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Could MLB Eventually Ban Maple Bats?

Maury posted 7 days ago from www.bizofbaseball.com

Ever since Barry Bonds started using them in 2001, the use of maple bats has been in the rise. Now, a baseball culture icon, Sam Holzman, of Sam Bats, gave Bonds one of the pricey maple bats which run from $65-$75 each, and when he did, it created a wave of players using them. Albert Pujols and Alfonso Soriano are but two others that use maple bats. But, while players say that they can hit ...

Not Blaming Byrd

rickg15 posted 7 days ago from www.waitingfornextyear.com

Sure, Paul Byrd served up a few long balls. Sure, Byrd allowed eight hits in six and one-third innings. Sure, Byrd struck out nary a batter in yesterday’s 6-3 loss. How can’t it be his fault that the Tribe didn’t pull a sweep of the Bronx Bloated Wallets? Look no further than the top of the

Olney Speculates About Atkins

MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com found this 7 days ago on tribetimereport.blogspot.com

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 ...

Jays Targeting Wilkerson

Walkoff Walk found this 7 days ago on www.mlbtraderumors.com

The rumblings have become something more - Jeff Blair says the Blue Jays are "zeroed in on signing" outfielder Brad Wilkerson .  The Jays had been mulling Jason Michaels previously, but he went to the Pirates. The Jays are looking ...

Hey Indians, don't let the door hit you on the way out

Blue Collar Baseball found this 7 days ago on www.nydailynews.com

Good riddance to the Cleveland Indians, who can take their racist, cartoon caps and their Joba Chamberlain bashing and go home now.