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Roberts Still an O
1970-01-01 01:00:00
Roch Kubatko clears up any rumors you might have heard about Brian Roberts being traded to the Cubs.... ...

Grimsely News
1970-01-01 01:00:00
The Grimsley affidavit was unsealed: Jose Canseco, Lenny Dykstra, Glenallen Hill and Geronimo Berroa were accused of using steroids by former major league pitcher Jason Grimsley in a federal agent's affidavit unsealed Thursday. Grimsley also accused Chuck Knoblauch of using... ...
News 

Carl Takes on the Mitchell Report
1970-01-01 01:00:00
Video at the link.... ...
Report 

Don't Mariners Need More Than a Paradox?
1970-01-01 01:00:00
U.S.S. Mariner notes Seattle is building the offense and pitching on the same principles, expecting different results.... ...
Paradox 

The New Spaceman
1970-01-01 01:00:00
With Jon Papelbon's dog eating the World Series ball and all the championship dancing, is the Red Sox closer the new lovable flake of baseball.... ...

Doctor Patient Privilege
1970-01-01 01:00:00
I'm sure I missed a story at some point, so could someone explain this to me? Dr. Arthur Ting, the orthopedist who operated on the former Giants star for an elbow injury in 1999 and for a disabling knee injury... ...
Doctor  Privilege 

Dontrelle Dollars
1970-01-01 01:00:00
The Detroit Tigers signed Dontrelle Willis to a three-year deal, buying out his first year of free agency. They get him for a low price of $29 million for the term of the contract, and now control their three young... ...

Keeping the Upper Lip Warm
1970-01-01 01:00:00
Bronx Banter publishes a great story on how reverse psychology led to the Oakland A's growing mustaches in the early 1970s.... ...

Defending McNamee
1970-01-01 01:00:00
C.J. Nitkowski tells his story of training under Brian McNamee. Nitkowski was tempted to take steroids in 2001: In the end, I decided against it. Not because of Major League Baseball and not because of health risks. I chose not... ...

Trading Pitching
1970-01-01 01:00:00
The Texas Rangers acquired Josh Hamilton from the Reds for Edinson Volquez and Danny Herrera. I find it strange that Texas would trade a top pitching prospect, given their lack of depth on the mound. Volquez, however, while a great... ...
Pitching  Trading 

No End in Sight
1970-01-01 01:00:00
The owners don't want Bud Selig to retire. Selig has said he plans to retire in two years, when he's 75, but some owners think they can persuade him to stay on. "Believe me, we're going to certainly try," Reinsdorf... ...

Clemens and Credibility
1970-01-01 01:00:00
Peter Schmuck thinks the Jason Grimsley affidavit makes Clemens Mitchell report denial more credible: When the Los Angeles Times last year quoted two unnamed sources claiming that Roger Clemens, Andy Pettitte, Miguel Tejada and Brian Roberts - among others -... ...
Clemens  Credibility 

Limiting Joba
1970-01-01 01:00:00
Bronx Banter notes the Yankees are considering starting the season with Joba Chamberlain as a reliever to limit his innings. Injuries happen, so Joba would likely be thrust into the rotation sooner than later.... ...
Limiting 

Cuba to Chicago
1970-01-01 01:00:00
The White Sox signed former Cuban player Alexei Ramirez.... ...
Chicago  Cuba 

Sweet Sixteen
1970-01-01 01:00:00
Baseball Musings made it to the 2007 Sports Blog Of The Year Tournament sweet sixteen. Thanks for everyone who voted! In the semi-final of the midwest region, this blog goes up against Deadspin. Yikes! I remember when Will Leitch used... ...

Down and Dirty
1970-01-01 01:00:00
Via Voros McCracken, the people at Flostsam Media managed to quantify grit. I think Don Baylor had a little too much talent to be a truly gritty player, but the top nine all time look right on.... ...

Net Denial
1970-01-01 01:00:00
Roger Clemens issued an unambiguous denial. Here's the YouTube video: Thanks to Rich for the heads up.... ...
Denial 

Back and Forth
1970-01-01 01:00:00
Brian McNamee responded through his lawyer to Roger Clemens: But McNamee, whose work Clemens credited for years as one of the reasons he was able to dominate into his 40s, would like to one day discuss the matter with Clemens,... ...
Forth 

GM Papi
1970-01-01 01:00:00
David Ortiz comments on the possibility of the Red Sox getting Johan Santana: "No," Ortiz said when asked if he thought his good friend, Santana, would be traded to the Red Sox. "I was (following it) for a minute, but... ...

Lara's Recovery
1970-01-01 01:00:00
Here's the latest on Juan Lara's progress after he was injured when a motor cycle hit his vehicle. Let's hope he continues to improve.... ...

Merry Christmas!
1970-01-01 01:00:00
I hope everyone celebrating today has a happy and safe holiday!... ...
Christmas  Merry  Merry Christmas 

Tax Man
1970-01-01 01:00:00
Luxury tax bills went out to the Yankees and Red Sox: The Yankees have been over the limit all five seasons and this year paid a 40% tax on all salary above $148 million. That means that when the club... ...
Tax 

Replacing Cabrera
1970-01-01 01:00:00
The Marlins signed Jose Castillo. Castillo can play second or third, and it's likely some combination of Castillo and Uggla will man those two positions. I haven't seen terms yet, but given his carrer OPS of .677, I can't believe... ...

Padres in the Priory
1970-01-01 01:00:00
Ken Rosenthal reports the San Diego Padres signed Mark Prior. He did not provide details, but I'm guessing the guaranteed money is low, and the incentives are high. The upside of this signing is high, but the probability of realizing... ...

Baseball Musings Radio Show
1970-01-01 01:00:00
The Baseball Musings radio show will be on TPSRadio tonight at 8 PM EDT. Check out TPSRadio's other sports programming as well. Feel free to leave a question in the comments to this post or during the show in the... ...
Baseball  Radio  Radio Show 

Baseball Musings Radio Show
1970-01-01 01:00:00
If you missed tonight's show, you can hear the recorded version here. It's also available on demand at TPSRadio.... ...
Baseball  Radio  Radio Show 

Serving the Customers
1970-01-01 01:00:00
Cardinals Diaspora takes Cardinals management to task for not building a decent team around Albert Pujols. I actually think this was a long term problem. For many years, the Cardinals surrounded their stars with okay talent, older players with mixed... ...

Fish Fans
1970-01-01 01:00:00
Craig at FishStripes questions the assertion that ticket sales are up for every team. It's tough to believe more people are buying tickets for Marlins games this season. Maybe fans didn't like Cabrera and Willis? That's tough to believe. Maybe... ...
Fans  Fish 

Passing on Johan
1970-01-01 01:00:00
Peter Abraham gives his reasons why the Yankees should pass on Johan Santana: Spend the money on draft picks, Dominican shortstops and Taiwanese pitchers. Go find kids in Korea, Australia, Venezuela and everywhere else. Hire more scouts and go see... ...
Johan  Passing 

Top Ten List
1970-01-01 01:00:00
I just love the title of this post.... ...