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The Cardinals' offseason priorities

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:15:00 +0000

With the free agency period now upon us, St. Louis sees Matt Holliday as its top offseason priority. In 63 games with the Cardinals, Holliday hit .353/.419/.604 with 13 home runs and 55 RBI. He provided a complimentary bat to Albert Pujols and instantly made the Cardinals lineup more dangerous. ...

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Marv Albert And 50 Cent’s Entourage Mix It Up Backstage At Jimmy Kimmel’s Show

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:39:00 +0000

Sure, Marv Albert’s street cred ain’t what it used to be, but does that mean he needs to start mixing it up with 50 Cent’s posse? That seems to be what happened backstage at Wednesday’s taping of Jimmy Kimmel Live, when 50 Cent’s entourage didn’t recognize ...

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National League MVP - You Can Call Him Al

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:52:41 +0000

Over the last several years, the National League MVP race has boiled down to "can you beat Al(bert) Pujols?" Between 2002 and 2008, Pujols won two MVP awards, finished second three times and third one. His worst finish was ninth after the 2007 season. Barry Bonds won a ...

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Today in Phillies history - MVP for Howard

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:00:00 +0000

On this day in 2006 Ryan Howard was crowned the National League MVP , beating out St. Louis Cardinals first baseman Albert Pujols. In 2006 Howard hit a franchise record 58 home runs, helping to drive in a career high 149 runs batted in. Howard also hit a career high .313, scored 104 runs, and ...

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League finds Albert Lea Thunder allowed 'pay-to-play'

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 03:35:00 +0000

Team must pay fine or face termination The Albert Lea Thunder is in hot water with North American Hockey League over findings of pay-to-play and for misrepresentation of ownership. According to a memorandum summarizing the decision, the North American Hockey League Board of Governors this week ...

StephenHeisler@aol.com posted 30 hours ago from americanjuniorhockey.com

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Albert Lea Thunder Deny Pay to Play Allegations

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 03:27:00 +0000

Albert Lea, MN Albert Lea’s junior hockey team confirms ‘pay-to-play’ contracts between the team and some of its players existed. “There are some things that didn’t pan out right,” Contreras said. "(There are) discrepancies and contracts that should not have been written. Just promises that ...

StephenHeisler@aol.com posted 30 hours ago from americanjuniorhockey.com

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NAHL Statement Regarding Albert Lea Thunder

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 03:24:00 +0000

The North American Hockey League has become aware of serious allegations involving the Albert Lea Thunder and its compliance with NAHL and USA Hockey mandates. These involve a variety of issues, questions and concerns that will be processed in accordance with the NAHL’s governance ...

StephenHeisler@aol.com posted 30 hours ago from americanjuniorhockey.com

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Home runs without strikeouts: Pujols truly in a class by himself

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 23:05:01 +0000

Albert Pujols' 2009 season deserved to be examined in many ways. He had 47 home runs and 64 strikeouts. To put this in perspective, there were 22 players with at least 32 home runs, and only 2 had less than 100 strikeouts. The other player? Aaron Hill with 36 home runs and 98 strikeouts. It ...

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The 2009 Alternate Universe Carter-Batista Award: RE24 (and Sitch?)

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 01:11:05 +0000

Following up an earlier post on "overrated RBI guys," this posts looks more closely at situatoinal numbers to see if there might be something of a "knack" to driving runs in that is lost in non-contextual stats.

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Colby Rasmus: A 2010 Sleeper?

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:54:34 +0000

Amidst all the excitement swirling around a possible Cy Young winner, the MVP-type season for Albert Pujols and the re-signing of Matt Holliday, the Cardinals’ individual success stories this season aren’t just related to their big-name players. There are some, like Colby Rasmus, who are trying to e

F 3 V 3 R posted 2 days ago from rotoprofessor.com

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Pujols Autographs the Hot Ticket in St. Louis

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 23:04:00 +0000

Albert Pujols will make another appearance at the Cardinals annual Winter Warm-Up, but you'll need a combination of timing and luck to get one. Other players? Not quite as tough.

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Assorted Links

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 22:45:25 +0000

The art and science of well-timed acquisitions and trades . Why everyone looks like a genius in hindsight and true value is tough to find. Tommy Rancel interviewed Andrew Friedman . He discusses the fact that he does not have a contract with the Rays, picking late in the draft, and ...

skyking162 posted 4 days ago from beyondtheboxscore.com

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What context do minor league stats give us?

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:02:34 +0000

Last week, Halos Heaven’s Ryan Ghan concluded his statistical rankings of Angels’ minor league performances, rating undersized middle infielder Alexia Amarista the top 2009 performance in the system. These aren’t the same as prospect rankings, but they give us context: How good ...

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Mets Need: Defense!

Mon, 9 Nov 2009 06:00:50 +0000

This is my first installment of a three part series titled, “Mets Need” where I’ll be discussing the Mets needs and suggesting how to address those needs. First, the Mets need to develop a Department of Defense. What is defense? Defense is the action of preventing an ...

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No Tigers player is 'untouchable'

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 18:28:28 +0000

Tigers general manager Dave Dombrowski says although there are some players on the team he wants to hold on to, he'd never say never about trading anybody.

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MLB awards Part II: The Big Lebowski of sabermetrics

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 19:24:23 +0000

You're entering a world of pain. By Jake McCormick I’ve recently found out that I really, really like The Big Lebowski. This sentence has never been spoken before, but John Goodman looks better and better every time I watch it. How else could you describe a character that pulls a gun over ...

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2009 In Review: Part 1

Mon, 9 Nov 2009 19:57:00 +0000

.300, 100 Runs, 100 RBI 2009 Albert Pujols (Cardinals) Ryan Braun (Brewers) Hanley Ramirez (Marlins) 2008 David Wright (Mets) Lance Berkman (Astros Alex Rodriguez (Yankees) Manny Ramirez (Red Sox, Dodgers) Mark Teixeira (Angels/Braves) Albert Pujols (Cardinals) 2007 David Ortiz (Red ...

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Mets Need: Defense! (Updated)

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 16:00:50 +0000

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Offseason Thread: One

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 02:35:08 +0000

7. By: littlelinny6 on 11-13-2009 17:07:49 Alex Gonzalez is a bad version of Jack Wilson and he is older. He is not quite as good defensively and even worse with the stick. You save money but if that is only thing we are after just have Josh Wilson be the SS. Adam Everett is another one of the ...

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Gonzalez Wins a Gold Glove, Kouzmanoff Does Not

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 03:40:41 +0000

by Daniel Gettinger The National League Gold Glove winners were announced today. Padres first baseman Adrian Gonzalez won his second consecutive gold glove. Despite heavy support from the Padres and the San Diego media, Kevin Kouzmanoff, who set the National League single season record for ...

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