www.jsonline.com — Jan. 9, 2009 9:46 a.m. Word has started to circulate that the Brewers are going to sign Randall Simon, who became infamous in these parts in 2003 for whacking one of the team's Racing Sausages. Not exactly true. The Brewers are holding an open tryout in Arizona on Jan. 13 for former big leaguers ...
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Odds and Ends: Uehara, Roberts, Cruz, Smoltz
MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com —
... Links for Friday...
Two players expected to attend the Brewers' open tryout this month: Randall Simon and Mark Bellhorn.
Dave Cameron looks at the premium teams pay for proven closers.
Bobby Valentine comments on the Orioles' Koji Uehara signing in Dan Connolly's article. Within that article Connolly suggests the trade market for Brian Roberts may be suffering because of Orlando Hudson's availability on the free agent market.
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Randall Simon Attempts a Return to the Site of His Crimes Against Meat
FanHouse —
... Today word is out that Simon is attempting a comeback with none other than the Milwaukee Brewers, as he's planning on showing up at an open tryout in Arizona with, among others, ...
Randall Simon to Try Out for Brewers
Bucs Dugout —
... found this link to a blog entry in the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel website that indicates that Randall Simon (along with Mark Bellhorn and others) will showcase his, uh, talents for the Brewers in an open tryout, five and a half years after treating the city of Milwaukee to one of the most inexplicable moments in recent baseball history (which ...
Hall, A Tribute and Some Links
Bucs Trade Winds —
... had the ball in the third quarter Sunday. I will type this entire paragraph in the time the Steelers allowed the Chargers to have the ball: Wow, what a quarter of football. You will never see something like that again. (Sorry, I type slow, that took 18 seconds and I misspelled something and had to correct it.) Links: For anyone who missed this, I have to thank Dejan for the link and Tom Haudricourt for the laugh. While I was out of action, a few bad days for the Pirates happened. The ...
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