The Cub Reporter (Free subscription) | 12/02/2009
After the Cubs disappointed in 2004, the offseason motto was addition by subtraction as the Cubs let Moises Alou and Matt Clement leave and desperately tried to move clubhouse cancer Sammy Sosa. As we recall, the Cubs just got worse in 2005 and now baseball's worst organizational strategy is about to be revisited. ...Instead, the Cubs' biggest splash leading up to the 2009 season was signing switch-hitting...
post-gazette.com (Free subscription) | 11/27/2009
By Dejan Kovacevic | 12:40 a.m. Friday Hey, who turned on the lights? Hope everyone had a terrific Thanksgiving, as well as all the other time that lapsed so quickly since the final out in Cincinnati. From a week in Mexico to a drive to Niagara Falls to simply teaching the kids some street hockey in the driveway (yes, the back is all the way back), it has been an outstanding break. But, as with all...
Royals Review (Free subscription) | 11/12/2009
Because it's amusing to figure out who is similar to who. Batters is most similar to or In 2008, he was most similar to Alberto Callaspo Smoky Burgess Don Slaught Alex Gordon Howard Johnson Darnell Coles Joe Foy Billy Butler Kent Hrbek John Olerud Keith Hernandez David DeJesus Tony Gonzalez Coco Crisp Roy Weatherly Jose Guillen Kevin McReynolds Joe Rudi Kevin McReynolds Mike Aviles Tony Eusebio John...
CelticsBlog (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
The Maine Red Claws, who earlier in the day announced the first player in team history, Billy Thomas from Kansas , took part in the D-League's draft, selecting 8 players from the available pool. Paul Harris , formerly of Syracuse was the first round selection (8th overall) of the team. The Red claws seemed to be looking for athletic shooters, as the tallest player they drafted was 6'8. Their Mr Irrelevant...
Baseball Analysts (Free subscription) | 08/04/2009
You've probably heard your local announcer say it at one time or another after a hitter has fouled off pitch after pitch on a 3-2 count: As the at-bat is extended the pitcher has to show more of his arsenal, and the advantage shifts to the hitter. In this week's article, the last in a series which has analyzed baseball by the count, I check in to see if this is true, or if it's simply one of baseball's...
Sliding Into Home (Free subscription) | 07/19/2009
When Chien-Ming Wang first came off the DL the Yankees had a tough decision to make. It was obvious that Phil Hughes would be getting bumped for the Yankees' former ace. However, they had to decide whether to put him in the bullpen or send him down to Scranton. The Yanks went with the former option and its pretty tough to argue with the results that he's produced for them. However, some still maintain...
THE PURSUIT OF 80's(ness) (Free subscription) | 07/11/2009
Following close on the heals of a package from Adam was a second package from the amn of Thoughts and Sox. Containing another large pile of Red Sox from my wants lists. The highlights being: 1974 Topps #61 Luis Aparicio 1975 Topps #601 Juan Beniquez 1976 Topps #278 Bernie Carbo 1978 Topps #202 Jim Rice 1982 Topps #225 Mike Torrez 1982 Topps #490 Dennis Eckersley 2000 Fleer Tradition #159 Pedro Martinez...
ICKY PEOPLE.com (Free subscription) | 06/30/2009
A list of Major League Baseball player names has surfaced in the last 24 hours claiming to the THE list of all 103 names who failed the at-the-time anonymous drug tests taken during the 2003 season. I don't know if the list is accurate although there are many names on there we already know were cheaters, some self admitted, some already leaked, and some named in the Mitchell Report. Many of the other...
Gaslamp Ball (Free subscription) | 06/23/2009
XX Sports Radio: Tony Gwynn Jr. Interview Gwynn " Another Padres Blog Myron studies Gwynn Jr's stats to determine if he is overachieving and will return to the player he was in the Brewer organization. It's hard not to be anything but pessimistic about everything related to the Padres , but I believe in the Gwynn. Is Life Ever Good Enough? Ducksnorts uses baseball to mark the passage of time....
ESPN (Free subscription) | 06/23/2009
Former major league pitcher Matt Clement was hired Monday to be the boys basketball coach at his alma mater, Butler (Pa.) High School, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported.
Beyond the Boxscore (Free subscription) | 06/17/2009
More photos » by Winslow Townson - AP Dude, can you guess how many times I have been on the DL? Browse more photos » I have been getting several requests on where a certain player/team stands in the overall standings. I put together these tables of the top and bottom teams sending players to the DL and the players most often on the DL. I promise this will be the last of these long list...
Bluebird Banter (Free subscription) | 04/06/2009
More photos » by Keith Srakocic - AP Mr. Opening Day, Doc Halladay (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic) Browse more photos » Just a few hours from baseball that means something....YAY. Can't wait to see Doc throw the first pitch. There is one bit of news from Jay land; Matt Clement has decided to retire : "I was talking to Matty," Blue Jays general manager J.P. Ricciardi said on Sunday....
Ballbug (Free subscription) | 04/06/2009
Jordan Bastian / MLB.com : Clement ends comeback bid with Jays — Righty plans to retire after nine seasons in the Majors — TORONTO — Matt Clement's comeback has come to a close. The veteran pitcher informed the Blue Jays on Sunday that he plans to retire from baseball after spending the past three years attempting …
The FanHouse - Detroit Lions (Free subscription) | 04/06/2009
by Pat Lackey Filed under: Blue Jays , AL East Of the great Cubs rotation failure of 2004, everyone surely remembers Mark Prior and Kerry Wood 's injury-induced implosions, but few think of Matt Clement . Clement wasn't battered by Dusty Baker the way Wood and Prior were, but he was a third key member of that staff that has been beset by arm injuries recently and today he's decided to retire rather...
MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com (Free subscription) | 04/06/2009
MLB.com's Jordan Bastian writes via Twitter, that Matt Clement has told the Blue Jays he is retiring. Clement was good for the Cubs from 2002-2004, and an All-Star with the Red Sox in 2005, but his career was derailed by injuries from 2006 on. He finishes his career with an 87-86 record and a 4.47 ERA. Best of luck in life after baseball, Matt.
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