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Sons of Steve Garvey found this 4/2/2008 on msn.foxsports.com [flag]
Besides, Williams was signed by Tim Purpura, the man that Wade replaced last fall. The same thing happened in Baltimore. With Jay Gibbons struggling to produce — 19 home runs and 74 RBI the last two years combined — and having been mentioned prominently in the Mitchell report — the Orioles' new boss, Andy MacPhail, decided to bite the bullpen, and release Gibbons, coughing up the $11.9 ... [link]

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Playing the Sunk Cost Game
Published 4/2/2008 by Orel at Sons of Steve Garvey
From "GMs should just cut losses on these guys" by Tracy Ringolsby at FOXSports.com: OF Juan Pierre, Dodgers, four years, $36.5 million remaining: The sad part (at least as far as L.A. should be concerned) is that none of the concerns the Dodgers discovered in Pierre's first year were secrets. But Pierre, one of the game's nicest people and hardest workers, has become a scapegoat for the Dodgers' failure of last season. The sadder part — Pierre was what he is. And at least he was available to play. You can't say the same thing about ...

Baseball Today: Friday, April 4
Published 4/4/2008 by Art Martone (amartone@projo.com) at Projo Sox Blog
... WHY TRADE HIM WHEN YOU CAN JUST GIVE HIM AWAY FOR NOTHING? Coco Crisp is on Tracy Ringolsby's list of players whose contracts should be eaten by their respective teams. (FoxSports.com) Also on the list: Nomar Garciaparra and Dave Roberts. ...

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