Sports 4 Dorks

John Farrell stated that now that Schilling is out indefinitely, the final spot in the rotation is up for grabs. “The two very clear candidates for that are Clay and Julian Tavarez. I think we can’t [forget to] recognize what Julian provided for us last year.”
Regardless of what Farrell says, I expect that the decision […]

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Looking at major league free agency from another point of view

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Brian brings us the latest baseball business and stadium news.

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Girardi, Biggio, Sweeney and… Red Ruffing?

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Craig Hansen is sleeping better these days.
In 2006, Hansen checked into a sleep study clinic, where he was diagnosed with sleep apnea, a condition that caused him to wake up an average of 56 times an hour.

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In a recent Freakonomics blog post, Steven Levitt wondered whether “our sabermetric friends have done any research on whether firing a manager mid-season helps a baseball team?” Since Dr. Levitt is a mini-hero of mine, and since I suppose that in turn I might count myself as one of those “sabermetric friends” (though I have […]

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Of course, because this is the Cubs we’re talking about, this could be an annual list, a collection of the top 20 baserunning blunders for each season.  As it is, we here at Hire Jim Essian! have sifted through the history books and our own personal memories to provide the twenty situations that clearly stand […]

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According to Wikipedia, a mensch is a good person, or a stand-up guy. You would probably say that about Kevin Mench, too, although not so much for his playing ability. According to all the reports today, after he signed a minor league deal with the Rangers, he was a fan favorite in the […]

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Here’s a collection of links for your reading enjoyment. Evan Grant’s Rangers mailbags are always good reads.  The latest can be found here.  As for your trade rumor quota, Grant notes that one of Jason Botts, Nelson Cruz, and David Murphy is…

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It seems former racist asshole relief pitcher John Rocker is accusing New York Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez of taking steroids standing next to him, while a doctor from the MLB Player’s Association explained safe steroid use to Rocker, Rodriguez, Rafael Palmeiro and Ivan Rodriguez. Rocker claimed the doctor said: “Look guys, if you take […]

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