Feb

3

Bonds’ Dirty Urine, Clemens’ Tainted DNA

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February 3, 2009 | Leave a Comment

Sometimes I just wish it would just go away, but seeing as most teams are still treading cautiously this off-season, I’m left with little choice but to report on players accused of juicing.  Who am I kidding, I love this shit.
According to a report from The New York Times, one of Barry Bonds‘ 2003 urine [...]

Jan

31

San Francisco Could Be Destination for Manny Ramirez

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January 31, 2009 | Leave a Comment

According to ESPN’s Buster Olney, the San Francisco Giants may make a concerted effort to sign free agent outfielder Manny Ramirez.  Conflicting reports this week signaled that the market for Man-Ram was heating up, but St. Louis Cardinals’ stud Albert Pujols claimed that Manny told him that there was little to no interest in his [...]

Jan

28

Cubs, Mariners Complete Trade, Other MLB Notes

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January 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment

One trade to report as the Chicago Cubs have acquired middle reliever Aaron Heilman from the Seattle Mariners for pitcher Garrett Olson and the once highly-touted shortstop prospect Ronny Cedeno.  Both Heilman and Olson were involved in trades earlier in the off-season.  Heilman was sent to Seattle in the J.J. Putz deal, while Olson went [...]

Jan

21

Jeff Kent Calls It a Career

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January 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment

There’s a lot of things you could say about Jeff Kent:  bad teammate, nice stache, a better Pippen than a Jordan, and a lock for the Hall of Fame.  The Los Angeles Dodgers’ second baseman is walking away from baseball at the age of 40 and after 17 seasons.
If you take a close look at [...]

Dec

29

Giants, Red Sox, and Reds Add Important Pieces

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December 29, 2008 | 2 Comments

While one team is off spending in the hundreds of millions in an effort to buy a World Series, a couple other known big spenders and a small market club are busy signing valuable members at a discount to sure up their own rosters.
The San Francisco Giants signed Randy Johnson, adding a third Cy Young [...]

Dec

5

MLB: Giants Spend at SS, The Reds Care About Their Fans, and Maddux

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December 5, 2008 | 1 Comment

 
The San Francisco Giants have decided that Edgar Renteria, who is now joining his fifth team in five years, is worth $18.5 M over the next two years.  Renteria took a hit statistically in just about every offensive category while playing SS for a terrible Tigers team last season.  Edgar never really cut it in [...]

Dec

3

MLB: Finally, Some Action

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December 3, 2008 | Leave a Comment

The rumor mill is spinning out of control and it looks like a few deals are about to fall into place.  We’ve even seen a trade (according to ESPN sources).

The Boston Red Sox have given American League MVP, and the closest thing to a hobbit that baseball has seen since Frank Menechino, Dustin Pedroia a [...]