What Grinds My Gears
Oct 08, 2008 | 11:58AM | RaysDigest
I hate to go all Peter Griffin in this space, but do you know what really grinds my gears?When ignorant baseball commentators make statements that are factually inaccurate.Disclaimer: I am also about to do my best Fire Joe Morgan impersonation as well.Let me start with th... Read More
categories: MLB, Tampa Bay Rays, Chicago White Sox, Boston Red Sox, baseball, Oakland Athletics, postseason, Moneyball, Fire Joe Morgan, stupidity
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Sunday Socal Rants: OJ Squeezed
Oct 05, 2008 | 8:40AM | socalsportsfan
In this edition of my Sunday Socal Rants, I want to discuss the hosing of OJ Simpson. Sure he may be guilty of murder, but that doesn't mean he is guilty of armed robbery and kidn... Read More
categories: NFL, O.J. Simpson, Al Davis, Oakland Athletics, Marvin Lewis, Cincinnati Bengals, Socalsportsfan, Daily Notes, Hot Stuff
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AL Pitching Awards
Sep 02, 2008 | 7:47AM | Hammerbourne
As this 2008 season gets closer to wrapping up we are all vastly entertained by the races in both the AL and NL. There are, however, some teams not involved directly in those races that have some individuals who ... Read More
categories: New York Yankees, Boston Red Sox, Tampa Bay Rays, Oakland Athletics, Minnesota Twins, Cleveland Indians, American League Basebal, Kansas City Royals, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, Texas Rangers, Toronto Blue Jays, Baltimore Orioles, Chicago White Sox, Seattle Mariners
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The man who deserved a shot a long time ago
Aug 19, 2008 | 11:00PM | The_Dan
In 1997 I had just turned 15 years old, and like any kid with a passion for the game of baseball I thought I knew enough. Not everything, just enough. Like any walk of life you find out that when you get older... Read More
categories: MLB, Toronto Blue Jays, New York Yankees, Tampa Bay Rays, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, Boston Red Sox, Los Angeles Dodgers, Chicago White Sox, Cleveland Indians, Seattle Mariners, Vernon Wells, Shaun Marcum, Dustin McGowan, Atlanta Braves, Philadelphia Phillies, Minnesota Twins, Oakland Athletics, Baltimore Orioles
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An Overrated Pitcher
Aug 19, 2008 | 12:07PM | MJLJJKKB
Tim Wakefield, of the Boston Red Sox, is very overrated (and overpaid but most are) and if I was Theo Epstein I would try to trade him or release him. Lets look at his stats;
In 534 games(2768 IP) he has only 6 shutouts he has allowed 2664 hi... Read More
categories: MLB, Boston Red Sox, Tim Wakefield, New York Yankees, Tampa Bay Rays, Baltimore Orioles, Toronto Blue Jays, Chicago White Sox, Cleveland Indians, Detroit Tigers, Minnesota Twins, Kansas City Royals, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, Oakland Athletics, Seattle Mariners, Texas Rangers
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Too Early To Tell
Aug 03, 2008 | 7:35AM | RaysDigest
Carl Crawford should pick it up.
The New York Yankees landed a catcher, Ivan Rodriguez, at the trade deadline to fill in ... Read More
categories: Major League Baseball, Tampa Bay Rays, Oakland Athletics, Boston Red Sox, New York Yankees, David Price, Rocco Baldelli, Brad Ziegler, Ivan Rodriguez, Jose Molina, Alex Rodriguez, Carl Crawford, Mike Mussina, Manny Ramirez, Pittsburgh Pirates, Andy Sonnanstine, Reid Brignac, San Diego Padres
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AL Transaction Grades
Aug 02, 2008 | 6:05PM | birk
Now that the trade deadline has passed, let's assign grades to each team for their in-season moves (April through today).
Los Angeles Angels of
Anaheim – AAcquired 1B Mark Teixeira for 1B Casey Kotchman and RHP
St... Read More
categories: MLB, Transactions, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, Oakland Athletics, Toronto Blue Jays, Cleveland Indians, Seattle Mariners, Boston Red Sox, New York Yankees, Tampa Bay Rays, Baltimore Orioles, Chicago White Sox, Minnesota Twins, Kansas City Royals, Detroit Tigers, Texas Rangers, Jason Bay, Ken Griffey Jr., Francisco Liriano, Livan Hernandez
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Angels Make Trade To Boost First Place Standing
Jul 31, 2008 | 6:43AM | TheSportsComedian
Angels
ownership finally answered the call of their fans to turn around their
dismal season on Tuesday night when they acquired Mark Teixeira from
the Atlanta Braves for Casey Kotchman and a pitching prospect. Many in
Southern California were wondering what kind of deadline deal the team
was going to pull ... Read More
categories: MLB, MLB, Mark Teixeira, Atlanta Braves, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, Casey Kotchman, AL West, Seattle Mariners, Oakland Athletics, Texas Rangers, The Sports Comedian
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First five Hall of Famers
Jul 30, 2008 | 9:41AM | keith123221
If every MLB player was to retire tomorrow, Who would be the first 5 inducted into the Hall of Fame? Well, I have that list for you with reasons why they should be in the first 5 inducted right now.
1. Omar Vizquel. Omar is probably the second best fielding shortstop of all time, o... Read More
categories: MLB, Hall of Fame, HOF, Baseball, Keith12322, The Great Lakes Report, Omar Vizquel, Frank Thomas, Jim Thome, Greg Maddux, Randy Johnson, Cy Young Award, Gold Glove Award, Other
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Teixiera Adds Impact Bat Angels Need
Jul 29, 2008 | 4:17PM | RaysDigest
Mark Teixeira (AP)The Los Angeles Angels acquired the services of Mark Teixeira from the Atlanta Braves on Tuesday night. The Braves dealt Teixeira, a free agent following the season, in exchange for Casey Kotchman and mi... Read More
categories: Mark Teixeira, Atlanta Braves, Texas Rangers, Oakland Athletics, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, Casey Kotchman, Vladimir Guerrero, Torii Hunter, Gary Matthews Jr.
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"TITLE -WAVE" in Boston
Jul 29, 2008 | 12:56PM | REVBIGTIMER
It appears as if the wave is making a come back in various stadiums around the country. Say it is not so!
Actually i'm not against the wave, and i feel people who paid their money t... Read More
categories: MLB, MLB, MLB GameTrax, MLB Rivalry, MLB Stadiums, NFL, NBA, Boston Red Sox, San Francisco Giants, Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Yankees, Oakland Athletics, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
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Taking A Look At The Olympic Team
Jul 24, 2008 | 6:09PM | RaysDigest
This article was originally posted on Scout.com. The roster for the USA Olympic Team was
announced earlier this week. The following minor leagu... Read More
categories: New York Yankees, Oakland Athletics, Tampa Bay Rays, Baltimore Orioles, Florida Marlins, Arizona Diamondbacks, Colorado Rockies, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, Los Angeles Dodgers, Cleveland Indians, New York Mets, Texas Rangers, Philadelphia Phillies, Detroit Tigers, Minnesota Twins
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