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[THE HANGOVER] Gerry Hunsicker Signs Extension To Stay With Rays
[THE HANGOVER] Gerry Hunsicker Signs Extension To Stay With Rays
Above image is of Stuart Sternberg arriving for the wedding of Florida Governor Charlie Crist (image from FragMob ) Lots o' goodies today from Marc Topkin, so we are giving him his first-ever Topkintopia (the regular webtopia is below)... We reported last week that it appeared Gerry ...
Have ax, will travel: Why your club should sign Jonny Gomes
Have ax, will travel: Why your club should sign Jonny Gomes
sports.yahoo.com — The Rays won the AL pennant last year and they would have done it even without Jonny... Gomes . However, there's not a chance they would have won it as colorfully if he weren't around. Gomes batted a dismal .182/.282/.383 in '08, easily the worst of his ... (more) Have ax, will travel: Why your club should sign Jonny Gomes
In Defense of the Jason Bay Trade
In Defense of the Jason Bay Trade
bucsdugout.com — Jason Bay after the trade (photo: Keith Allison ) There's a really interesting and somewhat maddening discussion... in the Post-Gazette's Q+A today : Q: Is it smart for the Pirates to be avoiding free agents and targeting prospects? In honor ... (more) In Defense of the Jason Bay Trade
ANNOUNCEMENT: New Tampa Rays/Wall Street book, with ESPN Books and Random House
jonahkeri.com — I’m thrilled to report that I’ve agreed to terms, with a joint partnership of ESPN Books and... Random House, to write a book about the Tampa Bay Rays and their Wall Street approach to baseball. I’m psyched about the project, because ... (more) ANNOUNCEMENT: New Tampa Rays/Wall Street book, with ESPN ...
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Odds and Ends: Teixeira, Hunsicker, Burrell
MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com — ... Winter Meetings ended, and it's no coincidence that we haven't heard much about offers from the Red Sox or Yankees.  Michael Silverman says Boston's eventual offer to Tex will easily be a record for this ownership group.  He guesses eight years in the $145-175MM range, noting that the Red Sox do not like to have players signed beyond age 36. Buster Olney says the Orioles and Nationals bidding on Tex is "nothing less than lunacy." Gerry Hunsicker has signed an extension to stay with the Rays. RotoAuthority ...

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