Sports 4 Dorks

Sean Smith turns archaeologist to derive TotalZone ratings for bygone days.

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Apologies for this being a little late; between work and family obligations, I haven’t had as much time to write as I once did. But on to the story:||Cashman says: I no longer have full control||Well, doesn’t this just sound…

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From the NY Post: January 10, 2008 — Just in case Jason Giambi

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Rich “Goose” Gossage, part of a long history of outstanding relief pitchers in San Diego, has been elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame.  Goose joins Rollie Fingers as Padre relievers in the Hall, a duo certain to be a trio five years after the current Padre closer retires.
The absence of Gossage from the Hall […]

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At the beginning of a new year it is often a good time to reflect on what has happened over the last twelve months and how you can improve in the next twelve months. Here are some new year’s resolutions for this Mets Lifer. Stop being so surprise when Willie Randolph doesn’t put on the […]

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Under 50 days until spring training starts, and baseball news is slowwww. I can’t decide if it’s a sign of truly dedicated fans, really lousy weather, or desperately empty social lives when internet discussions burst to life over the Jays signing some AAA filler who are relying on a multi-car pileup in Dunedin to see […]

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Hank Steinbrenner: the gift that keeps on giving! Gotta love him. Maybe.
One day after we wrote about how Hank is conducting Johan Santana contract negotiations through Kat O’Brien, we get yet another spin on the Johan Santana story. This one comes to us from Pete Caldera, and this time, Hank says that other players on […]

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Ken Rosenthal’s latest post suggests the Mariners could be closing in on a deal for Erik Bedard centered around outfield uberprospect, Adam Jones. A trade between the Orioles and Mariners is only one player away from completion, major-league sources say, but that one player could be right-hander Chris Tillman, a 19-year-old that the M’…

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Somewhere between truth and fiction lies the-would-be-deal that would send Brian Roberts to the Chicago Cubs. Several reports began to surface on Wednesday morning that Roberts had in fact been traded to the North Side for a package that included Ronny Cedeno, Sean Marshall and Sean Gallagher. Both parties quickly

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