theoutsiderslook.blogspot.com - 1/2/2008
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Some things are better reflected on later, rather then sooner. A look at two trades that will likely have the most long term impact. Cincinnati Reds trade with the Texas Rangers and the Tampa Bay Rays trade with the Minnesota Twins.
Sean Deveney: Why won’t anyone pony up for Johan Santana?
baseballthinkfactory.org 1/2/2008 — I feel bad for new Twins general manager Bill Smith. He already has watched Torii Hunter and Silva leave, and now he is facing a gaggle of GMs struck by a bizarre fit of restraint, even though Smith is trying to move a player for whom teams should be ...
Jockey Ad to Make Social Statement
huggingharoldreynolds.blogspot.com 1/2/2008 — PRNewswire: "For the first time in nearly ten years, Jockey International, Inc., the iconic American apparel brand, has returned to the airwaves with the launch of a new television ad that is part brand promotion and part social commentary."
If by "social commentary" they mean making it acceptable for 70's sports icons to display their manly fur in skimpy psychedelic briefs and bikinis, ...
Wonderboy to Rangers
beyondtheboxscore.com 1/3/2008 — This won't be Jamey Newberg quality, but here we go anyways. The Reds swapped Josh Hamilton for Edinson Volquez and Danny Ray Herrera. Jon Daniels has proven to be a risk taker in trades since taking over for John Hart and some of those haven't worked ...
HILLIARD TRULY IKES IT IN TAMPA —
NY Post: Sports 1/2/2008
AN OLD friend will be waiting for the Giants in Tampa, although he's proven he's not too old and doesn't sound especially friendly when asked to reminisce about his former team. Lining up Sunday at flanker at Raymond James Stadium, running those...
Reds announce key spring dates —
Major League Baseball News 1/2/2008
Reds fans eagerly waiting for the 2008 season now have some dates to circle on their calendars. Pitchers and catchers will report to Spring Training in Sarasota, Fla., on Feb. 16. Position players are scheduled to report on Feb. 19.
NO TIME TO REST —
NY Post: Sports 1/3/2008
Tampa Bay coach Jon Gruden knew he would be hit with criticism after deciding to pull many of his starters out of a game two weeks ago in San Francisco (the Buccaneers lost, 21-19), and when he opted to keep many of his starters off the field last...