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hardballtimes.com - 12/8/2008
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Getting a deal done at the Winter Meetings is not as easy as everyone makes it sound. I mean, off the top of my head, I'd say you're looking at a Boeski, a Jim Brown, a Miss Daisy, two Jethros and a Leon Spinks, not to mention the biggest Ella Fitzgerald ever. If you're not up to that, I'd ...
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hardballtimes.com - 12/5/2008
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— hardballtimes.com — Things to chew on as you try to remember how much sleep you used to get before... you had kids: For you voyeurs out there, Roel Torres writes a diary of his life and baseball for the week of July 18th through July 24th . He's a Sox fan, so you get his recaps of Boston's six-game West Coast ... (more) Today at THT

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hardballtimes.com - 12/9/2008
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— hardballtimes.com — You know, as soon as I made it known I was going to move my blog, The... Sporting News offered me an insane amount of money. I left that offer open for weeks, mostly because my wife didn't want to move to North Carolina. Then I ran into Studeman in a Vegas hotel and told him that I'd really like to ... (more) Today at THT

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The Howry signing | FanGraphs Baseball
— fangraphs.com — Continuing their quest to upgrade their bullpen, the Giants signed Bob Howry to a one year, $2.75... million contract today. That Howry had to settle for such a modest deal shows how much power ERA still has in determining pitcher value in the ... (more) The Howry signing | FanGraphs Baseball

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