Shea Stadium. It could be your first game, a memorable game, meeting a player there, etc. The first time...
Sign of the Time
March 16, 2008 by
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The Red Sox are removing the Coke bottles from left field and will instead have Coke sponsor a seating section: Fenway will now have a "Coca-Cola Corner" which will boast 412 new seats (total capacity for night games now 38,888)...
Online Restrictions
March 15, 2008 by
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Steve Johnson notes the new restrictions on online pictures probably does MLB more harm than good: Certainly the Internet changes the coverage paradigm. What used to appear in tomorrow's newspaper or on tonight's sportscast can suddenly appear right away. What...
How to Lose a Player in Three Years
March 15, 2008 by
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The Brewers managed to upset one of their star players: The Milwaukee Brewers renewed the slugger's deal for $670,000 on Sunday after finishing third in NL MVP voting last season. "I'm not happy about it at all," Fielder said. "The...
Clearing Kazmir
March 15, 2008 by
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Scott Kazmir's rehabilitation is going so well the Rays think he can start opening day. Update: Meanwhile, David Price is right. The Baseball Musings pledge drive continues through March. Please consider making a donation....
Rotation Evaluation, Atlanta Braves
March 15, 2008 by
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The series looking at team pitching rotations using the Marcel the Monkey projections continues with the Atlanta Braves. Their starters posted a 4.45 ERA in 2007, seventh in the National League. Note that in figuring ERAs, I'm using Marcel's mIP...
Kei Points
March 15, 2008 by
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Kei Igawa pitched in what turned out to be a five-inning perfect game by the Yankees on Tuesday. Brian Cashman and Hideki Matsui both makes good points about Igawa in this NY Times story. Cashman takes the positive view: "If...
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