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Monday Morning Links: Teixeira Plans to Get Paid, Hanley Ramirez Might Get Paid, What’s Going on With Brandon Wood and More!
Published 5/12/2008 by Alan Hull at Baseball Mastermind
... Hanley Ramirez may sign a six-year $70 million contract extension with the Florida Marlins. (Larry Brown Sports) I don’t understand why someone would want to play in Florida. The team has no future and you get to play in front of 5,000 fans per game. Where’s Scott Boras when you need him. ——————— A break-down of Brandon Wood’s hitting mechanics. (Baseball-Intellect) Long swing + bad pitch recognition + gonzo power = confounding prospect ...

TCR Friday Notes
Published 5/17/2008 by Rob G. at The Cub Reporter (TCR) | A Chicago Cubs Blog -
... On the outside looking in, are Kosuke Fukudome(12th among all NL outfielders), Ryan Dempster (12th in VORP) and Derrek Lee (4th in VORP). And don't be surprised if Soriano gets himself back into the mix before too long. - I noticed today that you can view Iowa Cubs highlights from their home page. Neat. - Speaking of our minor leaguers, Alex Eisenberg has done some writing for The Hardball Times and runs his own website, Baseball-Intellect. He recently ran a nice analysis of Tyler Colvin ...

LINKS: Can Mark Cuban Buy the Cubs? He Sure Thinks So; Jose Guillen = Team Cancer; Brian Matusz Scouting Report and MORE!
Published 5/30/2008 by Alan Hull at Baseball Mastermind
... when a player calls out his teammates, management or other in front of the media, that drives me crazy and Jose Guillen is the king of this. There is a reason why he has failed to stick with any organization for any prolonged period of time. The guy is a loser and would have no place on my team. —————————- Breakdown of San Diego LHP Brian Matusz’s pitching mechanics. (Baseball-Intellect) I ranked Matusz the #6 player in the upcoming MLB ...

Talkin' Cubs Live - Cubs vs. Astros - 08/05/08
Published 8/5/2008 by neil@chicagocubsonline.com (Chicago Cubs Online) at ChicagoCubsOnline.com
... time in 4 games ....the key was, he threw strikes and for the first time in a Cubs' uniform he did not walk a single batter. Harden must throw strikes once again today and not give the dangerous Astros' offense any help. At Wrigley this season, Harden does not have a record in 2 starts with a 0.87 ERA and a 1.26 WHIP . Today will be Harden's first career start against the Houston Astros. Alex Eisenberg sent the CCO an article on Rich Harden's mechanics . The article is posted on Baseball-Intellect.com and Eisenberg writes for the Hardball Times and Baseball Digest as ...

Mrs. Angels (63-53) @ Angels (72-43), 3:35pm **Game Chatter**
Published 29 days ago at Replacement Level Yankees Weblog
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Weekend Links: Joba Chamberlain Pitching Mechanics Broken Down, Instant Replay Has Arrived, Little League Coaches are Douchebags, UCLA PWND by Photoshop,
Published 8 days ago by Alan Hull at Baseball Mastermind
Here are some fun links for your perusal, some baseball and some other: A breakdown of Joba Chamberlain’s pitching mechanics. (Baseball-Intellect) ———————– A brief history of the events leading up to the institution of instant replay into MLB (Biz of Baseball) ———————– Anyone hear about that kid, Jericho Scott, a nine year-old, who was banned from Little League supposedly ...