Things American Sports Could Learn From Soccer: Part I - Player Loans

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 Things American Sports Could Learn From Soccer: Part I - Player Loans
There's this guy, Felix Pie (that's PEE-eh, not Pi). He's a Cub. Sometimes a Chicago one, other times an Iowa one. As an Iowa Cub—that's the AAA affiliate of the Chicago Cubs—he's a terror. Last season he hit .362 and had an OPS of .973. On top of that he's got pretty good speed and an even better glove. Oh, we're talking baseball by the way, and if you don't know what those numbers mean, ... [link]

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Blogger Round-Up: Backscratching Edition
Published 7/5/2008 by Big Blue Monkey (noreply@blogger.com) at I Dislike Your Favorite Team
... is starting a series that scratches one of our itches--General Management Rules that American sports can learn from European soccer. They start with Player Loans , which is a very fine place to start. I imagine will be seeing ...

Blog It: Gary Coleman Offered Baseball Contract
Published 8/1/2008 by jason at SPORTSbyBROOKS
... to the local Hooters . • MACHOCHIP speaks with Juan Carlos Lozano& Raul Saenz , the duo behind the Brewers’ Spanish-language radio broadcasts . • WEB TV HUB tries to present 50 sexy reasons to watch the Beijing Olympics. • DEUCE OF DAVENPORT can’t see the fun in wrestling an invisible opponent . Monty Python’s Graham Chapman did it so much better . • UNPROFESSIONAL FOUL believes there’s a few things American sports can learn from soccer, like player loans & regulation . • The CHRONICLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION reports that the ...

The Roundup: of Asian Babes, Freddie Prinze Jr. and Little League Replay
Published 8/2/2008 by Patrick Imig at The Big Lead
... and accounts without the expressed written consent of Major League Baseball to patrick@joesportsfan.com Michael Jordan shuts Kobe up without really trying to shut Kobe up.  [Lakers Nation] Josh Hamilton: man of his faith, man of his word. [Examiner] When speaking at international conventions, don’t refer to women as “Asian Babes“. [New York Magazine] Things American sports can learn from soccer.  The Loan and that relegation thing. [Unprofessional Foul] ESPN will be using instant replay ...

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