seamheads.com - 8/24/2008
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I wasn’t a normal kid growing up. I still remember leafing through my brother Bob’s worn copy of the first edition of The Baseball Encyclopedia looking up strange statistics, reading player’s nicknames and searching for players born in the city where I grew up. Although I can’t remember the first player I found in the book from Chester, Pennsylvania, I know there ...
Hair today, gone tomorrow
dynastyreps.com 8/24/2008 — Until Manny’s hair gets tangled around his bat or caught in his glove, let Manny be Manny. Sit back Torre, and watch this RBI machine carry your young Dodgers into the playoffs.
Wallace Matthews never fails to make me angry
theropolitans.com 8/24/2008 — I don't want to be the team's excuse maker, but Wallace Matthews, the most miserable man in sports writing, is at it again. His latest article, " Let's hope listless Mets aren't back again " does not fail to get my blood boiling. Here's the opening line to the article: It took awhile - well, only three innings, really - but I succeeded in finding people who wanted to be at Shea Stadium even ...
Is CC Sabathia a prize Dodgers have their eye on? - Los Angeles Times
latimes.com 8/24/2008 — "Just because he rakes," Blake said. Indeed, Sabathia hit a 440-foot home run at Dodger Stadium this season. Of the three NL clubs in California, the San Diego Padres are expected to slash their payroll, and the San Francisco Giants might shy away ...
Maine’s pain hurts Mets more
newyorkmetsdaily.com 8/24/2008 — Mets manager Jerry Manuel began interviewing himself during Saturday’s post-game press conference. Not sure if it’s a feeble attempt to speed up the process or a sign Manuel is cracking, talking to voices in his head.
Garcia shows promise in Minors debut —
Major League Baseball News 8/24/2008
Freddy Garcia's road back to the big leagues began Saturday night with two scoreless innings for Class A Lakeland in the Tigers farm system. The right-hander, recovering from shoulder surgery, will pitch again for Triple-A Toledo on Aug. 27.
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