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Monthly Archives: January 2015
Braves Trade Evan Gattis to Astros for Three Prospects
Houston…we have a (another) slugger. The Braves continued their rebuild on Wednesday and the Astros added more power to their already potent lineup in the form of slugger Evan Gattis. In exchange for Gattis, the Braves will receive three minor … Continue reading
Arizona Diamondbacks Sign Cuban Starter Yoan Lopez
Cuban right-hander Yoan Lopez has agreed to terms on a contract with the Arizona Diamondbacks. MLB’s National Reporter, Jesse Sanchez reports that the deal includes a bonus of $8.27 million, setting the record for the largest deal under the new … Continue reading
Atlanta Braves Sign Veteran Southpaw Wandy Rodriguez
Veteran left-hander Wandy Rodriguez has signed a minor-league deal with the Atlanta Braves. Rodriguez, 36, is coming off of two disappointing seasons in Pittsburgh that saw him make just 18 starts over the past two seasons as he was hampered … Continue reading
Johan Santana Impressive in Venezuelan League Debut
Johan Santana began his latest comeback bid with a start in the Venezuelan Winter League on Tuesday night. There was some speculation that Santana might skip the start when rain pushed the first pitch back nearly two hours, but the … Continue reading
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Peyton Manning: Goodbye, You Beautiful Bastard (Maybe)
Last week I wrote about Peyton Manning with the theme being how he was good, but not as great as he could – and should – have been. That was before Sunday’s playoff game against Manning’s former team – the … Continue reading
Minnesota Twins Showing Interest in Johan Santana’s Comeback Bid
Johan Santana is attempting another comeback bid. While that is newsworthy all by itself, there’s even more to the story that peeks this blogger’s interest. It’s looking like Santana’s comeback could involve a reunion with the Minnesota Twins. That’s the … Continue reading
Nissan to race the Batmobile at the next Le Mans?
Sports car racing has evolved by leaps and bounds in the last century. What started off as a bunch of insanely rich men taking their overpriced and over-engineered speed machines to the track and seeing who was the fastest, has … Continue reading
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Dan Haren Balks at Retirement, Plans to Play for Marlins
This spring, Dan Haren will be taking his talents to South Beach where he’ll join the Miami Marlins. It’s not exactly on par with LeBron James, but Haren’s drawn out version of The Decision is finally over. Haren, 34, was … Continue reading
Pittsburgh Pirates Finalize Deal with Jung-ho Kang
The Pittsburgh Pirates and Korean infielder Jung-ho Kang have agreed on four-year, $16 million deal. According to ESPN’s Jim Bowden, the deal also includes an option for a fifth year in 2019. The Nexen Heroes of the Korea Baseball Organization … Continue reading
“Macho Man” Randy Savage Finally Getting Inducted to WWE Hall of Fame
Oooooohhhhhhh yeah…dig it. The “Macho Man” Randy Savage is finally getting inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame. That’s the announcement coming from WWE.com: It’s not official yet, but it is expected that “Macho Man” Randy Savage will be announced … Continue reading
Rays’ Ben Zobrist traded to Athletics for Jaso and Daniel Robertson
Of all of the places I thought Ben Zobrist would land, Oakland is not where I imagined he would end up. Athletics’ GM, Billy Beane, has been in the midst of a fire sale this offseason trading away or letting … Continue reading
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Examining the Oakland Athletics Fire Sale
Holy crap. What is going on in Oakland? The Athletics have cleaned house this winter. They moved Jeff Samardzija to the White Sox. They sent Brandon Moss to Cleveland. They shipped Derek Norris to the Padres. …but that wasn’t the … Continue reading
At the Very Least, Torii Hunter is Pretty Funny
Twins fans everywhere this Winter have either been celebrating or dreading the fact that the Twins anteed up $10M to a player worth probably more to the Twins for nostalgia than on the field production. To those who have dreaded, … Continue reading
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