Davey Lopes awkwardly and inadvertently gave us a glimpse into the future plans of the Philadelphia Phillies and their outfield. Apparently, Pat Burrell isn't in those plans. The direction they seem to be heading, which I fully endorse, is to get a quality center-fielder in the offseason, shift   more...
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Dear Chuck Armstrong,I write to you today in much urgency and with much concern. You see, I saw in a news item the other day that the Mariners were heavily interested in Dodger Assistant General Manager Kim Ng for your vacant GM job. Well, i'm here to tell you that such a move would be a huge   more...
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The Yankees' offseason will be extremely active. But many want to know, who's staying and who's going?While we can't see into the future, we can make an educated guess. Below is a list of Yankees' free agents following this season, as well as my prediction of what they will following the   more...
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Everyone knows that the Phillies are in the market for a legitimate starting pitcher, especially after their National League rivals the Chicago Cubs and Milwaukee Brewers made serious acquisitions last week. They have been trying to work out a deal for Erik Bedard from the Seattle Mariners, and   more...
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According to The Seattle Times, there is word out of the Seattle Mariners clubhouse is that Ichiro Suzuki was THAT close to getting beat down by disgruntled teammates :( The source did not indicate whether Ichiro's name was specifically brought up in front of the team, or whether the issue of   more...
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July 22, 2008Pat Gillick, Senior Vice President & General ManagerPhiladelphia PhilliesCitizens Bank ParkOne Citizens Bank WayPhiladelphia, PA 19148-5249Dear Mr. Gillick,With the recent trade for Joe Blanton from the Oakland Athletics, it has become apparent that the Phillies are not going to   more...
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Have you ever wondered why the American League tends to win every All-Star Game? It's a surprise for us to learn that the AL All-stars have revealed their secret weapon: Ichiro Suzuki's pre-game pep talk.According to Yahoo Sports, "Every year, after the AL manager addresses his team, Ichiro bursts   more...
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Word on the street is that a "clubhouse insider" told The Seattle Times that a player wanted to knock Ichiro's ass the frrruck out. Cmon now. There's some bitch ass in the clubhouse that wants to do the Mr. Miyagi crane-kick on his face and doesn't have the balls to man up and put they name to   more...

Today the letters that spell "Yankee Stadium" were raised above Gate 4 of the new stadium. Sods are being grown on a New Jersey farm, and will be placed on the field shortly. The stadium lights will be turned on for the first time this November. It seems to me like the stadium is being made at a   more...
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Cynthia Rodriguez filed for divorce back in July. Their marriage that lasted for more than 5 yearsa€¦ended today. Their lawyers confirmed that they reached a settlement. The settlement was called "amicable." A-Rod and his wife had two daughters (3-year-old Natasha and 5-month-old Ella) ..and the   more...
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The Seattle Mariners are way too interested in Dodgers' assistant GM Kim Ng. "Seattle Mariners president Chuck Armstrong said his team is vetting a wide range of general manager candidates, pointedly leaving open the possibility of Seattle hiring the first female general manager in major league   more...
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Even though the Yankees won't see October this year, many know that these last few days at Yankee Stadium are very important. This Sunday will mark the last game played at Yankee Stadium. This weeks TWIB episode will cover the 85-year history of the stadium. It will cover all different memories   more...
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Guy Ritchie - lock your doors. The New York Daily News is reporting that Yankees star Alex Rodriguez and his wife Cynthia have settled their multi-million dollar divorce case. Which means that Alex is free to rock the Kabbalah with Ritchie's wife Madonna, whom he previously called his "f**cking   more...
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Jason Bay is just one of several big name players likely to be dealt before the July 31st trade deadline. Read about some of the possible landing spots for him and the many other hot trade rumors in this week's Clearing The Bases column.
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Boston fans and Rays fans and Yankees haters: rejoice!The Yankees have officially given up as there is no way to read these two moves by the New York Yankees as anything but giving up hopes on the 2008 seasona€¦ right?! The strange part is that just a few weeks ago, Steinbrenner et al were   more...
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