The Griffey-to-Seattle Scenario

blueandteal posted 5/12/2008 from www.bleedingblueandteal.com [flag]

Why the Seattle Mariners could try and get Ken Griffey even if it is too late to contend, and what it could cost to get him based on past trades and much much more. A great read! [link]

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Hump Day Reading: Pot-smoking mystery pitcher edition
Published 5/14/2008 by Sarah Green at umpbump.com
... was complete without that particular piece of information.) It’s weird to think that the Tigers have been in Comerica for almost ten years, and that Tiger Stadium has been mouldering scarcely a mile away the entire time. My one beef with the slide show—I like artsy detail shots as much as any amateur shutterbug, but I would have liked a picture of the entire field included, to serve as an establishing shot. And some “before” shots would have been nice to go along with the “afters.” Bleeding Blue and Teal weighs in on Griffey-to-Seattle trade talk and how such a move might ...

Throwing it around
Published 5/15/2008 by noreply@blogger.com (TheNaturalMevs) at Diamond Hoggers
... Simmons still doesn't understand the baseball Hall of Fame. [One More Dying Quail] -Jered Weaver is getting it back together. [Bugs & Cranks] -Should professional ballplayers even need coaches? [Gaslamp Ball] -Does the rumored Griffey to Seattle trade even make sense? [Bleeding Blue & Teal] -Meet the newest Met, Claudio Vargas. [Always Amazin'] ...

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