Sports 4 Dorks

According to Andrew Baggarly of the San Jose Mercury News, the Giants have shown interest in free agent corner-infielder Dallas McPherson, who was recently non-tendered by the Angels.
The 27 year-old McPherson is recovering from back surgery and has a history of injury troubles, but he is a former blue chip prospect and has tons of […]

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Two quick questions:
1. Just wondering if any of Ramblings’ readers are medical workers, or maybe their spouse or sibling is. If you are, shoot me an e-mail.
2. Are the daytime dramas still new? If they are, how many of these did they have made ahead?

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Joe Christensen notes the Yankees are still interested in Johan Santana if they can move Hideki Matsui. From Joe: Another development to follow is the Hiroki Kuroda derby. The Dodgers and Mariners are both trying to sign the Japanese pitcher,…

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The Big Lead suggests a new revenue sharing scheme in which teams only get money when they need it as a way to make sure these teams are not pocketing the money. I don’t mind if teams cut their payroll…

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Tell me, what’s with the “holier than thou” attitude around the Internet regarding the Mitchell Report? I love reading these articles and blogs that preach how wrong everyone else was in reporting a list of players circulated by NBC. I love hearing how the senator’s report is a piece of trash. And yes…I am being […]

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According to Ken Davidoff of Newsday, two people “familiar with Clemens’ thinking” say they wholly anticipate that he will be back to pitch in the 2008 season. 
The thinking is that Clemens won’t want to leave the game under the current circumstances: with him being implicated in the Mitchell Report, and with the way he left the mound in […]

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“On a long road, miles to go, It’s winding and cold and covered with snow But I ask you what we all want to know Where are we going from here?” –Blackmore’s Night, “Where Are We Going From Here?” So now that the Mitchell Report is out, and the “Mitchell 86″ are rightfully […]

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Don’t Blink … You Might Get Traded!By Butters in D.C. 
The first of the dominoes has fallen.  Dan Haren has been traded for six players, including Dana Eveland.  Haren is a player that teams like the Red Sox, Yankees, and Mets all saw as a viable alternative to this off-season’s crown jewel, Johan Santana.  Well, they […]

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I don’t know what I was expecting. Something? But George Mitchell - he had no legal muscle, he just got some people to talk about other people. So what we got is a really expensive piece of gossip. It’s sort…

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