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If you’re a baseball fan and you’ve never been to Spring Training, you owe it to yourself to go. Trust me on this, you’ll have the time of your life and wonder why it took you so long to get there. If you’re an Angels fan and you live in Southern California, you can easily [...]
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What’s your definition of ‘is’ Mark? I don’t know about the BBWAA but I have a feeling Bill Clinton is extremely impressed. And I’m not saying you’re still using steroids, but I thought snapping Bob Costas over your knee at the end of the interview was a bit odd.*
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ESPN.com’s Jayson Stark is reporting [hat tip to MLB Trade Rumors] that at the winter meetings earlier this month, the New York Mets were involved in a four team trade proposal with The Tampa Bay Rays, Chicago Cubs and Los Angeles Angels.
Had the deal of went through here is how things would have panned out:
New [...]
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The unlicensed shrinks out there cite the absence of a strong male figure in Bradley’s life as the reason for his maddening behavior; he’s a mommy’s boy, they say. Other people claim he’s just bipolar, an emotional wreck of man who needs a professional’s counsel.
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“Whoa….no way! You ACTUALLY got me an…an iPad?”
“Oh wow, I can’t believe you got me an…HBox?”
“Oh my God, how did you know!?! I was hoping you’d get me a…a Dwindle?”
That was pretty much what it was like hearing about Hendry’s latest ear behind your ear, lame off-season trick in dealing Milton Bradley….clubhouse morale [...]
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A few months ago I read an article about a UFC fighter who was renowned for getting pummeled by some of the best fighters in the history of the sport before they were rich and famous. He had been fighting for an insanely long time (and pretty much any amount of time in the UFC [...]
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Now, the Mariners say they are hopeful Bradley’s nuclear temper will chill a bit under the influence of Grade A characters like Ken Griffey Jr. and Chone Figgins, a recent acquisition. They are also counting on a calmer, more sedate Milton Bradley being a productive Milton Bradley.
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I wondered what was up Zduriencik’s sleeves, and now we know. The Mariners have just traded fat slob pitcher Carlos Silva to the Cubs for Milton Bradley.
Here’s the dealio. Bradley and Silva make essentially the same amount over the next two years, and Milton doesn’t suck. That on it’s own makes the move passable. What makes [...]
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At the end of the award voting, I decided that since the Baseball Bloggers Alliance had come along so quickly, it might be nice to get an idea of who was actually in the group. To that end, I’m working through the roster and asking ten questions of each member. The first five [...]
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So far this off-season the MLB Network has more key free-agent acquistions than the Cubs do. Patience will definitely be a virtue while we wait to find out what last names will be attached to Chicago’s favorite bags of laundry.
Hendry wasn’t able to do anything significant during the Winter Meetings but that doesn’t really surprise [...]
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