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The Happy Recap: Carsten Charles Will Not Leave the Building 2008-07-24 09:10:12 I'm a little teapot, short and stout...Brewers 3, Cardinals 0: It's right about this time when you start to feel like the Indians didn't quite get equal value in the CC Sabathia trade. The Round One went all nine, striking out seven and taking a no-hitter into the 6th to give the Brewers their 7th straight win.For Sabathia, it was his third consecutive complete game and fourth win with Milwaukee. Read more:Building
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A Look Into the Next Big MLB Scandal: Dominican Signings and Buscones 2008-07-23 12:26:38 16-year-old Michael Inoa, with A's GM Billy Beane (left) and Edgar Mercedes (right)Following up on last week's examination of the FBI's Dominican
skimming investigation, Melissa Segura has an in-depth look at the buscones responsible for connecting international prospects with Major League teams.The article profiles Edgar Mercedes, a bookie turned buscon. Mercedes discovered pitcher Michael Inoa Read more:Scandal
Wave-Catch Combination FAIL 2008-07-23 11:05:46 The whole Bleacher Creature roll call thing at Yankee Stadium is cute in a drunken and slightly homo-erotic way, and it's nice to see at least a little civil fan-player interaction nowadays. A-Rod should at least have the right to be acknowledged before he is booed mercilessly the rest of the game.Now, players are expected to recognize the chants, but rarely do you see someone go above and beyond Read more:Catch
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Nationals Trade Rauch, Lose Seven Inches On Average Team Height 2008-07-23 10:58:24 Sasquatch makes a break for it.The trade deadline is only eight days away, and this year looks like it could get real busy. Though the Angels and Cubs appear to be tops in their respective leagues, there are plenty of contenders vying for the scarce number of playoff spots, all of whom could plug a hole with a trade in the next week. This year's playoff race is rare in that every team has some so Read more:Average
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The Happy Recap: Who Didn't See This Coming 2008-07-23 09:31:27 "I'm a married man, Jose, stop tempting me to switch-hit." Phillies 8, Mets 6: The Mets were cruising along, ready to take sole posession of first place, until the unthinkable happened. And by unthinkable, I mean inevitable. Without closer Billy Wagner, New York went through relievers like A-Rod does spray-on tan, sending four to the hill in the ninth. The outcome was not pretty. Philadelphia proc Read more:Happy
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The Lineup: There Goes My Hero 2008-07-22 15:30:02 Babe Ruth: 714 home runs, .342 average, and one catch made on a ball dropped from a plane. [Babes Love Baseball] The Royals now have position players pitching for them. This is the perfect time to bring back Lima time. Please. [Deadspin]Manny Ramirez: Criminal [Mariners Blog]Madonna. A-rod. Sex Tape. /loses will to live //gouges eyes with spoon ///hangs self. [Daily Star]Remembering Jerome Holtzma
This Week Could Be Kinda Important 2008-07-22 14:00:01 It's been a pretty slow week in baseball thus far, but there are a few crucial series in store for us over the next four days. With the races in every division separated by only a few games, these mid-July matches will likely end up as difference makers. Brewers (56-43) v. Cardinals (57-44)Milwaukee took game one of this series thanks to some late inning heroics by under-performers Bill Hall and Read more:Kinda
Barnum and Manny's Outfield Adventures Could Soon Be On the Move 2008-07-22 10:59:21 Manny Ramirez may be the most lovably quirky player in the Majors, but at what point does it cross the line from amusing to frustrating? A couple of days ago, Ramirez had a classic Manny-being-Manny moment, taking a Family Circus style path to a routine fly ball, botching it, and then loping after the ball as a run scored. As an non-Red Sox fan, his antics are hilarious, and it's good to see someo Read more:Adventures
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The Rally Monkey Gets Even More Annoying 2008-07-22 10:01:46 I legitimately thought the Rally
Monkey died after 2002. After all, how much sense does it make that your franchise's hype machine is a stuffed animal that only appears when the team is losing? Doesn't that kind of reinforce the wrong concept?If anything, you want a blowout monkey. Although 'blow' and 'monkey' probably shouldn't be that close together when trying to promote a family atmosphere. Al Read more:Annoying
The Happy Recap: Rickie Weeks Would Not Like To Be Forgotten 2008-07-22 09:36:47 INVISIBL PUPPIT MASTR Brewers 6, Cardinals 3: Milwaukee began to make the outside pass on the Cards with last night's win, pulling into second place in the Central thanks to Bill Hall's 10th inning home run. Tied 3-3 after Skip Schumaker's sac fly in the ninth, the Brewers took advantage of a shaky bullpen to record their fifth straight victory. Along with Hall, second baseman Rickie Weeks
went 2- Read more:Forgotten
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Please Don't Let This Happen Again: The Yankees in the Playoffs, Pt. 1 2008-07-21 14:11:17 With their recent sweep of the Oakland A's, we're at that point again in the season where we look up at the standings and are startled to see the New York Yankees
just a few games out of playoff position. This is also known as the worst day of the year.At eight games over .500, the Yanks have positioned themselves for a second-half surge. It has become a sort of routine: Sleepwalk through the firs Read more:Again
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Please Don't Let This Happen Again: The Yankees In The Playoffs, Pt. 2 2008-07-21 13:58:40 Part one showed that the Yankees
are, historically, in the ideal position to make a run at the playoffs. However, certain factors unique to this season may impede the Bombers' pinstriped march to the postseason:1. The AL East is kind of good.And by good, we don't just mean the Red Sox. No, this year the Yanks will have to keep pace with both the Sox and the Tampa Bay Rays in order to secure a top Read more:Again
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The Happy Recap: Improving on Mediocrity 2008-07-21 09:42:07 Brah, nollie kickflip boardside grab with a 360 over the runner. Gnarly.Yankees 2, A's 1: New York moved a season-high eight games over .500 with their sweep of the slumping A's. Justin Duchscherer, despite battling illness, went seven innings and gave up just two runs to give Oakland a chance. However, the Yankees' Andy Pettite stopped snitchin' long enough to shut down the A's lineup, striking Read more:Happy
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The Second Half: NL Predictions in 10 Words or Less 2008-07-17 11:55:45 After enduring a whole 24 hours without live sports, the MLB season thankfully resumes tonight, with four games on the slate. About 60% through the season, four of the six division leaders are clinging onto first place by 1 1/2 games or less, making for what should be a tense playoff stretch.In a moment of ambition, I was going to write a long and detailed preview and prediction post for all thirt Read more:Predictions
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The Second Half: AL Predictions in 10 Words or Less 2008-07-17 11:41:23 Second half AL predictions. Ten words per team, no timeouts. Annnnd.. Go:Baltimore Orioles- No playoff hopes in this division. Especially with Luke Scott.Boston Red Sox- J.D. Drew is team MVP. Never thought we'd hear that. Chicago White Sox- Twins collapse, Chicago the least convincing playoff team of '08. Cleveland Indians- Sizemore gets 40/40 but Indians still inexplicably suck. Blame Borowski. Read more:Predictions
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Team USA Selects Roster for 2008 Smog Olympics 2008-07-17 09:01:24 Fourteen Major League organizations will be represented when Team USA
travels to the Beijing Olympics
in August. Manager Davey Johnson announced the roster yesterday, which includes power hitter Matt LaPorta, the key player in the Brewers' swap for CC Sabathia.LaPorta went to the Cleveland Indians along with two others in exchange for the ace pitcher, and is considered a top first base prospect. J Read more:Roster
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The Lineup: All-Star Game Schaudenfreud 2008-07-16 15:45:42 Some final thoughts on the All-Star game and its festivities as we recover from our 15-inning induced hangover and Tim Lincecum recovers from his actual hangover:The Batting Stance Guy immortalizes the '08 ASG starters from his own backyard. [Bugs & Cranks]There are a number of things you can do in the space of five hours. Watching the All-Star game is not among the top choices. [Undrafted Fre
Dodgers' Saito Out For Six Weeks, Andruw Jones Unfortunately Still Healthy 2008-07-16 12:12:38 The Dodgers
' quest to be this year's most mediocre playoff team suffered a blow yesterday when it was announced that closer Takashi Saito will be out until late August. Saito was diagnosed with a sprained elbow ligament in his pitching arm after having to leave Saturday's game vs. the Marlins.LA will be without their closer's services for at least six weeks, at which point he will be reevaluted. Read more:Unfortunately
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Clemens is Screwed Part Deux 2008-07-16 11:20:24 See, what had happened was...It's perhaps the deadest day of the sports year, which is extremely bad news for the sinking ship that is the USS Roger Clemens
.Two weeks after Brian McNamee's lawyers provided syringes allegedly used by Clemens, admitted 'roid supplier Kirk Radomski reportedly found documentary evidence that HGH was shipped to the pitcher's house.According to the Daily News, Radomski Read more:Screwed
The 2008 MLB All-Star Game: I Am Billy Wagner's Lack Of Concern for the Common Man 2008-07-16 01:35:10 It is 1:40 AM. I have just finished watching the entire All-Star game. Including the player introductions, mindless pre-game drivel from Buck and McCarver, and parts of the utterly useless parade down 6th Ave. So excuse me if this post includes subtle hints of anger and irritation.I would give myself paper cuts while running on hot coals and being raped by a baby kangaroo before enduring anothe Read more:Billy
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Here's Hoping: Ninth Inning Leads Are Kerosene to Aaron Heilman's Matches 2008-08-08 16:00:12 Here's Hoping is a list of things we want to see happen over the weekend, but mainly it's an excuse to post a picture of a drunk athlete. This week it's Padres pitcher/Jager connoisseur Jake Peavy.Here's hoping...1. ... The Mets and Cardinals can record one save combined over the next few days. St. Louis leads the league with a whopping 27 blown saves, and the Mets' bullpen is a who's who of und Read more:Aaron
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The Lineup: We May Have Been Mistaken 2008-08-08 15:30:10 Manny might have played his way into a trade. Conspiracy! Investigation! Burn the witch! Oh wait, never mind. [Boston.com] [LA Times]Speeding up extra-inning games in the name of commercialism. [Washington Post]Memo to NBA: If Italy comes callin', Kobe is peacin' out. [The Big Lead]China's national team manager won't let the government hold him down. Hasn't this guy watched 24? If he's not care
Another Week Down: Truly Synchronized Swimming, Children's Games, and Live Profanity 2008-08-08 15:05:23 To take you into the weekend, here's a recap of this week's action. Don't worry, it's in think-free photo format. Click and consume.Bia and Branca Feres. The only time synchronized swimming will ever be mentioned here.Dirk Nowitzki is either excited about the Olympics or has some form of hair-based Ringworm. Probably both.Prince Fielder and a teammate engage in an intense staring match. Winner Read more:Children
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No title 2008-08-08 15:01:43 According to the Boston Herald, Brian Giles has vetoed a move to the Red Sox, citing his desire to stay close to home. The outfielder holds a no-trade clause for a small number of ML teams, including Boston.
Chicago Is So Cool, Brah 2008-08-08 12:17:35 With all the recent Erin Andrews hubbub and now this, Chicago
is a no-fly zone for any attractive, blonde reporter.While doing a piece in front of Wrigley Field, Mouthpiece Sports correspondent Molly Dapier got drenched from behind with a bucket of water thrown by some idiot in blue body paint. Gnarly dude, way to support your Cubbies by ruining a random person's day.Learn from Boston, you're not
The Revolution Will Not Be Televised; It Will Be Online 2008-08-08 10:55:14 Marky Mark during happier days.With the 2008 Smog Olympics having started last night, we are faced with the last year in which baseball is guaranteed to be a part of this worldwide competition.While popular in the US and perhaps even more so in Japan and the Caribbean, Olympic baseball has never been a high publicity spectacle on the level of gymnastics, swimming, or even boxing. This is mostly d Read more:Televised
Rays Bolster Bullpen, Christian Guzman is an Assassin, and other MLB Notes 2008-08-08 10:04:53 Bradford Becomes a 2-Month Mercenary- The Tampa Bay Rays shored up their bullpen yesterday, picking up submarine right-hander Chad Bradford off of waivers. The reliever was released by the Orioles to give younger pitchers the chance to audition for a spot on the team in '09.Bradford, in the last year of a three-year, $10.5 million contract, is 3-3 with a 2.45 ERA in 47 games as the O's primary r Read more:Assassin
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The Happy Recap: How Does This Keep Happening 2008-08-08 09:17:51 Mets 5, Padres 3: Right now, it seems like the Mets' bullpen is determined to rob Johan Santana of a win every time out. After throwing seven solid innings, the ace left the field with two on, nobody out, and a 3-1 lead. When New York escaped the inning with a one-run lead, it appeared Santana was set up for a well-deserved victory. Enter: Scot Schoenweis.Victimizing the Mets again, Jody Gerut Read more:Happening
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The Lineup: Ballpark Beverages Can Get Quite Expensive 2008-08-07 15:30:09 Save yourself $22,000 a year and get drunk before going to the ballgame. [Bugs & Cranks]One year later, Barry Bonds is out of baseball but Mike Bacsik is still pitching (albeit barely). [SF Chronicle]One man goes to great lengths in his quest to hate on Boston. [Boston.com]Possibly the greatest sporting event. Ever. [Derober]Texas manager Ron Washington won't take any shenanigans from his pla Read more:Ballpark
No title 2008-08-07 11:31:53 Brian Giles was claimed off of waivers by a mystery team, giving the Padres 48 hours to re-claim or trade him. Possible culprits are the Seattle Mariners in the study with the knife, or the Blue Jays in the bedroom with the candlestick. [FOX Sports]UPDATE: According to the San Diego Tribune, it was the Red Saw aht tha haahbah with the lahbstah.
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