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FCP Podcast 7
December 24, 2008 by
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By Gary Armida and Billy Campione
This week, Gary and Billy discuss Mark Teixeira, Manny Ramirez, the Angels' off season philosophy, and many other news topics. Additionally, there is a great discussion on Baseball movies. Of course, there is the Harry Doyle segment and the Owner's Box.
Breaking Down the Teixeira to the Yankees Deal
December 24, 2008 by
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In somewhat surprising fashion, the New York Yankees swooped in and grabbed Mark Teixeira out from underneath the Red Sox and, to a much lesser degree, the Washington Nationals. If one is to believe that the Yankees did not have a formal offer on the table since the ...
A Long Road for the Pirates
December 23, 2008 by
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By Gary
While Mark Teixeira, Manny Ramirez, the New York Yankees, and the New York Mets have stolen the winter headlines, there are actually other teams preparing for the 2009 season. Some quiet teams have playoff aspirations while others are just hoping for tangible progress for the ...
A Long Road for the Pirates
December 23, 2008 by
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While Mark Teixeira, Manny Ramirez, the New York Yankees, and the New York Mets have stolen the winter headlines, there are actually other teams preparing for the 2009 season. Some quiet teams have playoff aspirations while others are just hoping for tangible progress for the year...
Angels Making All the Right Moves
December 22, 2008 by
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By Gary Armida The Los Angeles Angels did win a major league best 100 games in 2008. The 100 wins are a bit misleading if one looks closer a couple of factors. First, the Angels played in the least competitive division in Baseball. Next, their offense was so poor that one could say...
Yankees Repeating 2004 Error?
December 19, 2008 by
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By Gary Armida What’s that old expression about history repeating itself? Well, it turns out that there are many, but one of the better takes on it was stated by George Bernard Shaw. Mr. Shaw stated, “If history repeats itself, and the unexpected always happens, how incapable must Man be of ...
Shapiro Shaping Indians as Playoff Favorite in ‘09
December 18, 2008 by
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By Gary Armida Mark Shapiro may be one of the most underrated General Managers in the game today. Shapiro has been the Cleveland Indians GM since the 2002 season. In 2002 and 2003, he oversaw the deconstruction and subsequent rebuilding of the Indians. He took a team who had just finished a ...
Shapiro Shaping Indians as Playoff Favorite in '09
December 18, 2008 by
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Mark Shapiro may be one of the most underrated General Managers in the game today. Shapiro has been the Cleveland Indians GM since the 2002 season. In 2002 and 2003, he oversaw the deconstruction and subsequent rebuilding of the Indians. He took a team who had just finished a tremendous...
FCP and Maury Brown Discuss the Economy and Baseball
December 17, 2008 by
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If one turns on the news, reads the front of the newspaper, or has a simple family conversation, there is one constant. One cannot escape any conversation or presentation without hearing the word, economy. The economy is the conversation in our society today. While some people will...
FCP Podcast: Episode 6
December 16, 2008 by
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By Gary Armida and Billy Campione The FCP Podcast is finally back. This week, we discuss all of the major free agent signings and speculate on the remainder of the free agent class, including Manny Ramirez and Randy Johnson. Additionally, we analyze why "This Guy" is a Pedro...
Baseball’s Biggest Problem at the Moment? The San Diego Padres
December 16, 2008 by
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By Gary Armida As stated many times here, the game of baseball is nothing without its integrity. If a fan is not able to watch a game knowing that his team (or the opponents) isn’t playing the game honestly, there is no reason for the fan to be interested in the sport. Sure, fans can get [...]
Fungos: Breaking Down the Latest Signings
December 15, 2008 by
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By Gary Armida With the Winter Meetings over and CC Sabathia signed, teams are starting to slowly (and slowly is the proper word) open the checkbooks to build their 2009 squads. With Baseball?s sudden interest in financial responsibility, free agent signings have been slow and for...
The Conundrum of AJ Burnett
December 15, 2008 by
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By Gary Armida Conundrum: A paradoxical, insoluble, or difficult problem; a dilemma The issue of signing AJ Burnett to any type of extended contract is best described by the word conundrum. On one hand, Burnett is a hard throwing strikeout pitcher who pitches like an ace of a staff...
Minaya Does it Again: A Breakdown of the 3 Team Trade
December 12, 2008 by
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By Gary Armida Evidently the Mets wanted to make sure that their bullpen doesn't blow another 29 games in 2009. As a result of the stunning 12 player, 3 team trade, the Mets received closer turned new setup man JJ Putz, reliever Sean Green, and outfielder Jeremy Reed. The Indians received ...
Yankees Sign The Right Guy in Sabathia
December 11, 2008 by
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By Gary Armida They still have to dot the "I's" and cross the "T's", but CC Sabathia is going to be a New York Yankee. Sabathia comes to New York on a reported 7 year, $161 million dollar contract, the richest contract ever given to a pitcher. Typically...
Winter Meetings, Day Two: K-Rod a Met, Dodgers, O’s/Reds Trade, Rumor Control
December 10, 2008 by
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By Gary Armida Now, that's more like it. Day two of the Winter Meetings actually produced a little action. The fear of the poor economy showed in all of the moves yesterday as the announced salaries of the signees were quite a bit lower than in past years. This depressed free...
Detroit Tigers: Right Idea, Poor Execution
December 09, 2008 by
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By Gary Armida During the 2007 Winter Meetings, the Detroit Tigers were very aggressive. They made the biggest splash of the meetings when they acquired Miguel Cabrera and Dontrelle Willis from the Florida Marlins. While the names were big, the acquisition of Cabrera didn't have...
An Apology to Greg Maddux
December 08, 2008 by
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By Gary Armida Admit it; you owe Greg Maddux an apology too. You, like most baseball fans, fell into the trap of looking at the classic power pitchers when discussing the best pitchers of the last 20 years. When asked who the best pitcher in baseball is, most fans reeled off names like Pedro ...
Q & A with Sports Media Columnist Neil Best
December 05, 2008 by
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By Billy Campione I have an immense interest in sports media, and no one covers it better than Neil Best of Newsday. His blog, WatchDog, is extremely popular and includes nuggets from the local New York market and the national media, as well. He was generous enough to give us some...
Fungos: The Flood Gates are Opening
December 04, 2008 by
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By Gary Armida Ok, perhaps the title was hyperbole at its finest, but there is finally some free agent action. No, none of the big names are going, but that seems to be a theme of this off season. With teams more "thoughtful" about spending their money, the big names will...
Braves Get Exactly What They Need By Landing Vazquez
December 04, 2008 by
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By Gary Armida The Atlanta Braves are still waiting to finalized their trade, but all signs pointA A to them acquiring right handed pitcher, Javier Vazquez from the Chicago White Sox. While the trade was initially reported on Tuesday, there were quite a few names being discussed in the package ...
Angels Q+A with LA Times Writer Bill Shaikin
December 03, 2008 by
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By Gary Armida The Los Angeles Angels may quite possibly be the most stable franchise in baseball. They have an owner who actually puts money into his team while seemingly listening to the fans. They have a manager who is widely regarded as one of the best in the game. Their franchise player, ...
Pedro a Bust?
December 03, 2008 by
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By Billy Campione There has been a rash of bloggers and mainstream media members alike who have been summarizing the New York career of Pedro Martinez. While he has indicated a desire to return to Flushing, the Mets' brass seems reluctant to give another contract to Martinez. The...
Fungos: Hot Stove to Start Cooking, Arbitration Decisions, Hampton Signs?
December 02, 2008 by
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The hot stove season may get its jump start now that teams have submitted their arbitration decisions. At midnight, every major league baseball team had to make a decision about offering arbitration to their free agents. The decision process in this matter is fascinating as teams will...
Sometimes it is Hard to Be a Fan
December 02, 2008 by
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Sometimes it is tough to be a sports fan. A quick look at the Thanksgiving weekend sports sections and one could read about Stephon Marbury refusing to entering a game and then proclaiming he is the victim by collecting $20 million dollars to do nothing. Flip a page and you can read...
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