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FOX Sports on MSN - MLB - Stanford scandal ensnares Yankees' Damon, Nady

Fri, 20 Feb 2009 20:46:00 +0000

Xavier Nady, earning $6.55 million, cannot purchase an apartment in New York. The Stanford Financial Group scandal extends to Major League Baseball. The issues facing Damon and Nady both New York Yankees outfielders and both clients of agent Scott Boras stem from the alleged $8 billion ...

My Pinstripes found this 17 hours ago on msn.foxsports.com

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Infielder Hudson signs with Dodgers | dodgers.com: News

Fri, 20 Feb 2009 19:46:14 +0000

PHOENIX -- Free agents are on sale, and the Dodgers picked one up on the cheap Friday when they agreed with second baseman Orlando Hudson on a one-year contract, baseball sources confirmed. The deal is worth $3.4 million with another $4.6 million in possible incentives. The three-time Gold ...

True Blue LA found this 18 hours ago on losangeles.dodgers.mlb.com

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The 20 People You Meet In Fantasy SleeperTown

Sat, 21 Feb 2009 05:58:29 +0000

These are names you know and names you need to know.

andrewrockstheparty posted 8 hours ago from cakerockstheparty.blogspot.com

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2009 MLB Salary Arbitration Vital Stats

Fri, 20 Feb 2009 18:26:23 +0000

With Ryan Zimmerman and the Washington Nationals reaching a contract agreement today, we can close the book on the salary arbitration class of 2009. The process, which was collectively bargained and implemented in 1974, works almost entirely in favor of the players. Most will see massive salary ...

Maury posted 20 hours ago from www.bizofbaseball.com

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Kasten Expects Heavy Trade Talk - Nationals Journal

Sat, 21 Feb 2009 05:12:19 +0000

Newposted, but this time with better math skillz. -------------- Not to be an apologist or anything, but: "with issues such as Smiley/Frownie, the long wait time for a Zimm deal, the on-going rehabilitation of guys like Elijah and Dmitri before him, and a GM purportedly the lapdog of stingy ...

Federal Baseball found this 9 hours ago on voices.washingtonpost.com

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FB% And ISO

Fri, 20 Feb 2009 20:33:00 +0000

One of the things we like to do in the statistical community is test common wisdom to see if the empirical evidence lines up with what is believed to be true. One of these truisms is that pitchers are not afraid to high contact slap hitters, and thus will feed them a steady diet of fastballs, ...

Milwaukee Brewers Blog - Bernie's Crew found this 17 hours ago on www.fangraphs.com

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The color of clutch

Fri, 20 Feb 2009 05:35:38 +0000

Tango's projection-based picks outperformed fan selected clutch players in high leverage situations, but not by as much as expected. Click the title to read more. Order the Hardball Times 2009 Season Preview today !

The Hardball Times found this 32 hours ago on www.hardballtimes.com

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Rays news and notes - St. Petersburg Times

Fri, 20 Feb 2009 13:04:10 +0000

By Marc Topkin , Times Staff Writer In Print: Friday, February 20, 2009 Loss of the day Troy Percival found out someone broke into his Riverside, Calif., home and stole the TVs, his golf clubs and a 1955 Ford truck he spent three years restoring. "They're going to have to sell it for pieces ...

Rays Index found this 25 hours ago on www.tampabay.com

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The New Top-25 Fantasy Careers by Position: An '08 Review

Sat, 21 Feb 2009 13:06:02 +0000

The great seasons (and even some mediocre) of 2008 impacted the Top 25 Fantasy Players of All Time at each position.

BaseballLab posted 51 minutes ago from blog.fbhof.com

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The 11th Annual Toast to Harry Caray

Fri, 20 Feb 2009 16:45:53 +0000

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Pirates Preview

Sat, 21 Feb 2009 11:43:00 +0000

I have a buddy who is a die-hard Pittsburgh fan, and by default pledges allegiance to the Pirates. The other day he told me that they're going to win 87 games this season and be in contention for the NL Wild Card. I laughed at him. He is dyslexic, so he may have really meant 78 wins, but even ...

weshouldbegms posted 2 hours ago from pabaseball.blogspot.com

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Plenty on his plate

Sat, 21 Feb 2009 12:08:46 +0000

Spotting Geovany Soto in the clubhouse one of the first days of spring training, longtime Cubs clubhouse man Tom Hellman shouted, ''We got the Rookie of the Year here!'' Without missing a beat, Soto shot back: ''Rookie of the last year. It's a new year.''

A League of Her Own - Front Page found this 108 minutes ago on www.suntimes.com

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A-Rod's pal, the tainted trainer: Steroid-linked friend is banned by every MLB team

Fri, 20 Feb 2009 09:38:25 +0000

Embattled Yankee Alex Rodriguez has had a long relationship with a steroid-linked trainer who's been banned from major league clubhouses, four independent sources told the Daily News.

Can't Stop The Bleeding found this 28 hours ago on www.nydailynews.com

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2009 Nationals Fantasy Baseball Preview

Sat, 21 Feb 2009 13:29:34 +0000

We at Razzball realize that exporting our views across the country has damaging consequences on the blogosphere. So we're reaching out to local blogs for 'greener' information. The 2009 Nationals Fantasy Baseball Preview comes courtesy of Fire Jim Bowden.

rudygamble posted 27 minutes ago from razzball.com

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Twins Closing In On Joe Crede

Sat, 21 Feb 2009 02:26:48 +0000

According to various sources, the Twins are "within a phone call" of acquiring the 30-year old veteran, Joe Crede.

Andersklasen posted 12 hours ago from twinsfix.com

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KRod at Spring Training: The Video

Fri, 20 Feb 2009 23:06:00 +0000

Here's a good little video of KRod at spring training courtesy of ReelSportsFan.com. NY Sports Dog--a Place for Mets Fans

captsehorn posted 15 hours ago from nysportsdog.blogspot.com

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Cincinnati Enquirer | Cincinnati.Com Cincinnati Reds | Cincinnati news, community, entertainment, yellow pages and classifieds. Serving Cincinnati, OH

Thu, 19 Feb 2009 15:07:24 +0000

Home Help Share Content Subscribe Advertise Classifieds Jobs Cars Rentals Real Estate Shopping Cincinnati.Com Google Blogs Cincinnati.Com Voices & Views Blogs Last Updated: 5:22 am | Friday, February 20, 2009 Jump to another blog Gannett Co., Inc. USA TODAY apartments.com ...

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Crede closing in on deal with Twins

Fri, 20 Feb 2009 22:11:23 +0000

FORT MYERS, Fla. -- Free agent third baseman Joe Crede 's closing in on a deal with the Twins, SI.com has learned. The lifelong White Sox player hit .248 with 17 home runs and 55 RBIs this past year, when he was hampered by a back injury (but still made the AL All-Star team). Crede, 30, has 125 ...

MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com found this 16 hours ago on www.fannation.com

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Roundtable: Worst Value, First Three Rounds: Fantasy Baseball

Fri, 20 Feb 2009 21:00:21 +0000

« Normalized Starting Pitcher Rankings | Main Roundtable: Worst Value, First Three Rounds I'm hosting the roundtable this week. My topic: Name the player who is the worst value for his average draft position, within the first three rounds. Brett Greenfield, Fantasy Phenoms The player who is the ...

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Buster Olney: Rockies will survive without Francis

Fri, 20 Feb 2009 16:29:00 +0000

TUCSON, Ariz. -- The Rockies knew, after watching Jeff Francis throw the other day, that he probably wasn't going to be part of their rotation this season. They knew that there would probably be a moment when he would finally concede that his shoulder wasn't right, and that he needed surgery. ...

Babes Love Baseball found this 21 hours ago on insider.espn.go.com

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