Beale Street Beat (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
The ever-prescient Paul Sullivan uncovers the stunning truth that spending large amounts of money on some players limits the amount of money you can spend on other players in an environment in which you don’t have unlimited resources. Hard to believe he didn’t pursue a career in economics. In his never-ending quest to smear Milton Bradley [...]
MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com (Free subscription) | 11/21/2009
A few links to start the day... The NY Post's Bart Hubbuch reports that the rumored three-way deal involving Milton Bradley, Kevin Millwood and Luis Castillo "isn't happening because the Rangers aren't interested in giving up Millwood so easily." He also mentions that the Mets aren't expected to make any majors moves until the Winter Meetings in two weeks. Paul Sullivan at The...
the central shaft (Free subscription) | 11/21/2009
... refused to speculate about motivations or intents in the immediate aftermath of the attack. But Paul Sullivan, executive director of the group Veterans for Common Sense, suggested shortly after the incident that it might well be the latest in a series of stress-related homicides and suicides involving soldiers who have served in Iraq and Afghanistan or are being dispatched to those...
Another Cubs Blog (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
Since Paul Sullivan, basking in the glow of having driven Milton Bradley out of town, can’t be bothered to do his fucking job and report on the Cubs, we’ve had to depend mainly on the excellent MLBTR for Cubs news. And today’s news is that Homerun Heilman is a goner : The Diamondbacks acquired Aaron Heilman from the Cubs, according to Jon Heyman of SI.com [ed note:...
Another Cubs Blog (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
... but it still increased quite a bit for those who signed multi-year contracts. [UPDATE @ 9:35 am] Paul Sullivan says the deal is complete. The Cubs and left-hander reliever John Grabow have agreed in principle to a two-year deal, team sources said today. There was never any doubt that Grabow would return, but with the 15-day exclusivity window to re-sign your own free agents ending...
Later On (Free subscription) | 11/17/2009
Steve Benen at Political Animal: Tara McKelvey has a fascinating item in Boston Review on diagnoses of post-traumatic stress disorder among veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Of particular interest was an anecdote from Paul Sullivan, an analyst in the VA’s Veterans Benefits Administration. Sullivan was working as an analyst at the Veterans Benefits Administration...
