seamheads.com - 8/10/2008
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In less than a week, the deadline for teams to sign their draft picks from June’s First-Year Player Draft will send some high school and college players back to school and return them to next year’s draft. At 11:59 PM (EDT) August 15, will see a number of teams lose the rights to the players they drafted. Through August 8, there were still 11 unsigned first round picks. Beyond the first ...
Emotion Not Part of the Ramirez Dump
dugoutcentral.com 8/10/2008 — Emotion may have not been a role in the Manny Ramirez trade, but I think Shaun Payne is WAY off in his evaluation of the Manny, Jason Bay deal. Payne suggestion that the Sox got the better end of the deal is ludicrous. To me Bay is an above average player who has ZERO expereince in any big games. Sure Manny is getting up there in age but he is still one of the most feared players in the game.
He feels like a caged Tiger - The Boston Globe
boston.com 8/10/2008 — Gary Sheffield is healthy enough to help a team in the pennant race; problem is, the Detroit Tigers, the team he plays for, isn't in one. Such is the frustration surrounding the latter part of Sheffield's career. After about a year of dealing with a ...
Billy the Marlin up for Mascot HOF —
Major League Baseball News 8/10/2008
Beginning Monday, voting for the Mascot Hall of Fame will get underway, and this time around, Billy the Marlin -- the Marlins' mascot since the team's inauguration in 1993 -- is on a very short list of prestigious candidates for induction.
NL West: Do They Need a Playoff Team? —
Bleacher Report - MLB 8/10/2008
There is no arguing the fact that the NL West is clearly the worst division in baseball. It is the model for current mediocrity, but also the model for the future.
With teams like the Arizona Diamondbacks, Colorado Rockies, San Francisco Giants, ...
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