Hall of Famers?
I’m lazy. Or busy. Or both. In any case, I need to gear up for spring training and get back to some posting. But I’m taking the easy way out right now. I want to get something up before the…
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All the right moves for the Yanks … for once
The thing that strikes me about the Yankees’ signing of Johnny Damon is that they needed him. Not for leadoff, necessarily, because I think the Yanks are just fine with Derek Jeter batting first and Alex Rodriguez or Hideki Matsui…
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Name that infield
A common baseball party trick over the years has been to come up with “all-star” teams based on specific criteria. The favorite is to create an “all-name team,” choosing players at each position because they all have the same name…
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Trading fiends
Major league GMs are making deals like fantasy owners drunk at an All-Star Game party. It started on Nov. 3 when the Nationals traded third baseman Vinny Castilla to San Diego for pitcher Brian Lawrence. That one’s easy: great move…
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New Negro league candiates for the Hall
WAY too long since I’ve posted. Must … update … more … With the Baseball Hall of Fame announcing that it is considering players from the Negro leagues and before for enshrinement, New Jersey may see itself represented further in…
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Is Beckett deal the beginning of the Marlins’ end?
I think, on the eve of the 2008 season, as the Las Vegas franchise prepares for its first season after relocating from Miami, the retrospective columns will look back upon this Thanksgiving week as the beginning of the Marlins’ quick…
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Why not Thome to the Bronx?
I’m a little surprised that no one talked about a trade of Jim Thome to the Yankees. It’s very likely that someone has and I’ve missed it, but to me it seems obvious enough for one of the teams to…
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Counting down to pitchers and catchers
I know I’ve got a lot to catch up on. I still haven’t finished the attendance comparison between the Nationals and Orioles and I have yet to go through my preseason predictions for each division to hold myself accountable for…
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New York Yankees : Mr. Burns :: Red Sox : Lisa Simpson
Which Simpsons character best represents your favorite team? You know that article started with the first team and character listed. Like the Yankees could be anyone but Monty Burns. It’s how he ran the power plant’s softball team.
