This is a pretty nice stat line. Ziegler's story has Billy Beane's and thus Bill James's fingerprints all over it. A 20th-round draft pick out of college who spent a few years struggling in the low minors, the A's converted him to a submarine-style pitching...
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Given that the White Sox appear to have been historically terrible in terms of center field defense this year, I suppose that the Griffey acquisition makes sense, even allowing for.
...apparently a Dodger. Seems like the Sox will still get Bay; at a glance seems like an OK return for the Bucs, although I'm not sure what Moss's upside is.
Whoa--this would be something if it happens. My initial impulse was to say that this is making Boston's season look all the more 2005ish, but it's not that bad. It helps the Red Sox in the future because Ramirez was pretty clearly gone after this...
Detroit media outlets reporting Yankees have acquired Ivan Rodriguez. No word on what the Tigers got.While obviously not close to the player he was in his prime, IRod is an.
He would be Todd Jones, i.e., he would(1) Inexplicably be handed a series of very important high-paying jobs; where he would(2) Suck at them; yet(3) Continue to get promoted; thereby.
While picking up something at the hardware store today, I heard a talk radio guy complain that the Pirates were driving too hard a bargain on players who rightfully belong to the Yankees, boo-hoo. But when you've recently benefited from trades that seem to be...
I forgot to mention this, but commenter Howard and I once again have a $50 donation to Planned Parenthood riding on whether the Yankees make the playoffs. Harvey Araton's highly.
Nicholas Carr asks Is Google Making Us Stupid?" (I started reading this but got bored so I don't know the answer).I do know that Google is the single greatest invention.
Although C. Moore's Sluggy McSlugs managed a hard charge towards the end of the first half of the season, they were unable to stave off the inevitable victory of the Lexington Bearded Ducks. The Ducks, considered nigh unbeatable by most analysts, delivered a 175 point...
95 games into the season, the deep and wide flaws of the organization known as the Seattle Mariners baseball club have been cruelly exposed to the world. At 37-58, they.
I was at Shea yesterday, which was great except for Pedro leaving the game early (although he was pitching 1-hit shutout ball with no stuff.) Between that and Alou unsurprisingly.