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The Latest on Bedard
1970-01-01 01:00:00
Oriole Central brings us the lastest news.... ...

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 

Draft Dollars
1970-01-01 01:00:00
Peter Abraham notes the Yankees and Red Sox are spending a lot of money on draft picks.... ...
Draft 

Healthier Pitchers
1970-01-01 01:00:00
The Pirates are taking steps to prevent so many of their pitchers from going under the knife.... ...
Healthier 

21st Century Wheaties Box
1970-01-01 01:00:00
Ryan Howard makes the cover of MLB '08: The Show. "It's definitely an honor, because I remember when I was 15 and playing video games, being in college and playing video games, making yourself up as a character on the... ...
Century 

Sands of Time
1970-01-01 01:00:00
The Mets have until 5 PM EDT on Friday to finish a deal with Johan Santana.... ...
Time 

Follow the Butterflies
1970-01-01 01:00:00
Garrett Broshuis gets in touch with his inner Ron Weasley: A few days ago, I thought spring had arrived in St. Louis. It was 70 degrees and I was walking around without a jacket, frolicking through a meadow while chasing... ...

C.C. Sees C-Notes
1970-01-01 01:00:00
Jim Ingraham notes that one person benefiting greatly from the Santana trade is C.C. Sabathia: I'm no NASCAR expert, but I am familiar with the principle in auto racing called ''drafting,'' in which a car sits behind the leader, benefiting... ...
Notes 

Team Offense, Chicago Cubs
1970-01-01 01:00:00
We continue to look at team offenses for 2008 with the Chicago Cubs. Geovany SotoPhoto: Icon SMI In 2007, the Cubs scored 4.64 runs per game. I plugged in a likely lineup to the Lineup Analysis Tool, using the Marcel... ...
Chicago  Offense  Team 

Brocking Down Bonds
1970-01-01 01:00:00
The Brock6 system nailed most of the rest of Bonds career after the 1996 season, but fell short on home runs.... ...

The State of Bedard
1970-01-01 01:00:00
We know nothing, as Roch Kubatko tells us: Meanwhile, just to recap: Half the nation believes the Orioles and Mariners are within minutes of completing a trade. The other half believes the trade is being held up while team president... ...
State 

No Long Term Contract
1970-01-01 01:00:00
Erik Bedard's agent denies that the Orioles are working on a long term contract for the pitcher.... ...
Contract 

Wilkerson an M
1970-01-01 01:00:00
According to USS Mariner, Seattle signed Brad Wilkerson. That probably means the Bedard trade is happening. Update: Wilkerson gets $3 million for one year. I like Wilkerson and I hope he is healthy and rebounds from his last two down... ...

Team Offense, Oakland Athletics
1970-01-01 01:00:00
We continue to look at team offenses for 2008 with the Oakland Athletics. Daric BartonPhoto: Icon SMI In 2007, the Athletics scored 4.57 runs per game. I plugged in a likely lineup to the Lineup Analysis Tool, using the Marcel... ...
Athletics  Oakland  Offense  Team 

Deposition Schedule
1970-01-01 01:00:00
The Buffalo News prints the deposition schedule leading up to the February 13, 2008 hearings on PED use.... ...
Schedule 

Infiltration
1970-01-01 01:00:00
Yankees fans run the Mets store.... ...
Infiltration 

Injury Risk
1970-01-01 01:00:00
Tom Verducci lists seven young pitchers likely to be injured in 2008.... ...
Injury 

The Canseco Effect
1970-01-01 01:00:00
Here's an interesting study that shows significant improvement for ball players associated with Jose Canseco. I haven't had time to read the whole report, but it seems to make it likely that without Jose, the PED problem in baseball might... ...

Upton Interview
1970-01-01 01:00:00
DRays Bay interviews B.J. Upton. I wonder if they'll get a letter asking them to change the name of the blog to Rays Bay?... ...
Interview 

Tasty Prospect
1970-01-01 01:00:00
Phil Hughes almost eaten by alligator!... ...
Tasty 

Still on Hold
1970-01-01 01:00:00
Erik Bedard is still in Canada.... ...

Building for Another
1970-01-01 01:00:00
Joel Sherman notes Brian Cashman might be building the Yankees team for another GM: Cashman has just one year left on his contract. No one would be surprised if he returned again, that his love for the job and his... ...
Building 

The Babe's Mother
1970-01-01 01:00:00
On the anniversary of Babe Ruth's birth, a Baltimore researcher will erect a head stone on the grave of Katie Ruth, the Babe's mother. It's a fascinating story: Curiously, her death notice in newspapers mentioned her sister, but no husband... ...

The Castillo Connection
1970-01-01 01:00:00
Luis Castillo had a hand in bringing Johan Santana to the Mets: "When I got traded," Castillo said on a conference call yesterday from the Dominican Republic, "I remember Johan, in the locker room, we talked for 20 minutes. He... ...
Castillo 

Vidro and Casey
1970-01-01 01:00:00
U.S.S. Mariner observes that the Red Sox and Mariners value players differently: Every other team in baseball looked at this skillset and said "not interested". The Red Sox looked at this skillset and said "useful bench player if he'll play... ...
Casey 

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 

Three Aces
1970-01-01 01:00:00
My latest SportingNews.com column looks at why the most talented pitcher brought the least in trade value.... ...

The Ryan Rangers
1970-01-01 01:00:00
The Rangers are about to announce Nolan Ryan as their next president. What has yet to be determined is whether Ryan will have oversight responsibilities over the club's baseball operation. No team president since Tom Schieffer left the club has... ...

Changing the Culture
1970-01-01 01:00:00
The Pittsburgh Post Gazette looks at Frank Coonelly's todo list. He sounds like he's on the right track in turning the team around, but I don't expect it to happen quickly.... ...
Culture 

Team Offense, Arizona Diamondbacks
1970-01-01 01:00:00
We continue to look at team offenses for 2008 with the Arizona Diamondbacks. Chris YoungPhoto: Icon SMI In 2007, the Diamondbacks scored 4.40 runs per game. I plugged in a likely lineup to the Lineup Analysis Tool, using the Marcel... ...
Arizona  Offense  Team