Fake Teams (Free subscription) | yesterday
More photos » by Tony Gutierrez - AP Browse more photos » With all of the recent talk of the San Diego Padres dealing first baseman Adrian Gonzalez , I decided I'd discuss what would happen if Gonzalez actually were dealt. I'll start with a little background. In 2004 in the 42nd round (1241st overall) the San Diego Padres drafted Kyle Blanks out of Arizona. During his minor...
Bless You Boys (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009
More photos » by Tony Gutierrez - AP Marcus Thames was removed from the Detroit Tigers' 40-man roster, making him a free agent and likely ending his six-year career with the team. Browse more photos » And so goes the Slugger Thames. With the offseason officially under way, the Detroit Tigers needed to make some decisions to create room on their 40-man roster. That process...
And The Valley Shook (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
More photos » by Tony Gutierrez - AP 1 day ago: In this Nov. 8, 2008, photo, Alabama coach Nick Saban, left, and LSU coach Les Miles talk after Alabama defeated LSU 27-21 in an NCAA college football game in Baton Rouge, La. No. 3 Alabama faces No. 9 LSU on Saturday, Nov. 7. An Alabama win would give the team the Southeastern Conference West title; if LSU wins, it takes control of...
Beyond the Boxscore (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
More photos » by Tony Gutierrez - AP Browse more photos » Kansas City receives: 3B Josh Fields & 2B Chris Getz Chicago receives: INF/OF Mark Teahen A Bill Madden report has Teahen pegged to replace Jermaine Dye in right field next year. Throughout his career he's logged nearly 2,500 innings in the outfield - mostly the corners - and has a -1 UZR to show for it. That's...
Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009
Last updated November 6, 2009 4:23 p.m. PTBut for heroes, bloodbath could have been worseBy ALLEN G. BREED AND JEFF CARLTONASSOCIATED PRESS WRITERS U.S. Army soldiers fold up the flag following Revile in front of the III Corp Headquarters building at Fort Hood in Killeen, Texas, Friday, Nov. 6, 2009. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez) FORT HOOD, Texas -- Pfc. Marquest Smith, on his way to Afghanistan...
Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
... at Fort Hood that left at least 12 dead, they are "absolutely not out of the woods yet." (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez) TEMPLE, Texas -- A doctor at a hospital where several of the wounded from the shooting rampage at Fort Hood, Texas were taken says some patients may still die.W. Roy Smythe (smeyeth) is the chairman of surgery at Scott & White Memorial Hospital in Temple. He said Friday...
Examiner (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
(AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez, File)FILE- This file photo taken Jan. 10, 2002, shows Portland Trail Blazers center Chris Dudley, right, attempting to block a shot by Miami Heat's Alonzo Mourning (33) in Miami. Dudley, whose grandfather was an ambassador to Denmark, is thinking about getting into politics and running for Oregon governor as a Republican.
Purple Row (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
More photos » by Tony Gutierrez - AP At the very least, Clint Hurdle ought to be able to teach Michael Young the proper way to bunt. Browse more photos » Some people always seem to wind up with the best gigs. According to reports out of Texas , former Rockies manager Clint Hurdle has been picked up by the Texas Rangers as their hitting coach. Similar to when he held the post...
Bluebird Banter (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
More photos » by Tony Gutierrez - AP Ricky Romero (right) reacts to manager Cito Gaston (left) telling him what Bill James (not depicted) has projected for his 2010 season. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez) Browse more photos » For a first-round draft pick out of college, Ricky Romero struggled a bit on his way to the majors but after cracking the rotation with a strong...
Examiner (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
(AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)Dr. Hena Zaki poses for a photo in her home, Friday Oct. 30, 2009, in Plano, Texas. The young Muslim doctor who applied for a job at a North Texas medical clinic says officials told her she couldn't wear her traditional headscarf.
Miami Herald (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
Texas clinic: Headscarf ban was misunderstandingDr. Hena Zaki poses for a photo in her home, Friday Oct. 30, 2009, in Plano, Texas. The young Muslim doctor who applied for a job at a North Texas medical clinic says officials told her she couldn't wear her traditional headscarf. Tony Gutierrez / AP Photo By ANABELLE GARAYAssociated Press WriterDALLAS -- A Texas health clinic operator said...
