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SMOKIN’ HOT STOVE: JOHN LACKEY

The Boston Red Sox have been graceful busy. All in one day, they reached indistinct agreements with severe right-hander John Lackey and centerfielder Mike Cameron.
Lackey resolved to a five-year outline worth dull off $17.5 million annually, according to who else, but an different source sensitive with the incomplete, tip negotiations. Meanwhile, Cameron resolved to a [...]

ROY HALLADAY FINALLY GOING SOMEWHERE

If there’s one thing we be pained here at BLB, it’s teams pussyfooting around. The Toronto Blue Jays have reason Roy Halladay aver for over an finish season, but it looks as yet they’re ready to vessel him off to Philadelphia.
In what should go down as the biggest post-winter meetings blockbuster of the offseason, Halladay [...]

WRIGLEY FIELD IN 1949: A PHOTO ESSAY

BCB reader dogbone sent me 4 photos that he conspicuous his grandfather took at a diversion at Wrigley Field on May 29, 1949. On that date the Cubs and Reds played a doubleheader, losing the primary diversion 4-1 and winning the second diversion 10-2. After that day’s arise up the Cubs were 14-21, 6 games [...]

BREATHE DEEPLY, EXHALE SLOWLY

I can sincerely say which when the Cubs hermetic Milton Bradley (I reason it was during January of 2009), I had never listened of him. I knew 0 about the story of personal problems which have been rehashed ubiquitously since then. Problems with umpires? I knew nothing. Problems with…

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LOWELL TRADE TO TEXAS NIXED AFTER TEST

The trade event Mike Lowell to the Rangers has been called off after a recovering examination, sources comfirm.

REDS GIVE ROLEN CONTRACT EXTENSION THROUGH 2012

CINCINNATI (AP) — Scott Rolen resolved to a two-year outline progression with the Cincinnati Reds by the 2012 season, an imply of how many they value the 34-year-old third baseman as a gymnasium leader.

SERIOUSLY? MILTON BRADLEY?

You now, I was unquestionably intense for the Seattle Mariners for a small while there. They were movin’ and shakin’ all over the place this winter.
First they sealed Chone Figgins, adding a small speed and bubbly beverage to the tip of their batting order. Also, he’s good defensively and can dope around graceful most anywhere. It’s [...]

SOME LET’S-TAKE-A-DEEP-BREATH ANALYSIS OF THE BRADLEY-SILVA DEAL

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Now that you’ve all had a day to denote disgust, outrage, “FIREHENDRYNOW”, etc. over the trade of Milton Bradley to the [...]

GONZALEZ FINALIZES $12M, 2-YEAR DEAL WITH ORIOLES

BALTIMORE (AP) — Mike Gonzalez wants to tie games, and the Baltimore Orioles skip an means arm to make firm ninth-inning leads.

SOURCE: JOHNSON TO YANKEES; DAMON DONE IN NY?

NEW YORK (AP) — Nick Johnson is returning to the Yankees, a move that approaching will finish Johnny Damon’s time in New York after 4 seasons.

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