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So much for Rickey Henderson becoming the first
player to be voted unanimously to the Baseball Hall
of Fame. Arizona sportswriter Corky Simpson didn't vote for Rickey. But he did vote for Matt Williams.
Corky Simpson fills out his Hall of Fame
ballot.
Citi Field opens for real in three months,
but I feel like we still know very little
about it aside from its aesthetics. Dimensionally, we know it'll sport a similar configuration to Shea Stadium, with some variably higher walls and the odd geometric ...
The Cubs finished off the Jason Marquis-for-Luis Vizcaino
trade with the Colorado Rockies as expected Tuesday. But
will it look more like a Marquis-for-Jake Peavy deal by the time they open spring training next month? General manager Jim Hendry, who ...
The Greatest Leadoff Hitter in Baseball History will
become the first righty-lefty position player welcomed to Cooperstown,
which isn’t really surprising since only 45 hitters in MLB history have had this rare combination.
I don't think I've seen Rick Reilly on
ESPN's airwaves since the PGA Championship, but that's not
stopping ESPN from giving their 5-year, 17+ million dollar man, his own show. Beginning this Friday, Reilly will be sitting down with various stars for ...
By Dejan Kovacevic | 1:45 p.m. Wednesday The
Pirates remain active in a narrowing field of teams
pursuing free-agent outfielder Rocco Baldelli. There had been five or six suitors for Baldelli as of late last month, but two appear to have been removed ...
ESPN baseball guru Peter Gammons, while promoting his
upcoming "Hot Stove, Cool Music" event, spoke at length
this afternoon on sports radio station WEEI about the future of Jason Varitek, Mark Teixeira's icy past relationship with Alex Rodriguez, and ...
Almost two weeks after the deal was sealed,
Mark Teixeira showed up in the Bronx today to
formally accept the Yankees' eight-year, $180 million offer. In doing so, he revealed a little about who wears the pants in the Teixeira household : "Two weeks before Christmas, I talked to [my ...
At FantasyPros911 a new countdown has begun. Its
now 46 days until Outfielders have to mandatorily report
on February 22, 2009! Yes, this column will cover the Outfield for the 2009 season and I am excited for that day to arrive. Until then, let the speculation begin!
The Dodgers aren't making much progress in keeping
Manny, but L.A. is still the most logical fit
for the slugger, Ken Rosenthal says.
He grew up wearing a Yankees cap and
looks good in pinstripes. Mark Teixeira was born to
play in New York.
After the Jerry Hariston teleconference I saw Walt
Jocketty had returned my call while I was on
the line, called him back afterward and here's a bit of what he said: On if the Reds are done: "I think right now, if we had to go to camp, we d be fine ...
Tracking the 2009 Baseball Hall of Fame Ballots
published by BBWAA writers. Rickey Henderson is in. Jim
Rice has some work to do.
A look at where the Mariners stand, as
you'd guess. Also... their 2008 outcome, what they've done,
what they've lost, needs, the talk, a free agent signing/trade prediction, a young player to make an impact in 2009, 2009 outlook as of now, and the hottest women that's associated with the team.
Do you stand for anything? Truly? I know
life’s been a challenge since that ‘group of frauds’
won it all in 2004 and destroyed a thing you’d created, but someone with your talent in writing certainly has better things to do, or at least more meaningful ones right?
by Ken Rosenthal Ken Rosenthal has been the
senior baseball writer for FOXSports.com since Aug. 2005. He
appears weekly on the FSN Baseball Report and MLB on FOX. Updated: January 6, 2009, 6:11 PM EST 6 comments add this RSS blog email Print The ...
The acquisition of Jason Marquis doesn’t change the
Rockies’ desire for more pitching depth, but it doesn’t
leave much room in the budget or on the depth chart to land free agents Tim Redding and Josh Fogg. Marquis’ added $1 million to the ...
The New York Yankees have just plunked down
nearly half a billion dollars for the service of
three men. A.J., CC and MT will be around for the next five, three or seven and eight years respectively. But I’m not here to talk about them. Have you seen their wives?!?!
Famous American Major League Baseball player, Mark Teixeira,
just made an eight-year ($180 million) deal with the
New York Yankees. Mark reveals who really convinced him to go through with it was his wife Leigh Teixeira.
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