Bedard: The Day After; The Rundown & the Blogosphere...
Oriole Post - Baltimore Orioles Analysis & News; The World of Baseball and Beyond —
... always like Erik for the way he's pitched on the mound and with my interactions with him despite what's been said in the media. Of course, let's hope he doesn't turn into Koufax or a Carlton. *** The Baltimore Sun has video of the Andy MacPhail press conference, and the Wayward O has his interpretation of his words. Pressbox Online & Orioles.com has more on the deal. The Mariners.com give their spin, as does the Seattle Times, & Larry Stone of the Times details how the deal got done. ...
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Lookout Landing —
From Geoff Baker: Just as Bedard will learn more about Seattle in the months ahead, Mariners fans are seeking any tidbit they can find on the team's potential playoff meal ticket. As a primer: Bedard admits to being media shy, didn't learn to speak English ...
Erik Bedard, finally a Mariner
Yuniform —
... has landed! A scant twelve days after Adam Jones was recalled from his Venezuelan winter ball team, he was dealt, along with every tall pitcher in the M’s farm system, for Erik Bedard, or, ...
Mariners Finally Snag Bedard: Should the Angels Worry?
SportsHubLA —
... OF Adam Jones, who, in the estimation of those paid to decide such things, has all the makings of an All Star. Ignoring for a minute that the O’s seemed to get a much better package than the Twins did for Johan Santana (it’s amazing how not having to pony up $137.5 mil makes a team more willing to play ball), the bigger question in the SoCal baseball world is whether or not the swap puts Seattle in a position to contend for the Halos’ AL West crown. In short… no. No doubt Bedard improves the Mariners. Remember, we’re talking about a team that suffered through 27 ...
