Larry Stone on Edgar and the Hall of Fame
Larry Stone on Edgar and the Hall of
Archive for November, 2011
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Bobby Valentine Red Sox Savior
Bobby Valentine and the Boston Red Sox want the same things. Discipline in the clubhouse is one thing because you don’t play video games, smoke cigars and screw around on Valentine’s watch. The other thing on the wish list is a World Series title. Red Sox owners aren’t shelling out their millions for guys to fall [...]
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Bernie Williams deserves Hall consideration
The new members on this year’s Hall of Fame ballot aren’t too exciting, although it’s shocking to see guys like Brad Radke, Javy Lopez and Bill Mueller have been retired five seasons already. The only player worth discussing as a Hall of Fame candidate is Bernie Williams. WilliamsAt his peak, Williams was a terrific offensive [...]
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Carlos Gutierrez is in the best shape of his — wait! The best shape EVER
Best shape of my life? Ha! Try this on for size. From La Velle Neal: [Carlos] Gutierrez, I’ve been told, has rededicated himself to conditioning during the offseason and wants to come to camp in the best shape ever. He reported last year noticeably heavier. He could be a bullpen wild card if he can…
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Bobby Valentine Hiring Reactions
Bobby Valentine will be the next Red Sox manager and baseball is buzzing about the consequences for the front office, Boston’s players and the 61-year-old skipper himself. Here’s the latest reaction to the move: Peter Gammons of MLB.com says GM Ben Cherington and Valentine, two smart baseball people, have what it takes to work well together and turn [...]
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Adam Kennedy Gets a Major League Roster Spot
Ned Colletti has reportedly given Adam Kennedy a major league contract. $800,000 is not a big deal to a major league team — it’s not even going to be 1% of the final player budget for the Dodgers. But why not save almost a half-million dollars? Kennedy put the tenth-worst wOBA among players with at [...]
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Logan Morrison “just trying to rehab” knee injury that may require surgery
Logan Morrison‘s right knee is still giving him problems after two outfield collisions and ongoing tendinitis issues, so the Marlins left fielder told Joe Capozzi of the Palm Beach Post that he may need surgery. For now he’s “just trying to rehab it and make sure if doesn’t flare up again,” but he’s scheduled to…
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David DeJesus Signs with the Chicago Cubs
Theo Epstein just made his first significant move with the Cubs, as the team signed quality right fielder David DeJesus to a two-year deal worth $10 million in guaranteed money according to Jon Heyman. This was a downright steal, because $5 million is what a team pays a 1.2 WAR player; DeJesus is better than [...]
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Mark Teixeira is in the best shape of his life
This doesn’t quite qualify as a BSOML story because he didn’t use the magic words, but at this time of the year I’ll accept any story that leads with weight loss and conditioning. Mark Teixeira: Mark Teixeira says that he is already about 10 pounds lighter thanks to diet and exercise, but what the Yankees…
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Movember 30th: Mets Mustache of the Day
Today is the last day of Movember and I would like to thank everyone who has pledged so far to support our efforts to raise funds for prostate cancer research. Going into today Mets Bloggers for a Cure has raised over $1,000! We still have one more day though so if you haven’t yet pledged, [...]
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