Archive for 2009
Baseball Calendar
Jan 5-15 – Salary arbitration filing. Jan. 6 – Hall of Fame BBWAA voting announced. Jan. 13-14 – Owners meetings, Scottsdale, Ariz. Jan. 19 – Exchange of salary arbitration figures. Feb. 1-21 – Salary arbitration hearings, St. Petersburg, Fla. Feb. 18 – Voluntary reporting date for pitchers, catchers and injured players. Feb. 23 – Voluntary [...]
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Damon, Yankees need to give a little
I like the idea of the Yankees signing Nick Johnson, but only if they re-sign Johnny Damon, too. This silliness needs to stop. Damon and his agent, Scott Boras, need to realize that Damon is 36, not 26. The Yankees need to realize that they are not some mid-market club, but a big-money behemoth that [...]
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Lee wanted to stay with Phils
Cliff Lee wanted to stay in Philadelphia. The Phillies postseason star said he proposed a counteroffer on a contract extension Wednesday – the day he was traded to Seattle in a four-team deal that sent Roy Halladay to the Phillies. Speaking by telephone while on vacation in Puerto Rico, the 2008 AL Cy Young Award [...]
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Rodriguez expects a full plate of work
Sitting in front of a bank of cameras and microphones and donning his new Washington Nationals cap and No 7 jersey, Ivan Rodriguez made it clear Friday that he didnt come to the District to take up space on the bench and serve as some kind of figurehead clubhouse presence. Im ready to play every [...]
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Jays new GM faces his first true test
Baseballs annual winter meetings last year were hosted in Las Vegas by the fabulous Bellagio Hotel and Casino. This year, starting on Monday, the overheated trade and free-agent signing sessions will unfold at the downtown Marriott in this quiet Indiana capital. Nobody has ever argued that what happens in Indy stays in Indy. For Jays [...]
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