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…Jay Mariotti stew’s in the imbecilic asshattery that is his regular column for the Chicago Sun-Times. The thing that always bugs me about Jay is the sneaking suspicion that whether he believes any of the sewage he writes is entirely besides the point to him. For Jay, it’s all about carving out his niche…
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The votes from the writers are in and Goose Gossage is heading to Cooperstown. Jim Rice barely missed the 75% needed and Mark McGwire finished with only 23.6% of the vote in a glorious confirmation of ex post facto laws everywhere. Rice now has one more year to get elected, if not he’ll drop…
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Gerry Fraley has decided that when he adds two plus two, he gets “CLEMENS IS A FILTHY DIRTY LIAR!” Fraley seems to believe that a “no comment” from Joe Torre indicates clear evidence of guilt for Clemens. He may be right about Clemens but then since Fraley sexually molests 10 year old cancer patients…
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I don’t know how you can trade Corey Coles and Ryan Meyers and come out the overwhelming loser of the trade. The Mets managed to do it though, they traded Coles and Meyers for Angel Pagan. Coles is the same age as Pagan and a better hitter (probably) so I’m unclear as to what…
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To celebrate the new year, I’m going to re-live a famous signing from the past. Remember back in 1998 when the Royals signed Hideo Nomo. I just found a copy of the article on Reuters while doing a search on Nomo. Those must have been heady times for the Royals, acquiring a big named…
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You gotta hand it to Kenny Williams, not all of his trades are bad. I’m not sure this one is a great one either. Certainly the team is improved a bunch in the near future, but Gonzalez and De Los Santos both look like Grade A pitching prospects from a system whose number of…
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With all of the HOF arguments being smacked around right now, to me the more interesting question is not who should go into the Hall of Fame, but how many? My initial slapdash observation would be about two per birth year, but there’s so many other factors to consider (population growth, addition of players…
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I didn’t get it when the White Sox signed him last year and I still don’t get it now. Darin Erstad signed a one year deal to be Chris Burke’s replacement on the Astros. Okay that’s a little unfair to Chris Burke, Erstad will play in the outfield and be a left handed hitter.
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(H/T) to Baseball Think Factory Back in the late 80s there was a real problem with illegal doping in Japan and this was one of the results: Merry Christmas!
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Whatever it is you’re celebrating right now (even if it’s celebrating that Brian Sabean isn’t your team’s GM), have a happy celebration. I’ll be back with more scintillating content on Boxing Day.