Tuesday January 26, 2009 Padres sign Jon Garland If you were wondering what was next for rookie Padres GM Jed Hoyer, then you have your answer today. As was reported by Corey Brock of MLB.com and Ken Rosenthal of Fox Sports via Twitter, the San Diego Padres signed southpaw starting pitcher Jon Garl[...]
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Padres Sign Jon Garland
Offseason Prospectus #23: The Arizona Diamondbacks
With the combo of Manny and Big Papi forcefully divorced, and, to some extent, ravaged by the tides of time, it is logical to ask the question afresh, what is the most fearsome tandem in baseball? Texeira & A-Rod would no doubt be the choice of a vocal minority. But, good as they are, do [.[...]
A fan’s guide to the Cactus League
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 [...][...]
Detroit Trades Entire Motown Catalogue; Receives Rights to Oak Ridge Boys, Jennifer Love Hewitt
I’ll admit from the start, I’m having a hard time looking at this trade objectively. For the second year in a row, there is some serious coal in my stocking. Last December, C. C. Sabathia, the big, black Buddha known for his spine-shattering clubhouse embraces as much as his incredible [...]
Tigers Trade Granderson, Ejax
You know that feeling you get in the pit of your stomach just as the rollercoaster reaches its apex and just before you go plummeting back down? That’s exactly the feeling I have as I write this post. It’s a feeling of tremendous excitement and tremendous terror. There are so many sources t[...]
Talkin’ Baseball with Former All-Star Jeff Cirillo
Jeff Cirillo accomplished plenty in his 14 year Major League career...read what he had to say about finally making it to the playoffs in his final season and his brief stint playing ball in Mexico.[...]

