Harden is the hopechest, but Z is The Man

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Jay Mariotti Doesn't Do Research Often, Or Maybe Ever
Published 7/10/2008 by larry b (noreply@blogger.com) at Fire Jay Mariotti
... as to whether or not players are healthy; that goes triple for players who your hometown team may be targeting in trades. There have been many well-published reports in the last week or so that Harden's velocity is down and that he has felt like he has a "dead arm." Is that a diagnosed injury? No. Is that a massive red flag for a guy who hasn't cleared 100 innings in the last three years? Yep. So... how does that slip past you if you're Jay? That's rhetorical. So then, today: But in his last two starts, including Sunday against the White Sox, his ...

Rich Rod and Washing Cars
Published 7/11/2008 by rstiles (noreply@blogger.com) at Stiles Points - "So let it be written, so let it be done"
... Mariotti of the Chicago Sun-Times writes that the Cubs will go as far as Carlos Zambrano will take them... "But make no mistake, the newcomer is merely the yin to the yang of Carlos Zambrano, who always will be considered the pitching savior in any ongoing World Series scenario. On a team of heavenly salaries and huge expectations, Zambrano is the crackling fire, the heart and soul on which this season's giddy conviction is based." ... Jay Mariotti Brian Doogan of ESPN.com writes about heavyweight champ Wladimir Klitschko and his ...

Sweet Uncle Lou’s Friday Roundup: The “Hard-On” Edition
Published 7/11/2008 by Sweet Uncle Lou at Hire Jim Essian!
... character really seems like a heck of a good teammate. I like the idea that Jim Bowden is listening to Cristian Guzman offers. What are the offers? “Hey, Jim! You want me to shoot Cristian Guzman for you?” Lucky for Gaudin, he’s already learned to know and fear my death stare. Hard-on is excited to be here, and we’re excited to have him. Mariotti inexplicably decides to attempt to create a controversy between Harden and Zambrano. Jason Dubois hit three home runs. ...