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Leapin' Logic

FishStripes: Front Page Posts found this 2/7/2008 on www.mccoveychronicles.com

This used to be what kept me up at night: AL East: Orioles Red Sox Expos Mets Yankees Phillies Blue Jays AL Kind of South: Braves Reds Indians Tigers Marlins Devil Rays Pirates NL Central: Cubs White Sox Astros Royals Brewers  ...

Why Trade For Joe Blanton?

EricSanSan posted 2/7/2008 from mvn.com

Our good friends at MLB Trade Rumors have cooked up another appetizer for Rays fans, as it is being reported that Tampa is one of three possible teams talking to Oakland about pitcher Joe Blanton. Blanton, a 27 year old right hander, was a first round pick by the Athletics in 2002 out of Kentucky.

Blanton May Be Traded

Outs Per Swing found this 2/7/2008 on www.mlbtraderumors.com

Check out this new Ken Rosenthal video (hat tip to MetsBlog ).  The video is all about Joe Blanton . One Rosenthal source suggests a 50/50 chance Blanton is traded (presumably before the season starts). Two teams are showing significant ...

O, by the Way: Will Martinez episode cause uproar?

Sox Blog found this 2/7/2008 on weblogs.baltimoresun.com

Mets pitcher Pedro Martinez was caught on video as a celebrity participant in a cockfight along with Hall of Famer Juan Marichal at a match in the Dominican Republic. The sport is legal in that country and the event was held not in some furtive venue, ...

Reds back in Blanton talks

BBTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog found this 2/7/2008 on news.enquirer.com

E-mail | Print | digg us! | del.icio.us! | Click-2-Listen The Reds still hope to add an established starting pitcher before spring training begins next week. To that end, they are talking to the Oakland A's about obtaining right-hander Joe Blanton. ...