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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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Josh Hamilton, Who Recently Cut Off Contract Talks With Texas, Discusses His Relapse
Posted February 5, 2012, 2:31 pm by Tim Ryan (8 Comments)
VIDEO: Josh Hamilton was pretty candid in discussing his relapse.
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Brian Cashman’s Wife Has Filed for Divorce
Posted February 4, 2012, 11:45 am by Tim Ryan (7 Comments)
Attention, ladies: Brian Cashman will soon be a single man even though he was kind of single already.
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So Much For Olive Branches: Cecil Fielder (Again) Goes Off On Prince Fielder
Posted February 4, 2012, 10:45 am by Jason Lisk (4 Comments)
Cecil Fielder, again, is lambasting his son after just claiming that he was working on the relationship.
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The Future (Finally) Looks Bright For the Washington Nationals
Posted February 3, 2012, 6:10 pm by Jason McIntyre (19 Comments)
There’s not even a mention of Bryce Harper in this post.
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Roundup: Super Bowl Prediction Day, Bradley Beal’s Monster Dunk & a Baby Plays Ping Pong
Posted February 3, 2012, 8:10 am by Jason McIntyre (368 Comments)
Have you ever seen someone pass out from being tickled? You will today.
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Josh Hamilton, Still Battling Relapse Demons, Seen Drinking at Dallas Area Bar [UPDATE]
Posted February 2, 2012, 9:15 pm by Jason Lisk (61 Comments)
Josh Hamilton was drinking in a Dallas area bar this week.
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Matt Garza’s $30,000 ALCS Championship Ring Has Been Stolen
Posted February 1, 2012, 1:52 pm by Tim Ryan (62 Comments)
Garza’s Fresno County home was burglarized some time within the last week.
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