DRaysBay (Free subscription) | yesterday
More photos » by Alan Diaz - AP Browse more photos » The Rays said they would be players in the relief pitching market, however, I didn't think that would include nearly every available warm body with arms attached. It is good to explore all available options and I'm assuming that's what all these rumors are about. The latest rumor comes to us via Jose De Jesus Ortiz who reports...
The Crawfish Boxes (Free subscription) | 12/01/2009
More photos » by Alan Diaz - AP This man is going to get paid now. It could have been prevented. Browse more photos » I don't want to come off as too persnickety, I know that Ed Wade took a bold step forward this afternoon when he sent Jose Valverde an arbitration offer. Great, grand, wonderful. But here's the thing, Valverde's not going to accept that offer. I think that's...
Fake Teams (Free subscription) | 11/28/2009
by Alan Diaz - AP 3 months ago: Florida Marlins' Josh Johnson pitches against the Colorado Rockies in the second inning of a baseball game in Miami, Friday, Aug. 14, 2009. The Marlins won 6-5. (AP Photo/Alan Diaz) View full size photo » It appears the Marlins may not wait till July 2010 to deal ace starting pitcher Josh Johnson per BP's John Perrotto's tweet last night:...
Washington Post (Free subscription) | 11/21/2009
Miami quarterback Jacory Harris prepares to pass against Duke during the first quarter of an NCAA college football game in Miami, Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009. (AP Photo/Alan Diaz) (Alan Diaz - AP)
The Crawfish Boxes (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
More photos » by Alan Diaz - AP Browse more photos » On the eve of full fledged free agency, the Astros have made an offer to LaTroy Hawkins . I sincerely hope that Hawk is back in the fold next season. While needs exist in the rotation as well as in the infield, LaTroy should demand a contract that's worth between $2 million and $4 million this season. True, investing that...
ESPN (Free subscription) | 11/23/2009
Wade scores 31 as Heat overcome Hornets down stretchMiami Heat's Mario Chalmers scores against the New Orleans Hornets in the second quarter of an NBA basketball game Miami, Sunday, Nov. 22, 2009. (AP Photo/Alan Diaz)NEW ORLEANSMIAMI10110236-91 (.396)37-71 (.521)12-28 (.429)7-13 (.538)17-19 (.895)11-414-422113723111625 (1/0)20 (1/0)12NEW ORLEANSMIAMIPoints: 24Reb: 2Ast: 1Stl: 3Points:...
The Crawfish Boxes (Free subscription) | 11/17/2009
More photos » by Alan Diaz - AP Browse more photos » Why are we fretting so much about Jose Valverde and LaTroy Hawkins ? I mean aside from the fact that they're talented pitchers with above average ability. Closers, and the set-up men whose shoulders they stand on, enter games in situations where we as fans have our stomach in knots. In someone like Valverde's case, he toes...
Salt Lake Tribune (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
Jorje Aroche, of Hialeah, Fla., checks the sticker on a 2010 Toyota Camry in Miami in September. Consumer prices edged up faster than expected in October, driven higher by another increase in energy prices and the biggest jump in new car prices in 28 years. (AP Photo/Alan Diaz)The government's Cash for Clunkers program offered a lot of Americans great deals on new cars. Now, those falling...
Fake Teams (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009
More photos » by Alan Diaz - AP Browse more photos » It's now time I take a break from my fuming anger with Franklin Gutierrez 's obvious Gold Glove snub, and get this mock draft moving. Since there will only be a few of us doing this mock, it'll be more like how we think drafts will be the closer we get to the season. Let me start this out with the number one pick.... Hanley...
USA Today (Free subscription) | 11/12/2009
By Alan Diaz, APTim Hudson went 2-1 with a 3.61 ERA in his seven starts in 2009. HOT STOVE SEASONAward season:2010 schedule:Free agent filings:Calendar:ATLANTA (AP) — agreed to a $28 million, three-year contract with the on Thursday, giving the team a wealth of starting pitching and setting up a likely trade to bolster the offense.Hudson could have returned to the Braves under a $12 million...
Examiner (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009
(AP Photo/Alan Diaz)Jose Betancourt, 57, talks to a reporter outside the South Florida Workforce office in Miami, Friday, Nov. 6, 2009. Betancourt spends two hours on buses to get to a South Florida Workforce career center in the Miami area, a couple of times a week, to get job training. He's been out of work since July after being let go from his job as a supermarket maintenance worker...
Washington Post (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
Miami Heat's Dwyane Wade (3) goes to the basket as Chicago Bulls' Tyrus Thomas (24) defends in the second quarter of an NBA basketball game in Miami, Sunday, Nov. 1, 2009. (AP Photo/Alan Diaz) (Alan Diaz - AP)
USA Today (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
By Alan Diaz, APThe Heat's Dwyane Wade, beating the Bulls' Tyrus Thomas to the basket, had 25 points Sunday and surpassed 10,000 for his career in Miami's victory. INSIDE THE NBA: 2009-10Title drive?: Photo galleries: | Top to bottom: Predictions: | Previews: | Twitter: NBA essentials: | | MIAMI (AP) — scored 25 points to push his career total to 10,005, reserve had 19 points and 11 rebounds,...
Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
Last updated November 1, 2009 5:43 p.m. PTWade gets 10,000th point, Heat beat Bulls 95-87By TIM REYNOLDSAP SPORTS WRITER Miami Heat's Dwyane Wade (3) goes to the basket as Chicago Bulls' Tyrus Thomas (24) defends in the second quarter of an NBA basketball game in Miami, Sunday, Nov. 1, 2009. (AP Photo/Alan Diaz) MIAMI -- Dwyane Wade scored 25 points to push his career total to 10,005,...
Gothamist (Free subscription) | 10/30/2009
Ilya in Miami, photo by Alan Diaz/AP With Sad Rat and Sad Panda making us all so sad, it's nice to have Happy Manatee around. Ilya was rescued from the cold clutches of New Jersey earlier this week , and flown down to the more manatee-friendly state of Florida yesterday. The NY Post reports that he is expected to make a full recovery, and a rep at the US Fish and Wildlife Service confirms:...
