Nov

28

Hiding the Truth on Amphetamines

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November 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment

According to a report from ESPN.com, Major League Baseball will not release the results of their newly implemented amphetamine testing program.  While it was widely believed that MLB would be releasing the names of violators, they will not disclose the offenders or the number of positive tests that were encountered.
This is another disappointing development in [...]

Nov

27

Finding Value Among The Second Tier

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November 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment

After the C.C. Sabathias and the Mark Teixeiras sign their multi-year, multi-million dollar contracts there will undoubtedly be points during the duration of their deals where they don’t perform like they’re being paid.  Maybe not at a Carl Pavano (26 starts over 4 seasons at some $40,000,000) type fiasco, but you can never predict prolonged [...]

Nov

25

Roid Rage, Probably Growth Hormone Too

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November 25, 2008 | 2 Comments

Let me state a couple things; I truly believe that Roger Clemens is a cheater, and I also believe that Brian McNamee is a huge creep.  According to a report, Brian McNamee gave federal investigators Roger Clemens’ DNA in the form of cotton balls, gauze pads, and syringes that he had horded between 1998-2001.  McNamee [...]

Nov

24

Is There Any Direction in San Diego?

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November 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment

It’s hard to be optimistic about the current direction of the San Diego Padres.  On the one hand they seem to be moving in the right direction by cutting ties with closer Trevor Hoffman.  On the other hand you have to wonder what the purpose of bringing back the aging Brian Giles has to do [...]

Nov

22

Yankees Set to Pass on Burnett

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November 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment

According to the New York Daily News, the Yankees are refusing to go so far as to offer free agent hurler A.J. Burnett the 5-year deal he is seeking.  Burnett’s agent, Darek Braunecker, is determined to fetch his client a long term deal and the Yankees and Red Sox were believed to be the most [...]

Nov

21

Slow Going Free Agency

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November 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Its been two weeks since Major League Baseball said hello to its annual free agent frenzy, and with only two signings thus far it is safe to say it has been slow.  There is no shortage of big names to sign the dotted lines, but with only Ryan Dempster (re-signing with the Cubs for 4 [...]