The View From The Bleachers (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
Morning Rumor Roundup The White Sox are interested in bringing in former Cub, Henry Blanco, and are reportedly not the only team interested in his services. (Chicago Breaking Sports) The Cubs are not one of the teams that have inquired about Mark DeRosa. (LA Times) If you’ve missed the first... To read the rest of the post, be sure to visit us at www.viewfromthebleachers.com
Sportsviews (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
Voters tend to shy away from rookie batters who fail to reach double digits in the homerun column but Chris Coghlan had the right stuff. Added by: Mc3SportsMedia Viewed: 4 time(s) Tags/Keywords: chris coghlan roy Added On: 2009-11-18
MetsBlog (Free subscription) | 12 hours ago
According to Adam Rubin, in a report for the Daily News, the Mets off-season shopping list is as follows: Catcher to replace Brian Schneider. Power upgrade in left field. Second baseman if Luis Castillo can be traded. Rotation help. Eighth-inning reliever. Second lefthander in the bullpen to pair with Pedro Feliciano. Yes, I like the simple idea of getting 20 home runs [...]
Amazin' Avenue (Free subscription) | 13 hours ago
Matt Holliday is clearly the cream of the free agent crop, but there are a lot of other candidates for the Mets ' supposed left field vacancy. Here they are, in the same format as the starting pitchers from yesterday . Player 2010 Age WAR 2009 WAR 2008 WAR 2007 5-3-1 WAR $ Matt Holliday* 30 5.7 6.2 7.9 6.1 27.5 Mike Cameron 37 4.3 4 2.2 4.0 17.9 Johnny Damon * 36 3 3.6 2.3 3.1 14.1 Jason Bay * 31 3.5...
Tennessee Titans (Free subscription) | 12 hours ago
Texans fans erupt after Young scores on a 39-yard run in overtime to beat the Texans in 2006. NASHVILLE, Tenn. - In his last start at Reliant Stadium, Vince Young left the field blowing kiss...
Beale Street Beat (Free subscription) | 13 hours ago
Tell us what you think! Each week we’ll be polling your the readers with a new question in the sidebar… As of midnight last night, Jason Bay is officially a free agent, so this week we want to know what you think Bay is worth. The Red Sox have already offered him 4 year and $60 [...]
Champions League Tickets (Free subscription) | 15 hours ago
Two things to talk about this morning that affect my entire sports weekend. First, let me say that I am very glad that my wife (who is going on a mission trip to a far-off land for about a week) is not flying through France or Ireland to get there because right now someone is [...]
Beale Street Beat (Free subscription) | yesterday
Earlier this week, I provided some thoughts on what the New York Yankees should look to do in order to improve this offseason. Next up is the Yankees’ bitter American League East rival, the Boston Red Sox. The Red Sox were the favorites to land slugging first baseman Mark Teixeira for much of last winter. The [...]
Mets Fever (Free subscription) | yesterday
The Padres maybe looking to move some players that might interest the Mets. San Diego currently has two third baseman who are both arbitration eligible, they could end up moving one of them to save some money. Either player could interest the Mets despite having a franchise player at third. Kevin Kouzmanoff is a gold glove caliber 3B who I believe with those defensive skills could transition to 1B...
The Cub Reporter (Free subscription) | yesterday
The Cubs have traded RHP Aaron Heilman to the Arizona Diamondbacks for two minor leaguers, LHP Scott Maine and 1B Ryne White. No one on the Cubs or their fans is probably gonna miss Heilman so I won't waste much space on him, but it was a good way for the Cubs to get something for a guy that was probably a good bet to get non-tendered. White's a local boy that went to high school at St. Rita, not...
Amazin' Avenue (Free subscription) | yesterday
Mets roundtable discussion, part four: Should Daniel Murphy start at first base in 2010? - - NJ.com Part four of the blogger Q&A from NJ.com. Nothing new from sizzlechest5. Heer's today's question: Could you live with Daniel Murphy starting at first base if the Mets sign Matt Holliday or Jason Bay to play left field? If not, what should the Mets do at first base?
Pinstripe Alley (Free subscription) | yesterday
Here are a few stories worthy of discussion today Around the Yankee Universe. Infielder Mark DeRosa's glove could be good fit Mark Feinsand of the New York Daily News is suggesting that the Yankees pursue DeRosa, the veteran utility man. If the Yankees bring back Johnny Damon , DeRosa would be a good fit because he could play left field on days when Damon serves as the designated hitter. DeRosa, who...
Vulture (Free subscription) | yesterday
After the realistic delights of last week’s episode — more secondary characters, believably emotional father-son talks — Glee headed straight back to Crazytown this week, with mixed results. Some plot points moved ahead, as Finn and Quinn’s parents demonstrated the two ways to learn your kids are pregnant (hugs, lack thereof); some stayed static as ever (please, Mr. Schue,...
The FanHouse - Gonzaga Basketball (Free subscription) | yesterday
by Knox Bardeen Filed under: Phillies , NL East Footprints in the Snow is FanHouse's look at the paths to be forged by MLB teams this winter as they look ahead to 2010. Philadelphia Phillies general manager Ruben Amaro made it a point not to bring back the exact same lineup in 2009 after winning the World Series in 2008. He succeeded in that goal by replacing the departed Pat Burrell with Raul Ibanez...
Reuters UK (Free subscription) | yesterday
PARIS, Nov 19 (Reuters) - France number eight Louis Picamoles has been ruled out of Saturday's match against Samoa because of a knee injury, the French team said in a statement on Thursday.
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hir123 | 11/15/2009
The Eagles are another very deep and talented team who may be running low on chances to get back to the Super Bowl with their current personnel.The Eagles didn't look good last week at home against Dallas in a night game and it will be interesting to see how well they perform on a long road trip. The thing to watch here is the status of star running backBrian Westbrook. Westbrook left the field two
ronson7875r | 11/06/2009
NEW YORK – Yankees manager Joe Girardi benched slumping outfielder Nick Swisher for Game 2 of the World Series on Thursday night and again put Jose Molina behind the plate to catch A.J. Burnett. Philadelphia also had a different lineup. Raul Ibanez moved from designated hitter to left field and Matt Stairs was the DH. Jerry Hairston Jr. replaced Swisher in right and was batting seventh. Hairston is...
anzu0l3it | 10/23/2009
WASHINGTON – Justin Maxwell's grand slam off All-Star closer Francisco Rodriguez with two outs in the ninth inning gave the Nationals a 7-4 victory over the New York Mets on Wednesday, Washington's first win all season when trailing after eight innings. Maxwell drove a full-count pitch from Rodriguez (3-6) barely over the wall in left field. As the rookie rounded the bases, the Nationals streamed out...
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