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Video - Dayton Dragons vs. Peoria Chiefs Brawl

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 08:13:50 +1900

bench-clearing brawl between the Dayton Dragons and Peoria Chiefs tonight at Fifth Third Field halted play for an hour and 9 minutes.Th17 ejections that were...

Larry Brown Sports found this 18 hours ago on www.youtube.com [link]

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Breaking: Nady and Marte To Yankees.

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 23:32:26 +1900

Xavier Nady and Damaso Marte have been traded to the New York Yankees , per John Perrotto . (Guess that meeting in Tampa went well!) We’ll have updates as soon as possible. Update: Peter Abraham is reporting via his blog that Phil Coke, a pitcher at Double-A Trenton has been pulled from his game. It’s expected, but not confirmed, that he is one of the players headed to ...

MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com found this 3 hours ago on www.baseballprospectus.com [link]

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Yanks acquire Nady, Marte from Bucs for 4 minor league prospects - MLB - SI.com

Sat, 26 Jul 2008 00:16:00 +1900

Xavier Nady had been a major triple threat for the Pirates, racking up 13 HRs and 57 RBIs while hitting .330 this season.

My Pinstripes found this 2 hours ago on sportsillustrated.cnn.com [link]

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Clock Ticks on Manny Moments

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 15:00:33 +1900

I once asked a prominent relief pitcher to describe the most idiotic thing he had witnessed in the big leagues. "That's easy," he said, and launched into the story of a former teammate—an All-Star outfielder—who refused to use toilet paper. A clubhouse attendant supplied the player with a daily ration of hand towels, which, when soiled, would be flushed. One afternoon ...

Deadspin found this 11 hours ago on www.portfolio.com [link]

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Interview Pitchf/x guru, Josh Kalk

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 12:05:53 +1900

Interview with Pitchf/x guru and Hardball Times author , Josh Kalk by NoMaas' Dr. Dale Beaverman July 24, 2008 I recently had the opportunity to talk with PITCHf/x guru, Josh Kalk. I'm sure many of you are familiar with his player cards that can be seen at his website, from small ball to the longball . For those of you unfamiliar with Josh, he's a physicist by trade so he brings an extensive ...

The Hardball Times found this 14 hours ago on www.nomaas.org [link]

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Dodgers unable to pull the trigger on trades - Jon Heyman - SI.com

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 15:18:15 +1900

Missing in action: Back problems have limited Rafael Furcal to just 32 games this season.

MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com found this 11 hours ago on sportsillustrated.cnn.com [link]

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C.C. Sabathia, Prince Fielder Keep Imagining Each Other As Giant Talking Hot Dog, Hamburger

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 12:01:37 +1900

The Brewers' playoff push has run afoul of an unusual distraction, as sources close to the organization confirm that newly acquired husky starting pitcher C.C. Sabathia and sizable power-hitting first baseman Prince Fielder continue to visualize one another as a 6'7" chili cheese dog and a 260-pound hamburger with all the trimmings, respectively.

str8hoops posted 14 hours ago from www.theonion.com [link]

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Christmas Does Not Come Early For The Phillies

Sat, 26 Jul 2008 02:21:05 +1900

So much for Christmas in July...I think Santa forgot all about the Phillies, as they fell to the Braves 8-2. All that was left in their stocking was a giant lump of coal.

PhilliesPhollowers posted 8 minutes ago from philliesphollowers.mlblogs.com [link]

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Dan Graziano's Trade Winds

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 13:44:30 +1900

Dan Graziano's Trade Winds PLAYER OF THE DAY GEORGE SHERRILL, Orioles LHP Talk about a turnaround. This wasn't even the top guy Baltimore got in the Erik Bedard trade, but here he is, atop the wish lists of several teams looking for left-handed relief help. Teams connected to Sherrill include the Cardinals, Rays, Marlins, Red Sox and others. The Mets would love to be in the ...

MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com found this 13 hours ago on www.nj.com [link]

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Rob Neyer thinks George Brett did cocaine

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 04:38:39 +1900

In discussing the 25th anniversary of the Pine Tar Game, Rob Neyer thought it was a good time to ruminate about George Brett's possible cocaine use. This sounds eerily similar to what his mentor, Bill James, had to say about Kirby Puckett and Gary Gaetti and their possible steroid use. Meanwhile, I'm not going to suggest that Barack Obama is sympathetic to Muslim fundamentalists...

Crookednose posted 22 hours ago from www.bugsandcranks.com [link]

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It’s All I Have Left, Folks

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 18:18:50 +1900

A Wisconsin man was found burglarizing a couple's home, covered in BBQ sauce. He claims it was urban camoflage and would help him hide from the government.

Scarlett posted 8 hours ago from www.bugsandcranks.com [link]

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The Jeff Samardzija Experience

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 18:14:27 +1900

Samardzija brought the heat...in high school.

Jbrown1450 posted 8 hours ago from sportsyenta.blogspot.com [link]

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Dodger Thoughts: Journihilism

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 20:05:00 +1900

In the endless history of Juan Pierre hagiography, this piece from Kevin Baxter in the Times ranks among the top.

6-4-2 — an Angels/Dodgers double play blog found this 6 hours ago on dodgerthoughts.baseballtoaster.com [link]

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Manny scratched

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 20:57:24 +1900

Manny Ramirez has been scratched from tonight's lineup. More coming soon ...

Roto Professor found this 6 hours ago on www.boston.com [link]

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Juan Pierre can't wait to get back to Dodgers - Los Angeles Times

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 15:31:19 +1900

But as difficult as the last month has been, the last two days have been especially eye-opening. That's because Pierre spent both of them on a rehabilitation assignment in the minor leagues, a place he hasn't seen since August 2000. "It's very humbling, I'll tell you that," Pierre said Thursday before going one for four with a walk and a strikeout, leaving him three for six with a double, two ...

Baseball Toaster found this 11 hours ago on www.latimes.com [link]

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Get Your Madonna Face

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 03:25:24 +1900

With Alex Rodriguez and the New York Yankees coming to town this weekend, we all know that the Boston Red Sox faithful are going to be all over him for his alleged relationship with Madonna.

beisbolct posted 23 hours ago from soxanddawgs.com [link]

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Yanks go off Bonds market

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 10:00:26 +1900

Barry Bonds was briefly discussed when Yankee officials gathered Thursday to brainstorm ways to improve the team, but the Yanks "aren't ready to jump on that," according to a baseball official familiar with the team's thinking.

SOX & Dawgs found this 16 hours ago on www.nydailynews.com [link]

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Nady and Marte for Tabata, Ohlendorf and two minor league pitchers

Sat, 26 Jul 2008 01:08:12 +1900

Trade analysis: It's now being reported that the Yankees have traded Jose Tabata , Ross Ohlendorf , Phil Coke and George Kontos for Xavier Nady and Damaso Marte . The Yankees haven't confirmed this, but Nady was pulled from the Pittsburgh lineup, and Coke was pulled from his scheduled start tonight.

ajfletcher posted 81 minutes ago from scottproctorsarm.blogspot.com [link]

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Samardzija gets the call, may get start this weekend

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 05:45:00 +1900

A Cubs team fiercely trying to focus on the present could get its first glimpse of a big part of its future today with the arrival of top pitching prospect Jeff Samardzija .

A Hundred Next Years found this 21 hours ago on www.suntimes.com [link]

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Under my microscope: Big Papi returning

Sat, 26 Jul 2008 00:27:52 +1900

Fantasy writer Mike Harmon provides the latest fantasy baseball news in his latest installment, giving you the honor roll (Sabathia, Cano, McLouth), detention (Kinsler, Francoeur) and injury updates (Wood, Ortiz)...

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