Wednesday, July 27th, 2011
Tuesday night my Twitter feed was inundated with NFL comings and goings. As was expected in the first day post-lockout.
But when I returned to the Twitter-verse on the late night, I found a thread much more enthralling than anything pigskin-related.
The Pittsburgh Pirates and Atlanta Braves were matched up in an ...
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Friday, December 17th, 2010
Dan Uggla was traded to the Atlanta Braves on November 17 after spending his entire professional career with the Florida Marlins. Something tells me he likes Atlanta better already. Why? Well, apparently the Braves are preparing to back a dump truck full of money up to Uggla's doorstep.
The 30-year-old Uggla ...
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Monday, October 4th, 2010
Bud Black did one of the most incredible jobs of managing in the history of Major League Baseball during the 2010 season. Back in March, sports books put the San Diego Padres' over-under for victories at 71. The Padres won their 72nd game on August 18.
Black took a young, inexperienced ...
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Wednesday, September 22nd, 2010
When the San Diego Padres traded ace righty Jake Peavy to the Chicago White Sox, everyone agreed they got some nice pieces in return. Little did they know they'd get a guy who would actually have a better season than Peavy just one year later.
Clayton Richard has been excellent for ...
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Tuesday, September 7th, 2010
I have never seen Florida Marlins owner Jeffrey Loria in person, and I never really want to. And not just because the guy is a total douchenozzle. I've always had this mental image of Loria being no taller than 5-foot-4, allowing his physique to match his Napoleonic attitude. (It also ...
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Wednesday, August 25th, 2010
I know we've mentioned this just a few times on this here blog, but the San Diego Padres have made an absolutely epic turnaround this season.
Last night after a 5-0 domination of the Arizona Diamondbacks, the Padres notched their 75th win of the season. That means the Friars have matched ...
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Friday, July 30th, 2010
Information is coming fast and furious as we near Saturday's non-waiver trade deadline in Major League Baseball. We'll just get right into what's going on at this hour.
Berkman headed to the Bronx
Multiple reports are now saying that the New York Yankees have a deal in place to acquire Houston Astros ...
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