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There’s no crying in baseball until after you retire
hardballtimes.com - 1/6/2009
There’s no crying in baseball until after you retire
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Lee Smith feels disrespected : Smith held the major league record for career saves with 478 from 1993 until 2006, when Trevor Hoffman surpassed it. Yet the former imposing Cubs closer has seen fellow relievers Dennis Eckersley, Bruce Sutter and Goose Gossage elected to the Hall while he ...
You Don’t Have to Go Home, but You Can’t Stay Here
ducksnorts.com - 1/12/2009
You Don’t Have to Go Home, but You Can’t Stay Here
— ducksnorts.com — Trevor Hoffman has signed a 1-year deal with the Milwaukee Brewers for $6 million with incentives that... could kick it up to $7.5 million. Like football’s Brett Favre, Hoffman now has the pleasure of being almost universally associated with one team despite neither starting nor finishing his career... (more) You Don’t Have to Go Home, but You Can’t Stay Here

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fangraphs.com - 1/9/2009
The Closer Markup
— fangraphs.com — With Trevor Hoffman signing a one year contract today (fairly rare for a free agent closer), we’re... presented with an opportunity to measure just how much teams are willing to pay for the proven closer label. For instance, let’s compare ... (more) The Closer Markup

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chicagotribune.com - 1/6/2009
Ex-Cub Lee Smith doesn't understand lack of Hall love -
— chicagotribune.com — Jim Murray, the late Pulitzer Prize-winning sports columnist, once referred to Lee Smith as the active player... most likely to be elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame. Murray described Smith as "the best one-inning pitcher the game ever saw" and "the ... (more) Ex-Cub Lee Smith doesn't understand lack of Hall love -

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