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Yankees 2014 Roster Report Card: Chase Headley
After being traded from San Diego, Chase Headley turned out to be an offensive bright spot in the Yankees' lineup. Grade: B+2014 Statistics: .243/.328/.372, 13 HR, 103 wRC+, 4.4 fWAR2015 Contract...
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Astros clearing 40-man space
On Thursday, the Astros cleared four spots from their 40-man roster.Per a Tweet from Astros' beat writer Brian McTaggart, the Astros have begun clearing space on their 40-man roster. Thursday...
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Kevin Kouzmanoff thinks this Kevin Kouzmanoff card is a "sick card, bro"
Man, I love me some Kevin Kouzmanoff. That's why I was thrilled last week to receive this card (along with two others) from Padres fan, Padres blogger, and aspiring-Tom-of-Finland, Padres Jagoff. As I...
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Giants vs. Cardinals, 2014 NLCS Game 2: Start time, TV schedule, starting...
The Giants hope that Jake Peavy can give them a road win against Lance Lynn and the Cardinals before the NLCS heads back to San Francisco.Jake Peavy had his last All-Star appearance in 2012 and it's...
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Super Sunday Astros Crawfish Boil: October 12, 2014
Astros news and notes from the past week.Good morning boys and girls, miss Astros baseball yet? Yes? No? Well I admit there has been a big hole in my life without it on a daily basis. Of course playoff...
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Andrew Cashner is like two different Steve Austins
Own Disney's Million Dollar Arm on Blu-ray™ and Digital HD today!Back in the spring of 2013, when Andrew Cashner hit the disabled list thanks to severing a thumb tendon in a hunting accident, I invoked...
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Ollie Brown headlined the Padres' expansion draft selections this day in 1968
One of the best-known bits of trivia amongst Padres fans is that Ollie Brown is the "Original Padre" due to the club making him their first selection of the 1968 expansion draft. For the record, he...
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Around The Empire: New York Yankees News - 10/14/2014
Pro scouting meetings started yesterday; Yankees considering hiring Omar Minaya.NJ.com | Brendan Kuty: Scouts at FanGraphs have good things to say about Yankee prospect Jorge Mateo.NY Daily News |...
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San Francisco Giants Link Dump, 10/14
I am shocked – SHOCKED – to find that link dumping is going on in hereThis isn't getting its own link, mostly because I don't feel like it, but the 30 For 30 documentary on the 1989 earthquake airs...
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2014 in Review: Joey Votto
A lost year for the Reds' superstar has the fanbase at a crossroads.Focusing on just the 2014 chapter of Joey Votto's career is tough.It's like writing the "Do They Know It's Christmas?" portion of...
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Dodgers hire Andrew Friedman away from Rays
Jeff Bridich, as well as Dave Stewart and A.J. Preller, really have their work cut out for them now.It's annoying when the rich get richer, but that's what happened when the Los Angeles Dodgers hired...
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Report: Rangers third base coach Gary Pettis to join Astros staff
A.J. Hinch's staff continues to take shape with the arrival of former third base coach Gary Pettis.Gary Pettis is heading down I-45 for his new job with the Astros, reports Evan Grant of The Dallas...
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The Padres season series record against NL Pennant winners
Last night as San Francisco Giants won the National League pennant, I thought about how the Padres had beaten them in the season series. The Giants made it much closer toward the end but make no...
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Michael Barrett birthday card: Photoshop failure and home run history
When I ordered a bunch of Padres commons last month it was with days like this in mind. I mean, how am I supposed to do a birthday card post about Michael Barrett without a Michael Barrett...
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Padres fire hitting coach Phil Plantier
Padres beat writer Corey Brock announced this morning via Twitter that the team fired their hitting coach Phil Plantier but hinted that he may end up with another role in the organization.I hate to see...
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Padres fall back into old patterns and blame the hitting coach.
The Padres have a tradition of cycling through hitting coaches. Ben Oglivie, Duane Espy, Dave Magadan, Merv Rettenmund, Wally Joyner, Jim Levebvre, Randy Ready and now Phil Plantier. These are all the...
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Phil Plantier and biorhythms
Phil Plantier's 1994 Topps card is a classic. The anguished photo of him on the front cements that, but as is often the case, the back is what really got my attention.I had a fairly decent idea what...
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Quiz: Padres 6'7" or taller
An alternate name for this quiz could be "Padres taller than Andrew Cashner". He and his former teammate Kyle Blanks (who was born the same day) are among those who missed the cut, standing "just"...
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Reds reportedly targeting Kevin Towers
Because of course they are.In a move that can only be described as Schumakerian, the Cincinnati Reds are reportedly interested in bringing in former Arizona Diamondbacks GM Kevin Towers as part of...
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MLB Pays Tribute to Gwynn at World Series
If you can remember all the way back to mid-July, you might remember that Fox and MLB made no mention of Tony Gwynn during the All-Star Game, despite his recent passing and his participation in a...
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