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hardballtimes.com - 24 hours ago
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I will continue to look at potential impact
rookies for 2010 today with Indians right-handed pitcher Carlos
Carrasco . Carrasco came over to Cleveland from Philadelphia as part of the Cliff Lee trade this past season. The 22-year old Venezuelan native entered the 2009 season as one of the top ...
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2010 impact rookies: Carlos Carrasco
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hardballtimes.com - 44 hours ago
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Today, all the cool kids are ranking Yankee
title winners , so I thought I would, too.
Since it's being done by others, there's no sense in making it a full article, so I'll just dump it in THT Live. I use league strength as a secondary factor, which is arguably the least honest way of ...
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Ranking Yankee World Champions
hardballtimes.com - 45 hours ago
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ESPN plagiarised -- and then un-plagiarised and apologized
for plagiarising -- a story on my NBC colleague
Mike Florio's Pro Football Talk blog. Best part of it is the first comment on ESPN's article after the correction was made: Jesus... at least plagiarize a legitimate site... you're now ...
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Great Moments in Plagiarization
hardballtimes.com - 45 hours ago
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From Washington Business Journal : The Washington Nationals,
which finished its 2009 season with the worst record
in baseball, recently laid off several people in the team's executive offices, according to sources close to the team. Two former employees, who asked not to be identified, ...
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The Nats lay people off
hardballtimes.com - 45 hours ago
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In this just-started offseason, Akinori Iwamura, Mark Teahen
and Jeremy Hermida have headlined trades. Now, J.J. Hardy
makes four. Hardy, acquired by the Minnesota Twins in exchange for Carlos Gomez, leaves Milwaukee after five seasons. Debuting as a 22-year old, Hardy had quickly established ...
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Twins strike for J.J. Hardy
hardballtimes.com - 45 hours ago
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I didn't get to it today due to
other obligations, but you don't need me when you
have Josh to tell you all that has happened . Obviously the most notable thing in all of this is that the person who will be overseeing the case is named Commissioner Gordon. It's nice to see him back to work ...
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McCourt Update
hardballtimes.com - 2 days ago
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For reasons that aren't important, I took out
a supplemental disability insurance policy a few years ago.
I can't remember the terms and don't have the policy handy, so I got on the phone with my broker this morning and asked him if the fact that I'm not going to be a lawyer anymore makes a ...
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My Morning in Exile
hardballtimes.com - 2 days ago
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As I was reading through old Baseball Digests
on Google Books for an upcoming article series, I
found this quote: "There's an American League joke which has a gag line: 'Switch to the National League and add five years to your career.'" Although it could describe modern baseball well ...
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In the backwater swirling
hardballtimes.com - 2 days ago
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I'm sure you've all seen this by now
: An officer approached Lincecum's 2006 Mercedes and smelled
marijuana as the pitcher rolled down his window. Schatzel said Lincecum immediately complied with a request to hand over the drug and a marijuana pipe from the car's center console . Lincecum ...
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Deep Thoughts: Tim Lincecum Edition
hardballtimes.com - 2 days ago
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Batters who chase pitches way out of the
zone. Click the title to read more. Read more
great baseball stuff at The Hardball Times .
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The 2009 Yogi Berra Award
hardballtimes.com - 2 days ago
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Looking back on the decisions of two managers,
a GM and an umpire Click the title to
read more. Read more great baseball stuff at The Hardball Times .
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Cooperstown Confidential: The World Series, Oscar Gamble ...
hardballtimes.com - 2 days ago
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Derek Jeter, “The Captain," was “Mr. November” again
this year, and there's no doubt that he was
a huge part of their 103-win season. See how he and others shape up as 2010 fantasy picks... Click the title to read more. Read more great baseball stuff at The Hardball Times .
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Waiver Wire Offseason: AL
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The continued struggles of Cole Hamels and and
Brad Lidge made the Phillies a flawed team, and
the Yankees took full advantage. Click the title to read more. Read more great baseball stuff at The Hardball Times .
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Why the Philles lost the World Series
hardballtimes.com - 2 days ago
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Two middle infielders—well, maybe one-and-a-half infielders—and a young
lefty reliever take center stage on this week's look
at the 2010 outlook for notable NL players. Click the title to read more. Read more great baseball stuff at The Hardball Times .
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Waiver Wire Offseason: NL
hardballtimes.com - 2 days ago
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The Chicago White Sox and Kansas City Royals
hooked up for an intradivision trade the day after
the World Series ended, agreeing to send 3B/RF Mark Teahen to the south side of Chicago in exchange for 2B Chris Getz and 3B Josh Fields. This trade is certainly no blockbuster, but the trade ...
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Both sides come out ahead in Teahen swap
hardballtimes.com - 2 days ago
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I'd like to think that the announcement by
Bugs & Cranks' Dave Chalk that he is quitting
the baseball blogging business is dry humor, and that his leaving B&C; is occasioned by another offer or a lack of free time or something as opposed to truly being disgusted with the sport. If not, it's ...
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Bit dramatic, ain’t it?
hardballtimes.com - 2 days ago
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Not yours : A court commissioner has denied
Jamie McCourt's bid to be reinstated as the chief
executive of the Los Angeles Dodgers. Superior Court Commissioner Scott Gordon ruled Thursday in Los Angeles there is no state law to support her bid. I hate it when judges cite B.S. reasons for ...
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Judge to Jamie McCourt: No you can not have your job back
hardballtimes.com - 3 days ago
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This story is mostly about Joe Girardi helping
an accident victim on his way home from the
ballpark last night, but this is all kinds of fun : Police were in the area conducting a driving while intoxicated checkpoint on the parkway. In fact, about 15 minutes earlier, Girardi had passed ...
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The Yankees and the DUI checkpoint
hardballtimes.com - 3 days ago
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Not sure why I'm writing this -- I'm
guessing most readers are off work today for Guy
Fawkes Day and everything -- but for those of you in essential services . . . Did the Yankees buy their championship ? You may not be surprised to learn that this one has sparked quite a debate among ...
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My Morning in Exile
hardballtimes.com - 3 days ago
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Adapting the Power/Speed number to see who's contributed
most to both halves of the game. Infielders are
covered this time around. Click the title to read more. Read more great baseball stuff at The Hardball Times .
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Offense/Defense number (Part 1)
