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The Brewers just keep adding to that bullpen, after signing David Riske to help pad the hole left by free agents Scott Linebrink (White Sox) and Francisco Cordero (Reds) the Brew crew traded for Salomon Torres and appear to be close to signing Eric Gagne. We’ll cover the Torres deal here and wait on the […]

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Last week I looked at how pitchers approached each count, based on the amount of fastballs thrown and where they were thrown. Today I’m going to wrap up the topic, looking at what generally happens after the pitcher releases the ball and the hitter has to make a decision.
The most basic decision a hitter […]

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One year after committing big money to centerfield, both the Los Angeles Dodgers and Los Angeles Angels have committed big money to, uh, centerfield.
On its own, I am not against this. If a team determines a given player to be an improvement and it makes sense financially to acquire the player regardless […]

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Twins Notes: Eckstein, Rule 5, and Jennie

While speaking to reporters at the winter meetings last week, Ron Gardenhire indicated that he’d like the Twins to pursue free agent David Eckstein, saying: “I’ve always had a lot of respect for him. He catches the ball. He knows how to play. He’s a […]

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Once upon a time NBA teams treasured their point guards. After all contending squads always had a solid table-setter to run the offense handle the rock and make sound decisions. Good point guards were highly sought after commodities franchises inked them to long-term deals and teammates viewed them as coaches who suited up and played […]

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I grew up following Marbury s high school career. I nicknamed him Rocky because he was always training. Every TV story or magazine picture showed him working out the infamous Coney Island projects hanging in the background. And there were plenty of TV stories and magazine pictures. As a teenager I read about his high […]

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New Jersey owner Bruce Ratner rolls deep. The billionaire has shown Vince Carter and Richard Jefferson the money signing his star wings to max contracts. But the buck stops with Jason Kidd-literally. Right now the Nets have little interest in extending Kidd beyond 2010 …

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Barkley s recent comments are about his ego. These two Philly legends have history. Ten years ago Sir Charles the wily veteran and Iverson the emerging star exchanged insults …

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Something had to give. The 76ers had become irrelevant playing before tiny crowds and losing millions of dollars each season. And that something was King. This is fair. Philadelphia s long-time GM overpaid marginal talent and never had a vision for the club …

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