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Did Kev and Alec hear that the country is broke? Why don't they pass the hat amoung their rich friends and quit using other people's money?
Commented Apr 5, 2011 on House's Arts Hearings Cancelled at Wilshire & Washington
House's Arts Hearings Cancelled
Alec Baldwin and Kevin Spacey were to appear before a House appropriations subcommittee hearing on Tuesday to push against proposed cuts to arts funding for the National Endowment for the Arts and to education programs. But the hearing was abruptly cancelled on Monday afternoon. No reason was gi...
So now we have Red Sox propaganda with every site visit?
Commented Dec 28, 2009 on Nationals Reach Agreements With Bruntlett, Whitesell at MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com
Nationals Reach Agreements With Bruntlett, Whitesell
The Nationals agreed to terms on minor league deals with infielder Eric Bruntlett and first baseman Josh Whitesell, according to a team press release. Bruntlett, 32 in March, was acquired by the Phillies in November of '07 along with Brad Lidge. Bruntlett hit .171/.224/.238 in 118 plate appeara...
When I reaaly need some sleep I read a page or two of Maury Brown.It works every time.
Commented Dec 26, 2009 on Odds & Ends: Yankees, Beltre, Carroll at MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com
Odds & Ends: Yankees, Beltre, Carroll
Merry Christmas everyone! It's time to see what news has been left for us under the tree. I hope there's a vortex football in there for me as well... Tracy Ringolsby of FOX Sports took a look at the offseason thus far in the National League. For his portion on the Cubs, Ringolsby writes that...
Mike Lowell is a class act.
Commented Dec 22, 2009 on Odds & Ends: Red Sox, Giants, Nationals at MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com
Odds & Ends: Red Sox, Giants, Nationals
Lots to get to as we round out another Hot Stove Monday... Rob Bradford of WEEI.com has the backstory on Mike Lowell, his thumb injury and the trade that wasn't. Lowell expects to be ready for baseball activities by the first week of spring training, but has no idea if that will be with Boston ...
Alright Bob,if thats the case I stand corrected.
Commented Dec 22, 2009 on Yankees, Braves Agree To Vazquez Deal at MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com
Yankees, Braves Agree To Vazquez Deal
9:50am: Buster Olney of ESPN.com hears that the Yankees will send $500K to the Braves as part of the deal. Olney does not mention Vizcaino in the report, but O'Brien tweets that he is in the deal. 9:43am: Sherman tweets that the deal is done. 9:08am: Not surprisingly, the Yankees will pay Vazqu...
I don't hear a story here.Olney states that the Yankees are looking for another pitcher.No kidding! He then mentions that the Yanks talked about Harang last summer.Are they concretely talking about him now? If not this is all meaningless.If they are please give a source or shut up.
Commented Dec 22, 2009 on Yankees, Braves Agree To Vazquez Deal at MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com
Yankees, Braves Agree To Vazquez Deal
9:50am: Buster Olney of ESPN.com hears that the Yankees will send $500K to the Braves as part of the deal. Olney does not mention Vizcaino in the report, but O'Brien tweets that he is in the deal. 9:43am: Sherman tweets that the deal is done. 9:08am: Not surprisingly, the Yankees will pay Vazqu...
I'm with the Mick,Yanks should grab Duchscherer.
Commented Dec 21, 2009 on Odds & Ends: Nationals, Podsednik, Duchscherer at MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com
Odds & Ends: Nationals, Podsednik, Duchscherer
Links for Monday... Jon Paul Morosi of FOX Sports tweets that the Nationals still have money left to sign Matt Capps, assuming he wants to go there. Morosi expects Capps to decide on his next team this week. In a separate tweet, Morosi notes that the Tigers are only interested in Scott Podsedni...
Boston is at 170 million which is the tipping point for the luxury tax.They don't want to pay the tax.
Commented Dec 20, 2009 on Lowell To Texas Trade Is Off at MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com
Lowell To Texas Trade Is Off
10:03pm: Gorden Edes of ESPNBoston.com (via Twitter) says that the teams could revisit the deal at some point, though the Rangers can find a right-handed power bat elsewhere. 8:51pm: The exact injury is a torn radial collateral ligament on the right thumb. Lowell will undergo surgery on it shor...
Hoyer can't be played by Theo as his first act as a GM.
Commented Dec 19, 2009 on Adrian Gonzalez Rumors: Saturday at MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com
Adrian Gonzalez Rumors: Saturday
9:04pm: This morning, ESPN's Jayson Stark told WJAB Radio in Portland, Maine that he was told by sources all throughout the winter meetings not to buy into any talk of Adrian Gonzalez being dealt this winter. 4:20pm: While GM Jed Hoyer and the Padres "won't never say never" to the possibility of...
I would give one year at ten million with a club option for a second year.Damon would get a three million buyout if club declines for old times sake.
Commented Dec 14, 2009 on Yankees Yet To Make Offer To Johnny Damon at MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com
Yankees Yet To Make Offer To Johnny Damon
Johnny Damon told George A. King III of the New York Post that he has yet to receive a proposal from the Yankees. On top of that, Damon has yet to tell the club what he wants out of a contract. It seems as though his agent, Scott Boras, is focused on securing a three or four-year deal for his c...
The Boofster is in the house.
Commented Dec 10, 2009 on Red Sox Acquire Boof Bonser at MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com
Red Sox Acquire Boof Bonser
SUNDAY, 1:16pm: Bonser's deal is non-guaranteed and worth $650K, with a $25K bonus for either 20 starts or 45 appearances, according to Alex Speier of WEEI.com (via Twitter). SATURDAY, 9:26pm: The Twins acquired righty Chris Province from the Red Sox for Bonser, according to a press release. I...
If Texas does this deal they are out of their minds.Definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over.
Commented Dec 10, 2009 on Red Sox, Rangers Considering Mike Lowell Trade at MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com
Red Sox, Rangers Considering Mike Lowell Trade
SATURDAY, 11:59am: Lowell is flying to Texas today to meet with the Rangers' front office and medical staff, and to take a physical according to ESPN's Jayson Stark. Lowell saw a hand specialist in Arizona earlier this week. FRIDAY, 3:30pm: The Rangers will have their medical staff look at Lowe...
Pete and "I'll have another donut" Abraham statements have become pretty much a given in all things Red Sox.I think Scutaro is a nice sign by Boston.If he loses 10 percent from last year he will be a huge improvement at the position.Let's all agree that the Pedroia dance as shortstop is now becoming Theo's very lame posturing that even the most moronic slow thinking rival GM is now seeing through.
Commented Dec 5, 2009 on Marco Scutaro Signing Reactions at MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com
Marco Scutaro Signing Reactions
Yesterday the Red Sox agreed to a two-year, $12.5MM deal with free agent shortstop Marco Scutaro, with a mutual option for 2012. The deal became official today. The Red Sox will give a draft pick to the Blue Jays as compensation. Let's take a look at some of the reactions around the web... E...
Wasn't there a reason that Dustin hasn't been playing short in the first place?It sounds like a smoke screen to me.
Commented Dec 1, 2009 on Red Sox Ask Pedroia About Playing Shortstop at MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com
Red Sox Ask Pedroia About Playing Shortstop
3:09pm: Nick Cafardo of the Boston Globe learned from a team exec that the Red Sox will exhaust their free agent and trade options before turning to Pedroia at shortstop. 10:13am: The Red Sox asked Dustin Pedroia if he'd be able to play shortstop, according to ESPN's Peter Gammons. Pedroia's th...
I never buy info from unnamed sources like rival executive.
Commented Nov 30, 2009 on Do Red Sox Prefer Holliday Over Bay? at MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com
Do Red Sox Prefer Holliday Over Bay?
3:34pm: Nick Cafardo of the Boston Globe says Bay is still a top priority for the Red Sox, who are "trying to build on" their rejected $60MM offer. Cafardo says that offer was over five years, though most have reported it to be over four. 8:30am: How much do you trust the information of "one ri...
The next time Pete "I'll have another donut" Abraham is right about a trade will be the first.The man is clueless.
Commented Nov 25, 2009 on Red Sox Search For Starting Pitching at MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com
Red Sox Search For Starting Pitching
Peter Abraham of the Boston Globe writes today that adding starting pitching depth will be one of the main priorities for the Boston Red Sox this winter. The team's current rotation has some question marks after Jon Lester and Josh Beckett. Daisuke Matsuzaka and Tim Wakefield are coming off inju...
The agent,Mejia,is out of Boston isn't he?There may be some homecooking going on.The game now is to get as many teams into the bidding to pump up the price but Mejia would probably like him to end up in Boston all things being fairly equal.
Commented Oct 29, 2009 on Aroldis Chapman And The Red Sox at MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com
Aroldis Chapman And The Red Sox
Aroldis Chapman's agent told Peter Abraham of the Boston Globe that his client was impressed with the Red Sox after visiting with the team yesterday. Edwin Mejia, who represents the 21-year-old lefty, said the visit with Red Sox executives and an unknown player was a "very good" one. But the Red...
I'm not sure whether Jed's first move should be trading away his franchise player to his former team for a bag of balls.I find it amusing how Boston synchophants like Catardo and Gammons always qualify who Boston won't use in a trade.Boston is one team among many and if they don't want to include fair value in a trade he should move on to another team with a better deal.I don't care how great the goodbye party was that Theo threw for him.
Commented Oct 26, 2009 on Cafardo on Gonzalez, Martinez, Webb, Lackey at MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com
Cafardo on Gonzalez, Martinez, Webb, Lackey
In his column today, the Boston Globe's Nick Cafardo brings us a great deal of tidbits from around the majors: Former Toronto GM J.P. Ricciardi and ex-Padres GM Kevin Towers will "likely surface somewhere soon." Cafardo wonders aloud if new Padres GM Jed Hoyer could work out a deal with his for...
Torre is fond of money.Very fond of the green and therefore will be going nowhere.Of course,if the Dodgers don't give him enough he can always trash his players and front office in a book with the help of Tom Verducci(hack "journalist" extrodinaire).
Commented Oct 24, 2009 on Odds & Ends: Dodgers, Torre, Wang, Wright at MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com
Odds & Ends: Dodgers, Torre, Wang, Wright
A night without baseball just doesn't feel right... ESPN's Buster Olney wonders if the "legal wrangling" caused by the McCourts' divorce could affect the Dodgers attempt to land a No. 1 starter this offseason. Within the same piece, Kevin Goldstein of Baseball Prospectus notes that the prospect...
Let's see,Hoyer's first move as new GM for the Padres will be to trade my franchise player to my old team for a bag of balls.Uh,I don't think that would be a very good start for the Jedster.
Commented Oct 24, 2009 on Red Sox have the goods to land Adrian Gonzalez even without dealing Buchholz, Bard or Kelly at Sox and Pinstripes | Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees – The Greatest Rivalry in Baseball
Red Sox have the goods to land Adrian Gonzalez even without dealing Buchholz, Bard or Kelly
Even if the Red Sox bring back Jason Bay - which I think they will - the lineup would benefit from another big bat in the lineup. San Diego first baseman Adrian Gonzalez is a perfect fit - because he produces runs and hits from the left side. As an added bonus, he is an exceptional defensive fir...
Joel Sherman was throwing dirt on the Yankees and the Girardi all off season.Now he's getting his pom poms out.What a phony.
Commented Aug 31, 2009 on Odds And Ends: Yankees, Wagner, Byrd at MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com
Odds And Ends: Yankees, Wagner, Byrd
Some links to start the week off... Joel Sherman of the New York Post argues that the Yankees were smart to spend on elite free agents last offseason. Mark Teixeira and C.C. Sabathia have contributed to the Yankees' dominance this year. Johnny Damon repeated to Kristie Ackert of the New York ...
Theo believed his own hype machine and he tried to get a ridiculous return for Penny back in June/July.The Gammons of the world kept up the mantra of how deep the Red Sox staff was and now it doesn't look all that deep.So Theo and Spalding get nothing.Go figure.
Commented Aug 27, 2009 on Red Sox Release Brad Penny at MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com
Red Sox Release Brad Penny
10:54pm: John Tomase of the Boston Herald just spoke with Penny, who asked for and was granted his release Wednesday night from the Red Sox. “I asked for my release and I got it,” Penny told the Herald after Wednesday's contest. “I enjoyed playing with all of the guys. I played for a great mana...
The Mets would be crazy to take the swill that Theo would offer them for Wagner.The Mets should offer arbitration and take the draft picks
Commented Aug 24, 2009 on Odds And Ends: Giambi, Wagner, Oswalt, Snyder at MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com
Odds And Ends: Giambi, Wagner, Oswalt, Snyder
Another round of links... Ed Price of AOL FanHouse reports that the Rockies officially announced the signing of Jason Giambi to a minor league deal. Kiley McDaniel of Baseball Prospectus says some clubs watch Latin American teams in the Little League World Series to establish preliminary lists...
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