February 25, 2009
"In Johnson's first throwing session against Giants hitters on Saturday, his new teammates took a few too many pitches for his taste. Unabashedly incensed, Johnson grumbled afterward, 'Swing the stinking bat!' [NY TIMES]...
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January 20, 2009
I had a really tough time naming this particular post. The point that I am trying to convey isn’t that the three players on this list are bad baseball players or that you shouldn’t draft them. I’m not trying to tell you that they’ll flop like the fish from that Faith No More ...
Crooked Pitch
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Knox Bardeen
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January 03, 2009
According to a report, the San Francisco Giants are making a hard push to land Manny Ramirez. Ramirez, who spent last season with the Boston Red Sox and the Los Angeles Dodgers, is a Hall of Fame talent who many teams are considering. The deal for Ramirez is expected to be four years in total. The f...
Knuckle Curve
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Stephen Kersey
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December 27, 2008
I'll keep this updated as more comes in, but for now these are your Saturday links... Patrick Newman found that Akinori Otsuka will work out in front of reps from all MLB teams next month. Apparently Padres GM Kevin Towers is interested if Otsuka's healthy. Roch Kubatko knows there's pitching talent...
MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com
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Ben Nicholson-Smith
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Randy Johnson garnered a lot of attention on the free agent market despite his advanced age. On Friday, he found a home when he signed a contract with the San Francisco Giants. The 45-year-old Johnson signed a deal worth approximately $8 million over one season. However, there are performance bonuse...
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Stephen Kersey
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December 26, 2008
The Giants have signed Randy Johnson to a one year deal, the team announced in a press release. Andrew Baggarly and Ken Rosenthal were both right on this one. MLB.com's Chris Haft heard from a baseball source that the deal guarantees the Big Unit $8MM in 2009 and includes performance bonuses that co...
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Ben Nicholson-Smith
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December 12, 2008
FTA:Manny Ramirez is so upset by his lack of suitors on the free agent market that he’s told friends he would consider retirement if an offer doesn’t come soon, Newsday reported yesterday. http://www.bostonherald.com/sports/baseball/other_mlb/view.bg?articleid=1138572...
Another Beautiful Day in Red Sox Nation
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June 27, 2008
Which starting pitchers, currently in the majors or recently retired, are shoe-ins for induction into the baseball Hall of Fame? It’s a debate myself and my friends had over a few beers last night that quickly got heated. Everyone has loyalty to their hometown teams. Being from Boston I lobbie...
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June 21, 2008
Whenever your starting pitcher gives up 6 runs in 1 2/3rds innings, odds are you’re going to have a long night. Jeff Suppan did just that, eventually leading to an 8-5 Brewers’ loss Friday night. Not only did Suppan not have it on the mound, he didn’t have it in the field, either...
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June 09, 2008
Randy Johnson is known to work quickly on the mound. When Doug Mientkiewicz stepped in against Johnson in the third inning this afternoon, the big left-hander had little interest in wasting precious time. Mientkiewicz took a fastball inside, running the count to 2-1. With the scorching sun blazing d...
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