newsday.com - 11/30/2008
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Earlier this offseason, the Mets asked the Rangers about
catcher Gerald Laird, just as they did last year, a person familiar with the situation said.
msn.foxsports.com - 12/8/2008
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msn.foxsports.com —
The deal, to be announced Monday, figures to
end any chance of the Tigers signing free-agent catcher...
Jason Varitek, who declined salary arbitration from the Red Sox on Sunday night. Laird, a strong defensive catcher, is a .255 career hitter with a ...
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FOX Sports on MSN - MLB - Source: Tigers acquire catcher ...
msn.foxsports.com - 12/8/2008
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msn.foxsports.com —
The Detroit Tigers have filled one of their
prime offseason needs, acquiring catcher Gerald Laird from the...
Rangers for Double-A right-hander Guillermo Moscoso and a second prospect, according to a major-league source.
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Source: Tigers acquire catcher Laird from Rangers
mlb.mlb.com - 12/8/2008
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mlb.mlb.com —
LAS VEGAS -- A year after the Tigers
made the biggest splash at baseball's Winter Meetings, Detroit...
teamed up with Texas to make the first trade of this year's meetings before they even officially began. The Tigers acquired catcher Gerald Laird from ...
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Tigers seal deal with Texas, get Laird | MLB.com: News
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Collateral Yankee moves-Newsday
XM MLB Chat —
(Newsday, Ken Davidoff): In addition to Bobby Meacham's departure: "The Yankees have informed the ultra-popular Frank "Hondo" Howard that his services won't be retained. Howard worked this past season as a professional scout. And former Yankees outfielder ...
Agent: Fuentes To Visit Mets
Hot Foot —
... a site called FanGraphs.com that gives an interesting breakdown of Heilman’s pitches. The main culprit for Heilman’s failures, they seem to conclude, is his increased use of his slider. I would guess most Mets fans would say his main culprit lies between his ears. I know Hot Foot’s own Rob Harding doesn’t want to hear it but the numbers are substantial.
Also, just in case you were all caught up with the NFL yesterday and missed this:
Newsday’s Ken Davidoff reported that “a person familiar with the ...
Catcher: Mets asked about C Gerald Laird
MetsBlog.com —
... In today’s Newsday, Ken Davidoff reports the Mets contacted the Rangers earlier in the off season about C Gerald Laird. ...
Coming To The Astros Disabled List Sometime Next Spring, A Very Familiar Face
Can't Stop The Bleeding —
... given Houston’s reluctance to enter the free agent market this off-season. Such a statement is no longer necessary, however, given the Astros’ stunning acquisition of free agent CC Sabathia A.J. Burnett Mike Hampton. Let the likes of the Yankees and Red Sox bicker over lesser lights, Houston has successfully ensnared one of the highest paid pitchers of all time, and a devoted advocate of public education, no less.
Newsday’s Ken Davidoff tipped the Mets to pursue Gerald Laird, one of some dozen ...
Yankees Tighten Bloated Belt
BASEBALL HOT CORNER —
... that his honor the mayor used his political clout to garner a free, plush luxury suite featuring a gratis menu distorts the fact that times are tough. "The new Yankee Stadium will not be as big a gold mine as expected," Wait, it gets worse," with so many of their corporate customers struggling, the team probably will not reach its initial revenue projections." (I just had a flashback to Brando in Apocalypse Now--"The horror.") Someone has to pay, and the heads of a few non-marquee employees rolled. ...
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lonestarball.com 12/7/2008 — The Detroit Free Press has an item up suggesting that Gerald Laird could be moved before the winter meetings start on Monday:
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metsblog.com 12/8/2008 — The Tigers have acquired C Gerald Laird from the Rangers for Double-A pitching prospect Guillermo Moscoso, reports Ken Rosenthal at FoxSports.com .
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fangraphs.com 12/8/2008 — Today, MLB’s winter meetings kick off in Las Vegas, and with that, the off-season kicks into high gear. We’ll see a bunch of trades, some free agent signings, and a lot of rumors floating around in the next few days. Here at FanGraphs, ...
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blessyouboys.com 12/8/2008 — While you were sleeping (or while I was, anyway), the Detroit Tigers put a big checkmark on their offseason shopping list and finalized a trade with the Texas Rangers for catcher Gerald Laird . Going to the Rangers in exchange are pitching ...
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ddmetsfanblog.com 12/1/2008 — This year the Mets will be opening up their new ballpark, Citi/Taxpayer field. The Mets have released some of their Ticket Plans which I have posted for your viewing pleasure. The problem I have with the plans like many, are that they are so God Dam ...
Ken Rosenthal: Source: Tigers acquire catcher Laird from Rangers
baseballthinkfactory.org 12/8/2008 — The Detroit Tigers have filled one of their prime offseason needs, acquiring catcher Gerald Laird from the Rangers for Double-A right-hander Guillermo Moscoso and a second prospect, according to a major-league source.
The deal, to be announced ...
Where Are They Now: Jon Matlack —
Bleacher Report - MLB 11/30/2008
Daily News has an article today about former Met Jon Matlack. Guy was the 1972 NL Rookie of the year, co-MVP of the 1975 All-Star game, and a SHUTOUT MACHINE. Guy won 125 games—30 by shutout. The guy had great stuff and the third of the ...
Top Five Fan Favorites in New York —
Bleacher Report - MLB 11/30/2008
New York knows how to boo a player wen they make an error or have a bad play (just ask Alex Rodriguez or Aaron Heilman). But lots of players get on the fans' good side, and the fans let them know it.
Those players turn in to kings in New York. I ...
Who Is Carlos Delgado? —
Bleacher Report - MLB 11/30/2008
"MVP! MVP! MVP!"
At the end of the year, this was the chant heard in Shea Stadium when Delgado stepped up to bat. He finished in ninth in the NL MVP race, but still had a great year. The 36-year-old had a .271 average, 38 ...
