tribetimereport.blogspot.com - 5/9/2008
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From MLBTradeRumors.com: ESPN's Buster Olney makes a point to say that this trade idea is pure speculation rather than anything he's heard. Still worth discussing. Here it is: If Colorado eventually turns the page on 2008, the Indians and the Rockies could match up well in a deal built around Garrett Atkins . The Rockies have a third baseman waiting in the wings, in Ian Stewart -- although he ...
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Baseball Blogs Weigh In: Wells, Griffey, Olney, Tavarez, Edmonds
MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com —
... The Tribe Time Report sees plenty of holes in Buster Olney's recent theory that Garret Atkins would be a good fit for the Indians. ...
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... From there, it apparently got picked up by someone or other on sports radio, and we know what tremendous standards of reportage those guys have, plus at least one other blog I've never heard of (and here's a hint, buddy, if you're not reporting anything, then it isn't really a "Report," now, is it?). ...
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Friday Links (9 May 08)
ducksnorts.com 5/9/2008 — Don’t know how we ended up with so many of these, but here they are:
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