Signing Pujols to a 10 year contract is just dumb
SCOTT JACOBS
There’s lots of dollars and minimal sense in the wild Albert Pujols bidding war. Three teams, including the previously penny-pinching Marlins (more on them in a moment) and the hometown Cardinals are apparently all willing to give a decade long deal to a guy who is 31, and closing in on 32. They’re ready [...]
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Frank McCourt, failed Dodgers owner, Sues His Former Lawyer Over $130 Million Divorce Payout
Frank McCourt, failed former Dodgers owner and failed husband, has also apparently failed at hiring a competent lawyer to handle his marriage. McCourt is suing his former lawyer over a wasted $130 million payment he had to give his ex-wife over a divorce. The lawyer, Lawrence Silverstein, prepared a marital-property agreement in 2004 that McCourt [...]
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Breaking down new MLB CBA and why it actually hurts small market teams
Baseball avoided any chance of a lockout with their new CBA, but they continue to neglact the problems that most hurt the sport
CHRIS KNEPLEY
In case you missed it, last week, MLB commissioner Bud Selig took time from his busy offseason schedule of kicking puppies and harvesting the organs of unborn children to announce that MLB [...]
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Justin Verlander is no MVP, because no pitcher should ever be MVP
SCOTT JACOBS
MVP. Most Valuable Player. It does not stand for Most Valuable Pitcher.
That’s not a slap in the face to Justin Verlander, who had a remarkable season, in almost single-handedly willing the Tigers to the playoffs. It’s a distinction. Think about it for a second: You will never see a position player win the CY [...]
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MLB Hot Stove: 5 big names who could get dealt this offseason
CHRIS KNEPLEY
(This is Chris’ first article with Juiced)
Every winter during Major League Baseball’s “hot stove” there is always a trade or two that sends shockwaves through the league. Here are five players that could have a huge impact on the offseason headlines.
1. Cole Hamels
SP / Philadelphia [...]
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With free agency underway, it’s a numbers game for MLB’s haves and have nots
MEGAN BROWN
The title ‘off-season’ is misleading for the period of time between the end of the World Series and the start of spring training. In Major League Baseball, there is no such thing as an “off-season.”
“Hot Stove” is the best term used to describe the period of time where no games are being played. The [...]
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Papel-gone! Phils, Papelbon agree to 4 year, $50 million deal
Philadelphia gambles on now ex-Boston closer by giving him big bucks
SHANE SMITH
ESPN.com has reported that that the Phillies are walking away from last season’s closer Ryan Madson in favor of Boston closer Jonathan Papelbon. Papelbon will be signing a 4 year 50 million dollar contract to close for the Phillies.
Last season Papelbon experienced a decent [...]
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Underdog heavy LCS not good for MLB (or me)
SCOTT JACOBS
Maybe this is what separates the die hard baseball fan from the casual baseball fan. Maybe if I was a true, blue baseball fan I’d watch the Post-season no matter who was playing. So maybe this is the time for me to confess that I’ve (gulp) kind of stopped watching this year’s LCS. Not [...]
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