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Let's Make a Deal: Chicago Cubs-Philadelphia Phillies
It's closing in on Thanksgiving and baseball circles are starting to heat up with discussion about players moving from one city to another.
The wonderful part of being a fan at this time of year is the speculation that comes with rumors, whispers, ...
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The Blue Jays Can Contend in 2010: Part I—Offense Has Power Potential
If you're thinking, sure, the Toronto Blue Jays “can” contend in 2010, but they likely won't, well, you're probably right. The odds are much greater that the team finishes 2010 in last place than second place and in the playoffs.
Good management in ...
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Washington Nationals Hope To Build Foundation For Winning
The Washington Nationals announced today the hiring of Jim Riggleman's 2010 field staff.
Some of the names we knew. Others? Not so much. But the new names certainly aren't new to the skipper, each having extensive experience working alongside ...
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Déjà Vu: Mike Lowell May Be on Red Sox's Trading Block
The Boston Red Sox are considering acquiring a marquee first baseman. The club is reportedly interested in San Diego’s Adrian Gonzalez and Detroit’s Miguel Cabrera. If either one is acquired in a trade, the Red Sox would move incumbent first ...
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The Fall Of The Republic: NL Cy Young Voting Shows BBWAA's Incompetence
From Plato to Voltaire, the Republic has been the government of choice for intellectuals for millennia.
Dismissive of people’s ability to rule themselves, yet similarly wary of totalitarianism, they champion a government run exclusively by the ...
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Milton Bradley: What's His Trade Market?
On Jan. 6, 2009 Chicago Cubs GM Jim Hendry signed OF Milton Bradley to a three-year, $30 million contract.
At that point everyone screamed “Nooooooooooooo!!!” This was a disaster waiting to happen, and it did happen.
Not only did Bradley ...
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Report: Omar Vizquel To Join Chicago White Sox
Various media outlets are reporting that 43-year old Omar Vizquel, a potential Hall of Fame shortstop, is close to agreeing to a one-year contract to join the Chicago White Sox.
Vizquel would reportedly join the White Sox in a reserve role.
The ...
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Kenny Williams
Josh Fields
Garrett Atkins and Colorado: Stuck Between a Rockie and a Hard Place
Garrett Atkins is a man without a job, yet he is still gainfully employed.
It may sound like the ultimate contradiction, but it’s merely a sign of the times in Major League Baseball.
Many teams are currently at a tipping point with ...
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Cincinnati Reds Report Cards: Scott Rolen
While Scott Rolen is still in the "honeymoon" stage with the Reds, I will be evaluating him on a 40-game season.
His hitting is better than average, which should be expected for a .284 lifetime hitter. He didn't exhibit the power that I was so ...
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Scott Rolen
St. Louis Cardinals
Washington Nationals Must Extend Adam Dunn's Contract before Salaries Go Crazy
If the Washington Nationals are planning on extending the contract of first baseman Adam Dunn, they had better do it soon because it looks as though the period of contractual sanity is over.
Fearing that Dunn was going to become a free agent at ...
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MLB 9s: Houston Astros—Jeff Bagwell, Jimmy Wynn, Alan Ashby In Top Team
One question, hundreds of answers: Which Astro had the greatest offensive season at his position?
Major League baseball has been asking fans this same question in an effort to choose each team's best-ever collection of stars.
They are calling it ...
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Stephen Strasburg to Miss AFL Start
Stephen Strasburg must really not want to have people see him pitch on a national level.
Strasburg missed the nationally televised Arizona Fall League Rising Stars game because of a strained neck muscle last month. Now he's going to miss his ...
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Washington Nationals
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Tampa Bay Rays Offseason Report: Nov. 20, 2009
Welcome to another edition of Thaddeus' Tampa Bay Rays Offseason Report. Each and every Friday, we're going to recap the moves, trades, signings, and other nonsense of the previous week in the wonderful world of Tampa Bay baseball; keeping you, Dear ...
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Kansas City Royals Prospect Report: Aaron Crow
If you knew nothing about the path 23-year-old Aaron Crow took after entering the 2008 draft, you would probably just assume that he’d already be making an impact in the Major Leagues.
Armed with a fastball that can touch the mid-90s, as well as a ...
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Here's a Thought: Reacting To Andrew Bailey's ROY Victory
Like most sports fans, I take a lot of pride in my predictions that come true. I said the Red Sox would win the 2004 ALCS even when they went down 3-0. I predicted Kurt Warner would be a great NFL QB before he ever took a snap in the league (and I ...
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Chicago Cubs: Is Carlos Marmol Recruiting Pedro Martinez?
Not sure if anyone read the latest foot-in-mouth interview from Chicago's North Side, but this time it isn't one of the usual suspects.
No, it wasn't Milton Bradley talking about how racist the fans were. And it wasn't Geovany Soto talking about ...
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Chicago Cubs
Carlos Marmol
Pedro Martinez
Rays of Hope?: Cubs' Milton Bradley Could Be Tampa-Bound
The Chicago Cubs took the first concrete steps toward crystallizing their team in 2010 today, trading right-handed pitcher Aaron Heilman and re-signing would-be free agent John Grabow.
Those steps were preliminary, though, and general manager Jim ...
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MLB Free Agency: 10 Players to Watch
By Ryan of The Sportmeisters
The MLB Free Agency season is upon us, and after the New York Yankees' excessive spending led to a World Series title, will another season of open piggy banks arise?
Probably not, but there are still quite a few ...
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Cleveland Indians Acquire Kia Tigers. (fiction)
Dolan creates a Korean pipeline to Cleveland.
The Cleveland Indians owner Larry Dolan and Kia Motors have agreed in principal to a 250 Million cash and stock swap deal. The Tigers gain a 35 percent share of the Indians for 180 Million in cash ...
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Zack Greinke Won the Cy Young, So What?
The results are in and, as many predicted, Zack Greinke has won the 2009 American League Cy Young Award .
To this point he has also claimed:
Sporting News AL Pitcher of the Year
Bullet Logan Award—Negro Leagues
AL's Outstanding ...
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What The Doug Glanville Are The Phillies Up To?
The latest out of the Philadelphia Phillies camp is that they want to feel out the market before they move in free agency.
That is better than the story the day before, where a source said that Mark DeRosa could land on the Phillies to fill the ...
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Mark DeRosa
Chicago Cubs Trade Aaron Heilman To Diamondbacks
Late this afternoon, the Chicago Cubs traded RHP Aaron Heilman to the Arizona Diamondbacks for prospects Scott Maine (no relation to John of the New York Mets) and Ryne White.
Can Cubs GM Jim Hendry get a do-over from the 2008-2009 offseason?
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A Team's Record Doesn't Matter: Tim Lincecum, Zack Greinke Win Cy Youngs
San Francisco Giants' Tim Lincecum became only the 15th pitcher in history to win the Cy Young award twice.
The St. Louis Cardinals made the playoffs in large part because of the two-headed monster atop their rotation: Adam Wainwright ...
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Exceptional Instructors Honored By Minor League Baseball
Oakland Athletics Director of Player Development Keith Lieppman, and Durham Bulls Manager Charlie Montoyo have been named the recipients of the second annual Sheldon “Chief” Bender, and Mike Coolbaugh Awards.
According to MILB.com , they will be ...
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Minnesota Twins: Jason Kubel's Long Road Back Leads to the Top
Jason Kubel is finally where he belongs, at the top.
After a career-best season in 2009, Kubel, 27, proved to be one of baseball’s premier designated hitters, while working at a considerably lower rate than many of his contemporaries.
At ...
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Toronto Blue Jays: The Ticket Increase Fiasco
Image courtesy of Flickr user JeremyCai
It appears as though the Blue Jays aren’t winning over very many fans these days. After the infamous Boston Red Sox ticket stunt, Jerseygate , and other numerous public relations blunders, the most ...
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Talent For Nothing: Chicago Cubs Get Legitimate Prospect In Heilman Deal
Give Jim Hendry credit. He doesn't get them all right, but he doesn't get them all wrong, either.
On the same day that reports out of both major Chicago newspapers said Hendry will ink middling middle-reliever John Grabow to a two-year extension, ...
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How Do the New York Yankees Approach Free Agency 2010?
At midnight, it begins.
Free agency basically ends everything from the 2009 season and begins the 2010 season.
For the 2009 World Series champion New York Yankees, it too begins their journey of defending their new championship that they worked ...
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Hate Is the New Love For MLB
I still remember the first day I became a Mets fan.
It was spring of 1990 and there I was, five years old and ready to face the world of tee-ball. Where I lived in California, the teams were not green or orange, but actual baseball teams like the ...
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Bud Selig to Try Tightening Playoff Schedule
I’ll put this one in the “I’ll believe it, when I see it” category.
In a recent interview, Major League Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig said he wants to tighten the playoff schedule in 2010. Anyone who has watched the postseason recently, knows ...
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Hope for Cubs Fans: Aaron Heilman Dealt to Arizona!
In a move that restores all hope to Chicago Cubs fans, GM Jim Hendry found someone dumber than himself and made a trade.
The Cubs dealt Aaron "The Gas Can" Heilman to the Arizona Diamondbacks on Thursday for minor leaguers Ryne White and ...
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Grading the New York Yankees: Position Players
The New York Yankees earned an A+ for their overall efforts on and off the field during the 2009 season, as they captured the 27th World Series championship in franchise history.
But who deserves most of the credit for the rings they will receive ...
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Tim Lincecum Proving Himself in High School
I've pieced together a post about Tim Lincecum's success as a high school pitcher at Liberty High, located south of Seattle, in 2002 and 2003 from Seattle Times reports. To celebrate Lincecum's repeat Cy Young, here, from the Times of May 30, ...
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Team 89: The 1963 Tigers
Year: 1963
Record: 79-83
Win %: .488
Win % Change: -40
Run Differential: -3
Pythagorean Record: 81-81
AL Finish: 5th of 10
Manager: Bob Scheffing and Chuck Dressen
Best Transaction: Picked up Denny McLain off of waivers. McLain’s ...
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The Encore Was Even Better: Tim Lincecum Wins the 2009 NL Cy Young
Coming into the 2009 season, many people wondered what exactly Tim Lincecum could do following a first full year in the bigs where he won the National League Cy Young Award.
It's not that we expect a drop off or anything like that, but you have to ...
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Did The Voters Get It Right With Greinke, Lincecum As Cy Young Winners?
We learned yesterday that the baseball writers of America voted for Royals stud Zack Greinke the American League Cy Young award winner over Mariners young phenom Felix Hernandez.
Today it's been announced and confirmed that the product of the ...
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Tim Lincecum Living the High Life, Again—The Freak Wins Another Cy Young
For the second consecutive year, San Francisco Giants ace Tim Lincecum has been named the National League Cy Young Award winner following one of the closest races ever.
Phew...
When I was asked in advance to write an affirmative reaction piece ...
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Note To Omar Minaya: Trade Luis Castillo
The Mets top priority this season isn't left field or starting pitching, it is, to bring change to the team. The Mets need to bring in a number of new faces to bring the team a new attitude.
I am totally against the team getting rid of the core, ...
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Commissioner Meets with Owners Discusses Baseball Post Season
The O’Hare Hilton in Chicago is once a bustling Mecca of baseball decision-making this week as owners of the 30 baseball franchises meet with the Commissioner and members of the MLB front office. These meetings come just a week after the General ...
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Lincecum Wins NL Cy Young Award: the Freak Does it Again
My preseason NL Cy Young pick: Cole Hamels
NL Cy Young Award winner: Tim Lincecum
For the second year in a row, San Francisco Giants’ ace Tim Lincecum has won the National League Cy Young award. Great, now I have to hear St. Louis ...
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Tim Lincecum Wins NL Cy Young, Continues On Path to Baseball Greatness
Tim Lincecum has joined an elite group of hurlers by capturing his second consecutive Cy Young award on Thursday.
The Giants had only one Cy Young to their credit (Mike McCormick, 1967) until 2007, and Timmy has brought home the trophy for two ...
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Tim Lincecum Wins National League's Cy Young Award By Default
ESPN has just announced that Tim Lincecum has become the first MLB repeat winner of the Cy Young Award since Randy Johnson won four in succession from 1999-2002.
Lincecum, in my opinion, won the award by default this season. I don't think the ...
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Rookie of The Year Award: Yet Another Example Of Pointless MLB Award
Earlier this week it was announced that Andrew Bailey is the AL rookie of the year as voted on by the Baseball Writers’ Association of America and avid readers of Moneyball by Michael Lewis.
Bailey becomes the first AL reliever to win the award ...
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Mets Fans: Let's Get Serious
The 800 pound gorilla that lives over the Triborough Bridge (I'll never call it the RFK Bridge), the World Champion New York Yankees, are a team to be reckoned with. A team that redefines what "Championship Caliber" means.
Three superstars in ...
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Cubs Re-Sign John Grabow: Bullpen Issues Will Go Unresolved
John Grabow can laugh his way to the bank.
According to the Chicago Sun-Times , Grabow and the Cubs have agreed on a two-year contract extension worth at least $7 million dollars, and Grabow is considered an option to take over the closer's role ...
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MLB 9s: Florida Marlins—Han-Ram, Pudge, Pierre Are Faces of the Franchise
One question, hundreds of answers: Which Marlin had the greatest offensive season at his position?
Major League baseball has been asking fans this same question in an effort to choose each team's best-ever collection of stars.
They are calling it ...
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Boston Red Sox: Free Agent Primer; What To Look For This Offseason
At 12:01 tomorrow morning, the free agent signing period begins in baseball. Will you see players signing with teams at 12:05 like in the NFL and NBA? No, you won’t.
This will be a very long offseason in baseball.
Just like last year, you will see ...
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Albert Pujols Wins NL Cy Young Award (Satire)
The Baseball Writers Association of America has selected St. Louis Cardinals’ first baseman Albert Pujols as the 2009 National League Cy Young Award winner, according to a press release from Major League Baseball.
“This is an incredible honor,” ...
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Jim Tracy Wins NL Manager Of The Year, Inks Three-Year Extension
Yes, I am fully aware that this was yesterday’s news, but it’s hard to write when you leave your laptop in your office and your home computer catches a virus.
Yesterday was a tough day for The Ghost of Moonlight Graham. I was home sick, my ...
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Kevin Correia: 2010 Fantasy Breakout or Bust?
It has long been considered that Kevin Correia could develop into a usable fantasy pitcher, though the results had never previously been there. He had shown signs, like pitching to a 2.54 ERA as a starting pitcher in 2007. However, after getting an ...
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