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A's Seem San Jose Bound
Oakland will become the first team to play in four different cities if the Athletics leave for San Jose. [BaseballMusings.com]
AL East Links: Will Wakefield Retire?
Pitchers and catchers for the Orioles, Red Sox, Yankees, Rays, and Blue Jays are scheduled to report on February 18th, 19th, 19th, 20th, and 21st, respectively. Here's the latest from the AL East. [MLBTradeRumors.com]
Aging Players Devalued Post-Steroids
It's February 2012 and Johnny Damon, Vladimir Guerrero, Derrek Lee, Raul Ibanez, Eric Chavez, and Hideki Matsui remain unemployed. Can you even imagine that happening to six, over-37 former All-Stars back in 2006? [TheBestSportsBlog.com]
Forecasting Prince's 1st Year in Detroit
The Detroit Tigers shocked the baseball world by signing Prince Fielder to a nine-year, $214 million contract earlier this offseason. Here is a look at what to expect from him this season on the field. [HardballTimes.com]
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Hanley Ramirez Might Have the Worst Facial Hair In Advertising History
Posted February 10, 2012, 12:00 pm by Stephen Douglas (CRM!) (18 Comments)
Get this man a razor endorsement.
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Brian Cashman is a Smooth Operator and a “Skilled Swordsman”
Posted February 10, 2012, 10:45 am by Jason McIntyre (36 Comments)
Remember when George Steinbrenner got angry at Derek Jeter for partying over a decade ago? Wonder if Cashman would be still be employed.
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Kevin Youkilis is Engaged to Tom Brady’s Sister
Posted February 10, 2012, 10:00 am by Jason McIntyre (733 Comments)
Brutal week for Tom Brady: Lost the Super Bowl, wife all over the news, sister gets engaged to this guy.
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Former Red Sox Pitcher Dennis “Oil Can” Boyd Really Liked Cocaine
Posted February 9, 2012, 11:58 am by Tim Ryan (73 Comments)
A sober “Oil Can” Boyd would have been difficult to find during his years in the majors.
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Destroying the Wall Street Journal’s Silly Idea that the NFL Regular Season “is for suckers”
Posted February 8, 2012, 3:00 pm by Jason Lisk (76 Comments)
Does the regular season become meaningless because of playoff wins by teams like the Giants?
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CBS Sports Unveils “The Baseball Boyfriend,” Trolls Women Everywhere.
Posted February 7, 2012, 6:20 pm by Ty Duffy (29 Comments)
Women, do you like baseball, but not want to deal with all that silly math stuff? Let your sports and real life fantasies collide with CBS Sports’ new fantasy app, The Baseball Boyfriend.
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Sensitive Mets Pull Credential From Newspaper Blogger Because He Wrote a Book That Was Critical of Bumbling Owner Fred Wilpon
Posted February 7, 2012, 3:16 pm by Jason McIntyre (48 Comments)
Yes, the Mets are free to credential who they want, but this seems petty.
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