Sunday, July 24th, 2011
As has been rumored over the past few weeks, Tampa Bay Rays center fielder B.J. Upton is most likely going to be traded before next week's trade deadline. The only question is where he'll end up and what the Rays will get in return for him.
The 26-year-old Upton has had ...
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Wednesday, May 18th, 2011
This offseason the New York Yankees gave Rafael Soriano a ridiculous three-year, $35 million contract to be the team's setup man. So, how's that working out?
Well, on Tuesday night Soriano landed on the disabled list and is expected to miss another two weeks due to a sore elbow. He first ...
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Tuesday, April 12th, 2011
In a week where we await the fate of Barry Bonds in court and witnessed Manny Ramirez retire rather than face another suspension for steroid use, baseball badly needed some fresh-faced lad to step up and demonstrate that it is possible to play the game with some sort of virtue.
Oddly ...
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Friday, April 8th, 2011
Seemingly out of nowhere Tampa Bay Rays outfielder/designated hitter Manny Ramirez announced his retirement Friday. Well, it came out of nowhere until Major League Baseball acknowledged that it recently notified Ramirez of "an issue" under its drug prevention program.
"Major League Baseball recently notified Manny Ramirez of an issues under Major ...
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Tuesday, February 1st, 2011
The steroids-tainted 2004 MLB Champion Boston Red Sox Reunion Tour is coming to a stadium near you this summer. Two of your favorite "Idiots," Manny Ramirez and Johnny Damon are going to be Tampa Bay Rays in 2011. They'll be playing all your favorite hits and bringing back all of ...
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Tuesday, September 28th, 2010
It seems that athletes can no longer speak the truth without a ton of people getting their panties in a bunch, which makes every one that does a refreshing dose.
And right now none are more refreshing than David Price, who called out the pathetic fanbase of the Tampa Bay Rays ...
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Wednesday, May 12th, 2010
If you ask me, it's been a terribly annoying week in baseball. And I'm not just saying that to sound like Andy Rooney. (I am, however, grooming my eyebrows in an effort to look like Andy Rooney).
Something has happened every day so far this week that has raised my ire. ...
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Tuesday, February 16th, 2010
At some point this season, the San Diego Padres will most likely trade Adrian Gonzalez (2009's team leader in batting average, home runs, RBI, and OPS), and begin their residency in last place, staying there longer than most doctors take to complete their own residencies. It's bargain-basement time in San Diego, ...
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Tuesday, December 8th, 2009
In news that's shocking to basically everyone in the baseball world - especially Cubs fans - several teams have expressed interest in taking Milton Bradley off the Chicago Cubs' hands. The Cubs are desperate to dump Bradley and the $21 million left on his contract and several teams have tried ...
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Thursday, October 8th, 2009
Chalk this one up in the "You take my problem, I'll take yours" category. The Chicago Cubs are apparently pushing hard for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays to cut a deal for troubled outfielder Milton Bradley.
The Chicago Sun-Times is reporting that the new Cubs ownership wants to resolve "The Bradley ...
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