denverpost.com - 11/11/2008
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The Rockies agreed to ship Matt Holliday to Oakland for closer Huston Street, left-handed starter Greg Smith and highly touted outfielder Carlos Gonzalez.
sportsillustrated.cnn.com - 11/11/2008
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It isn't true that the most exciting thing
to happen last week at the General Manager Meetings...
at the St. Regis Resort Monarch Bay in Dana Point, Calif. was an overzealous security guard hassling Yankees GM Brian Cashman about whether he belonged in ...
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Matt Holliday trade is first sign the Hot Stove is ...
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rumorsandrants.com - 11/11/2008
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rumorsandrants.com —
The sporting world appears to have taken David
Byrne’s words to heart, because this week things have...
officially stopped making sense. We can only hope general managers in oversized suits aren’t far behind. A few noticeable items: - ...
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Sense Has Stopped Being Made
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Tired Tuesday Daily "Linkin' Logs" (11/11/08)
The Bad News Bloggers —
... The big news appeared to be out of baseball; where the Rockies traded Matt Holliday to the A's for a trio of "prospects," to include Huston Street (the non-prospect ML ready Closer), Greg Smith (A left handed starter) and Carlos Gonzalez (a slugging outfielder). ...
Tuesday Rockpile: Still waiting for Matt Holliday to be officially traded to the Oakland Athletics
Purple Row —
... Slugger Matt Holliday was the lucky one.
He took his bat and got out of town.
With a .319 career average, Holliday has departed in a trade to Oakland. He waved goodbye with customary quiet grace, despite being trashed by ownership in his final weeks as a member of the Rockies.
For a franchise that prides itself on high character and a low payroll, the Rockies again proved in this deal it is far easier to be cheap than classy.
Matt Holliday had this to say:
"I can't tell you how much I ...
Tired Tuesday's Daily Link'in Logs
Walker Sports —
... The big news appeared to be out of baseball; where the Rockies traded Matt Holliday to the A's for a trio of "prospects," to include Huston Street (the non-prospect ML ready Closer), Greg Smith (A left handed starter) and Carlos Gonzalez (a slugging outfielder). ...
Riffs: Considering the Matt Holliday Deal
Bird Land —
... TOWER GROVE — While reading the coverage of the deal sending Colorado Rockies outfielder and recent Cardinals-target Matt Holliday to Oakland — from the news of the trade, to ...
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hardballtimes.com 11/10/2008 — The first blockbuster trade of the offseason happened today as the Rockies have agreed to trade outfielder Matt Holliday to the A's in exchange for closer Huston Street, lefty starter Greg Smith, and center fielder Carlos Gonzalez.
So much for the A's going into rebuilding mode considering ...
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hardballtimes.com 11/12/2008 — Wednesday, November 12, 2008 Fantasy fallout: Matt Holliday to A’s (Part 1) Posted by Derek Carty at 12:01am There is still a bit of speculation at this point and it isn't official yet, but it looks as though Matt Holliday has been traded to the Oakland A's for Huston Street , ...
Extended Holliday in Oakland - MLB - Yahoo! Sports
sports.yahoo.com 11/12/2008 — Assuming everybody is as healthy as he looks and Matt Holliday doesn’t turn an ankle jumping the chasm between his home and road splits, the public introductions of the Oakland Athletics new left fielder and the Colorado Rockies ’ new what, future? ...
A's Set To Trade For Holliday
sfgate.com 11/10/2008 — Holliday, who will be a free agent after the season, would provide Oakland with the big bat the club has been seeking for the middle of the lineup. The trade could be official as soon as Tuesday. A's left-hander Greg Smith said he will fly to Denver ...
MLB Weekly: Matt Holliday Traded To Oakland A's & More
allhiphopsports.blogspot.com 11/11/2008 — Matt Holliday: Well, this one came out nowhere, as the Oakland A's have reportedly traded for Rockies OF Matt Holliday .
Plus, Jake Peavy, Rookies of The Year, Andy Pettitte and more
For Billy Beane, A Confounding Holliday —
Bleacher Report - MLB 11/11/2008
The Oakland A's and Colorado Rockies are close to a deal that would send All Star outfielder Matt Holliday to Oakland and A's outfielder Carlos Gonzalez to Colorado.
Holliday, 28, a right-hander, who last season hit .321 with 25 home runs ...
