8 hours ago by Johnny Goodtimes

There is no-one who lives in Philadelphia who will ever forget Game 1 of the 2009 World Series. Batter after batter on the most dangerous team in baseball came to the plate, and Cliff Lee just kept methodically mowing them down. Though our hopes would be dashed a little over a week later, the excite ...

iSportacus - isportacus.com · 11 references

1 day ago by ngunji

By Jordan Ikeda Rafu Sports Editor === ANAHEIM.—Watch out AL West. Hideki Matsui, ...

Rafu Shimpo - rafu.com/news · 27 references

1 day ago by GravediggerHebner

"Dios Mio, I'm going to have to lay down a perfect bunt to make up for this." Dave Cameron of fangraphs.com has published an interesting article called The Second Base Glut. In it he takes a close look at the general second base situation throughout the major leagues. If he is to be believed, we all ...

The Real Dirty Mets Blog - nleastchatter.com/realdirtymets · Rank: 65,366 · 13 references

1 day ago by Salami

2009 World Series MVP The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim have signed World Series MVP Hideki Matsui to serve as DH for one-year at $6.5 million, possibly marking the end of the Vladimir Guerrero era with the Angels. The former Yomiuri Giants and New York Yankees hit .274 last season with 28 home runs ...

Sports Grind Entertainment - sportsgrindent.com/blog · Rank: 72,879 · 1 reference

3 days ago by Seitz

Let's take stock of what we've seen from the Angels so far this off-season, both positive and negative:Matt Brown, Jose Arredondo, and Dustin Mosely were non-tendered.Kelvim Escobar signed a minor league deal elsewhere.Chone Figgins signed with the Mariners.John Lackey signed with the Red Sox.The An ...

L.A. Seitz of Chicago - laseitz.blogspot.com · 15 references

3 days ago by paulproia

Wow – the potential for a HUGE deal… All baseball sources are reporting on a potential deal that would send Toronto ace Roy Halliday to the Phillies for prospects, while Cliff Lee would go from Philadelphia to the Seattle Mariners for a couple of prospects – one of which might go to Toronto as well. ...

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3 days ago by Sean Abreu

Who doesn’t love Hot Stove? What’s there not to love? There’s huge money involved: the type of money that you only hear of in the context of acquisitions and mergers between Fortune 500 companies. MLB salaries far exceed the lavish incomes of most of the world’s CEOs, not to mention the salary of th ...

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3 days ago by Mark

Baseball's scorching hot stove brings high heat to December's chill. The Yanks' competition goes deep as Boston lands Lackey while Philadelphia takes a Halladay. The road to another ring gets treacherous. Fasten your seat belts and enjoy the ride. Matsui joins Abreu in Cali. Hideki's classy Bronx st ...

BASEBALL HOT CORNER - baseballhotcorner.blogspot.com · Rank: 63,853 · 15 references

4 days ago by Rob Bradley

According to Jon Heyman’s tweet and Mark Feinsand’s confirmation over the last few hours, Hideki Matsui is now an Los Angeles Angel of Anaheim. He signed a 1 year contract for $6.5 million. While I knew this was going to happen — Matsui leaving — it still is a sad event. You know, this is the second ...

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4 days ago by Mike Silva

I hope Johnny Damon is not surprised by the fact he has yet to receive an offer from the Yankees. There are rumblings that Damon may be seeking as much as a 4 year $52 million dollar deal. Scott Boras is a great salesman, but he deserves to be canonized in the Baseball Hall of Fame if he can pull of ...

Mike Silva's New York ... - nybaseballdigest.com · Rank: 3,976 · 149 references