thepaintedbaseball.blogspot.com - 7/15/2009
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S O KING FIELDER HAD HIS DAY and Albert Pujols had his standing ovation, but Carl Crawford and the American League left their mark again at the 80th All-Star Game with a tidy 4-3 victory. That's 13 straight All-Star Games without a defeat. Crawford's grab of what would have appeared to be a ...
Carl Crawford: Model for future All-Star MVPs?
mlbnotebook.com 7/16/2009 — All-Star MVP Carl Crawford was the first position player to earn the Ted Williams All-Star MVP Award without scoring or driving in a run. It's safe to say Crawford's defense, namely his 7th inning leaping catch to rob Brad Hawpe of a home run, earned him the MVP honors. Looking at Crawford and ...
Does Desmond Jennings make Carl Crawford Expendable?
raysallday.com 7/21/2009 — Carl Crawford is going to generate a lot of discussion over the coming weeks and months. He’s heading toward his final season under contract with the Tampa Bay Rays, who hold a club option for the 2010 season at a reasonable $10 million. As I see it, the Rays have several options:
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Carl Crawford: The Man, The Myth, The Legend
mvn.com 7/15/2009 — I never really knew were that saying got started, but I heard it several times in my own baseball career (not for me of course). Here comes Carl Crawford, stepping up to the plate pinch hitting for pitcher Zach Greinke in the top of the fifth. Crawford would lace a single into centerfield off ...
SI.com Piece on Carl Crawford
jonahkeri.com 8/14/2009 — My latest SI.com piece. This one’s on Carl Crawford, the Rays, carrying the Moneyball torch and being willing to say goodbye.
Q&A with Rays OF Carl Crawford
sportingnews.com 6/15/2009 — One of baseball's most prolific basestealers, Carl Crawford talks about his aggressive approach.
Forget Obama; Nick Markakis and Carl Crawford Should Sit Down for a Beer
roarfrom34.blogspot.com 7/30/2009 — Barack Obama will sit down for a beer on Thursday with Officer Crowley and Professor Gates. Nick Markakis may want to consider doing the same thing with Carl Crawford. Granted, Markakis and Crawford don't have a disagreement to settle like Crowley and Gates. And there's no Obama in this ...
Willie Mays Ain’t S#!t Compared To Carl Crawford
bugsandcranks.com 7/27/2009 — When I first saw the graphic the Devil Rays marketing department had come up with for t-shirts honoring Carl Crawford’s MVP performance in this year’s All-Star Game , I was impressed with their boldness.
The shirt, to be given away to ...
Live Blog: MLB All-Star Game —
Bleacher Report - MLB 7/15/2009
It’s been awhile since I have done a live blog, so what better time to do one than the 80th All-Star game in St. Louis.
I have always been a big fan of the All-Star game, so this should be fun. I am just praying this game does not go ...
Mismanaged: Joe Maddon and The All-Star Game —
Bleacher Report - MLB 7/15/2009
Kevin Youkilis was a few thousand votes away from being the starter at first base for the American League. Jason Bay led the outfield in votes. Boston had the most players selected to the All-Star roster by the fans.
So how exactly is it that ...
Selig: Stadium key to Rays' growth —
Major League Baseball News 7/15/2009
According to a story in Wednesday's St. Petersburg Times, Major League Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig said Tuesday at the All-Star Game in St. Louis that the Rays "need to change their stadium situation" in order to remain competitive.