tonycastillocausedmyfacialtic.blogspot.com - 11/23/2007
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The MVP will always be an award based on both objective and subjective criteria; it will never lose the human element. WARP1 will tell you who had the best season statistically, however the award has never been based on that. For every Dick Allen there will be a Willie Stargell and for every Albert Belle there will be a Kirby Puckett. All will have nice numbers but not all of them were ...
ESPN - Major league pitcher Kennedy dies in Florida - MLB
sports.espn.go.com 11/23/2007 — Major league pitcher Joe Kennedy died early Friday morning while at home with his family in Florida, agent Damon Lapa confirmed to ESPN.com.
The cause of Kennedy's death could not immediately be determined, Lapa said.
Kennedy, 28, compiled a 43-61 record in seven major league seasons with the Tampa Bay Rays, Colorado Rockies, Oakland Athletics, Arizona Diamondbacks and Toronto ...
Barry Bonds vs. Bill Conlin…
tonycastillocausedmyfacialtic.blogspot.com 11/23/2007 — What struck me about it was the sheer hypocrisy. How often have we read rip jobs by writers about Barry Bonds as well as other media-unfriendly players? The biggest complaint about such ballplayers is their arrogance and how they treat the media as unworthy of their time or like the end of a canine’s digestive process on their shoes.
No Fehr for Barry Bonds?…
tonycastillocausedmyfacialtic.blogspot.com 11/23/2007 — To me, it is absurd. I always laugh when people talk about the clause in HOF voting about character, integrity and sportsmanship. Allow me an analogy, up to very recently certain statistical baselines generally guaranteed a spot in the Heroes Gallery whether it is 3000 hits, 500 HR or 300 wins. So then, what is the baseline for ‘character, integrity and sportsmanship’? Ty Cobb was not only a ...
Dear Yankees fans…
tonycastillocausedmyfacialtic.blogspot.com 11/23/2007 — Evidently, Rodriguez wished very much to stay with the Yankees. So much so that Boras announced the opt out before they even had a chance to make an offer. Boras was concerned that a face-to-face meeting with the front office and the Steinbrenners would end up with A-Rod saying ‘Where do I sign?’ before other clubs had a chance to weigh in with their offers. He instructed Rodriguez to not ...
The Triple-Triple (From 1969-1989)
tonycastillocausedmyfacialtic.blogspot.com 11/23/2007 — Don Fehr should take a page from Miller’s ideology. The former executive director of the MLBPA fought for a player’s right to determine the direction his career could go. Miller focused on the right of self-determination and personal choice. When a contract expired, the player was free to go wherever he wished under the best terms he could negotiate.
Herzog went full speed ahead —
Major League Baseball News 11/22/2007
When Whitey Herzog's managerial career began 10 years after he retired as a player, he wasn't an immediate success. But by stressing pitching, speed and defense, Herzog is making his second appearance on the Hall of Fame Veterans Committee ballot.
Harvey hoping for election to Hall —
Major League Baseball News 11/23/2007
Doug Harvey, 77, is one of three umpires and seven former managers under consideration by the Veterans Committee for a place in the Hall of Fame. Harvey was an umpire of such great authority that players, managers, coaches and even executives in the ...
Southworth's work resonates with Vets —
Major League Baseball News 11/24/2007
Billy Southworth -- one of 20 candidates for the Hall of Fame on this season's Veterans Committee ballot -- compiled a brilliant resume in a 13-year managerial career and is recognized as one of the greatest managers in baseball history.
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