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Hot Offseason Action: Pittsburgh Pirates

Coley Ward — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 15:11:30 +0000

This is part of a series of posts wherein we castigate teams for their cruddy offseason crusades and applaud them for their excellent additions.

Look, the Pittsburgh Pirates aren’t going to make the playoffs in 2010. I know it. You know it. Heck, even the Pirates know it.

So why did the team bother to trade for 2B Akinori Iwamura, or sign free agents OF Ryan Church and RP Octavio Dotel … [visit site to read more]

Dontrelle Willis doesn’t know anything about Dontrelle Willis’s anxiety disorder

Coley Ward — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 17:48:10 +0000

On Wednesday, The Detroit News’ Lynn Henning talked to Dontrelle Willis about how he’s feeling this spring and, long story short, visit site to read more]

Omar Vizquel, art lover

Coley Ward — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 07:42:01 +0000

Here’s a morsel from Paul Hoynes’s latest mailbag column that really got my attention:

Hey, Hoynsie: Why did the Tribe not make an effort to sign Omar Vizquel? They had a need for a veteran utility infielder, the money was not unreal, and he would have obviously provided a marketing boost. I get that Jim Thome and Manny Ramirez aren’t coming back, but this one … [visit site to read more]

Why is Felipe Lopez still unsigned?

Coley Ward — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 01:04:32 +0000

We’re talking about a guy who hit .310/.383/.427 with nine homers and a career-best 38 doubles in … [visit site to read more]

Mike Jacobs Returning to the Mets and I Don’t Know Why

Paul Moro — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 23:21:15 +0000

According to Jerry Crasnick’s Twitter feed, the Mets are bringing back … [visit site to read more]

Sling iPhone app will let you stream games from anywhere

Alejandro A. Leal — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 15:03:58 +0000

I’ve beat this dead horse till I can’t beat it no mo’! … [visit site to read more]

Vegas Sets Odds for 2010 Series

Sarah Green — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 01:36:35 +0000

The bettors have spoken, and the odds for the 2010 Fall Classic are set.

They’re bullish on the Yanks repeating as world champs, giving the Bronx Bombers 3-1 odds. They’re higher on the Boston Red Sox than the Beantowners’ own sour-pussed fans are, giving the Red Stockings 6-1 odds. But the surprise candidate may be the Cleveland Indians, which the betting men also grant 6-1 odds — despite finishing 21.5 games out of first … [visit site to read more]

Video: Jose Offerman bumps, slugs ump

Coley Ward — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 19:18:26 +0000

I have nothing new to add to this story, but it strikes me that any site called UmpBump needs to post video anytime a manager slugs an umpire. Either that, or we’d need to change the name of the blog. And it took me a week to think of “UmpBump.”

So here’s the video.

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What they need: Tigers — a healthy Jeremy Bonderman

Coley Ward — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 21:19:18 +0000

The 2009 Tigers finished 9 games over .500 and tied for first place. That’s the good news. The bad news is Detroit lost a one-game playoff … [visit site to read more]

What they need: Rangers — a mostly healthy Rich Harden

Coley Ward — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 19:08:53 +0000

The Rangers have a lot of questions entering 2010. Can Josh Hamilton stay healthy? Will Julio Borbon transition smoothly to the majors? Will Neftali Feliz thrive … [visit site to read more]