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Mets Fever (Free subscription) | yesterday
Rob Bradford of WEEI takes a look at the market for Jayson Bay. The Mets are said to prefer Matt Holliday but they have also said they will only go so far to obtain the left fielder. If Holliday goes elsewhere then the best alternative is Jayson Bay. Bay's defense is worse then Holliday's and he hits slightly less but would that be enough for the Mets to pass. Here's Bradford's take on the Mets...
ChicagoCubsOnline.com (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
Tim Lincecum picked up his second consecutive NL Cy Young award on Thursday. The BBWAA awards will take a break on Friday and pickup next week with the announcements of the NL and AL MVPs. One note on the NL Cy Young award, Keith Law and Will Carroll might steer clear of St. Louis for a few months. Let the free agent frenzy begin ... just not on the North Side of Chicago. The majority of changes the...
Bleed Cubbie Blue (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
More photos » by Al Behrman - AP No scenes like this will be seen in 2010. Aaron Heilman is headed to Arizona. Browse more photos » With all apologies due to BCB reader brian custer, a close friend of Aaron Heilman , he'll have to head to Phoenix to see his buddy pitch in 2010 -- the Cubs sent Heilman to the Diamondbacks today for two minor leaguers. Personally, I'm happy about this --...
Bless You Boys (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
Trade rumors surrounding Edwin Jackson aren't going away. They may even be picking up heat. USA Today 's Bob Nightengale posted the latest rumblings he's been hearing on his Twitter feed : Keep and eye on developing three-way trade talk with Tigers and Mariners and mystery team involving M's Brandon Morrow and Dets Jackson If anything, this corroborates what Jon Paul Morosi and Ken Rosenthal reported...
Pinstripe Alley (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
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...
Amazin' Avenue (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
Meet the Mets Toby Hyde provides us with a little update on Reese Havens down in Arizona . Ted Berg gives his two cents . BlueandOrange.net presents an exercise in what might have been . Why all this talk about Mark DeRosa when there's another guy out there who does the same things ? Kevin Goldstein is still pretty high on Jenrry Mejia and Wilmer Flores . Now for the over the top commentaries of the...
Pinstripe Alley (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
More photos » by Fred Thornhill - AP Roy Halladay Browse more photos » Trade prospects, and maybe Joba Chamberlain or Phil Hughes to Toronto for Roy Halladay ? Hang on to the youngsters, like Jesus Montero and Austin Jackson , and watch the Red Sox get the best pitcher available who is not already in a New York Yankee uniform? That is the question confronting Yankee General Manager Brian...
The Big Picture (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
The following is written by David Kamoe, a life-long sports fan whose sister is a close friend. David is an avid A's fan, wen to to high school with Drew Gooden and can't believe that Giants commentator Mike Krukow used to refer to the right-centerfield expanse at Pac Bell Park as "Finley Alley," referring to Steve Finley who remarkably wore a Giants uniform for a season. David will likely...
Cubbie Nation (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
Filed:November 18th, 2009 Mark DeRosa (Cubbie Nation/file) You ever found yourself reading a well-written piece, and feeling like it all sounds logical and sensible, then think about it a little more, and wonder if the writer if off his meds? I had a moment like this when I read a recent piece by Foxsports writer Dayn Perry, who proposes in the column a number of moves that teams need to make this...
River Ave. Blues (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
When Brian Cashman announced last week that Joba Chamberlain and Phil Hughes would not have significant innings limits next season, he hedged his bets on the two youngsters’ true roles. “I look at them as starters that can relieve,” Cashman said. “But I look at them as starters.” In one sense, that characterization gives the Yanks [...] Post from: River Ave. Blues A New...
Ballbug (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
Tyler Kepner / Bats : And Now, the Encore: Yanks Charting Off-Season Course — General Manager Brian Cashman started assembling his scouts on Tuesday, beginning the annual brainstorming sessions that chart the Yankees' off-season. — In some ways, the task was easier last winter, because the Yankees' goals were more clearly defined.
ChicagoCubsOnline.com (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
Zack Grienke became the first Kansas City Royal since Brett Saberhagen in 1985 to win the AL Cy Young award on Tuesday . The NL and AL Managers of the Year will be announced on Wednesday . In between the debate and the rumors surrounding Curtis Granderson there is Milton Bradley . By all accounts Milton Bradley's time with the Cubs is over but Jim Hendry must find a way out of the more than $21 million...
Ballbug (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
George A. King III / New York Post : Yankees in no rush to make free-agent moves — Brian Cashman is letting the free agent river run down River Avenue to his Yankee Stadium door. — According to the World Champion Yankees GM, he doesn't have concrete ideas about retaining his free agents or signing free agents from other teams.
Sliding Into Home (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
Determining Joba Chamberlain's role for the 2010 season is one of the many things on the Yankees to-do list this offseason, but as of now that role is still undefined . As for Chamberlain, the Yankees have not yet told him whether he should prepare as a starting pitcher or a reliever. With Spring Training still three months away, Chamberlain has not even begun working out again, much less throwing....
River Ave. Blues (Free subscription) | 11/17/2009
Johnny Damon, Andy Pettitte, and Hideki Matsui have dominated headlines over the past two weeks, but they’re not the only Yankee free agents. The Yankees face decisions on most of their 2009 coaching staff, and according to Brian Cashman, the team is “nowhere” in those talks. Manager Joe Girardi and hitting coach Kevin Long are [...] Post from: River Ave. Blues A New York Yankees...
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anitra9445u | 11/07/2009
PHILADELPHIA – Brian Cashman leaned against the wall just outside manager Joe Girardi's office as the best players money can buy milled about inside a quiet, but quietly confident, clubhouse. The longest-running gripe in baseball is the Yankees have so much cash that only they can afford to bury their mistakes, and since 1998, the still boyish-looking general manager has been the guy wielding the shovel....
stanley72paq | 11/07/2009
CHICAGO – Tom Ricketts and his family took ownership of the Chicago Cubs and wasted no time making a promise to the team's long-suffering fans: They will bring a World Series title to a team that has gone 101 years without one. "I'll be honest. I think we have a team that can do it next year," Tom Ricketts said without hesitation Friday at a Wrigley Field news conference. "The fact is, there is enough...
klauduj460 | 11/06/2009
PHILADELPHIA – Brian Cashman leaned against the wall just outside manager Joe Girardi's office as the best players money can buy milled about inside a quiet, but quietly confident, clubhouse. The longest-running gripe in baseball is the Yankees have so much cash that only they can afford to bury their mistakes, and since 1998, the still boyish-looking general manager has been the guy wielding the shovel....
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