Sports 4 Dorks

Breaking Down The Blockbuster
With the baseball world buzzing over Johan Santana trade scenarios and the annual Winter Meetings just days away, the Twins made an unexpected big splash Wednesday by sending Matt Garza, Jason Bartlett, and Eduardo Morlan to the Devil Rays for Delmon Young, Brendan Harris, and Jason Pridie. In one move new […]

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Miller is now a TNT broadcaster. He pulls no punches when analyzing the state of his former rival. The former All-Star played his entire career in Indiana. His Pacers under the guidance of Donnie Walsh and Larry Bird are a model NBA franchise. So Miller knows how organizations should be run and has the right […]

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Ford is leading a basketball renaissance in Toronto while Williams size and ability is making Jazz fans quickly forget about John Stockton. Instead of determining Ford and Williams place on the list of best point guards HoopsVibe opted for a Lone Star State showdown. Fans have spent hours debating between Ford s speed and Williams […]

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As a Baylor graduate who remembers what it was like to beat Texas and play in a bowl game, I’m excited about the hiring of Art Briles. I’m also quite impressed that the Bears are paying about $1.8 million a…

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Playing in a division with the Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees can be a real challenge, one that J.P. Ricciardi has not always been up to. He has been known for moves ranging from the shrewd to the completely senseless (raise your hand, Royce Clayton). More than anything, Ricciardi has seemed […]

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As they contemplate a deal for Johan Santana of the Twins, the Yankees must decide if it really is worth it trade Phil Hughes. Who do you think is expendable?

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*The Cubs re-signing Kerry Wood as a closer candidate makes all sorts of sense; Dempster was just terrible for much of 2007, and Wood clearly can’t stay healthy unless handled very, very carefully; the steady, manageable workload of a closer may give him the chance to finally unleash his nasty stuff without hurting himself, while […]

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The reigning Eastern Conference champs beat the east s best team. Last night the Cleveland Cavaliers pulled out an exciting overtime win against the Boston Celtics. And after a slow start the Cavs have suddenly reeled off four consecutive victories and now resemble the squad that qualified for last year s NBA Finals …

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Perhaps the most interesting remaining free agent is Japanese import Kosuke Fukudome; an outfielder Fukudome is 30 years old - 31 in April - and has a career line of .305/.397/.543 in the Nippon Pro League. In fact here’s a rundown of his past three seasons in Japan:

The Japanese player I’m most familiar […]

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Studying The Santana Menu: New York Yankees
When it comes to teams potentially being in the mix for Johan Santana, the two keys are money and young talent. Any team trading for Santana would be doing so with an eye toward locking him up to a long-term contract extension that figures to approach $150 million […]

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