Beale Street Beat (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
The ever-prescient Paul Sullivan uncovers the stunning truth that spending large amounts of money on some players limits the amount of money you can spend on other players in an environment in which you don’t have unlimited resources. Hard to believe he didn’t pursue a career in economics. In his never-ending quest to smear Milton Bradley [...]
Another Cubs Blog (Free subscription) | 13/11/2009
Here at ACB, we’ve spent some time cataloging the journalistic foibles of one Paul Sullivan. Most notably, there was this baldfaced admission of his inability to do his job: “That’s the whole thing of our jobs. We’re human and people that treat us nicer probably get better coverage. The people, you know, that are rude to us.. I don’t want to say Milton was...
Beale Street Beat (Free subscription) | 13/11/2009
Sadly, I get this message when I try to follow Paul Sullivan on Twitter: This user has blocked you from following them Was it something I said?
Beale Street Beat (Free subscription) | 12/11/2009
Paul Sullivan thinks he’s clever: Buster Olney reports Mark Prior is throwing on flat ground, plans to work out for scouts. BYOT: Bring your own towel. RT @Buster_ESPN While we’ve spent some time here at WV23 pondering Prior’s injury history, there’s something rather unbecoming about a beat writer being such an ass about a player’s injury history [...]
Ballbug (Free subscription) | 08/11/2009
Paul Sullivan / Chicago Tribune : Cubs seem ready to let Rich Harden and Reed Johnson go — Free agents' contract situations a difficult fit for Cubs' plans — Reed Johnson slides into the vines after catching Andy LaRoche's fly ball in the 8th inning. (Phil Velasquez, Chicago Tribune / May 27, 2009)
Another Cubs Blog (Free subscription) | 12/11/2009
... despite the laundry list of injuries Prior sustained, and the repeated attempts by the likes of Sullivan to paint him as some sort of hypochondriac ninny, Prior kept trying to come back. Just like in the past, Mark Prior, despite serious setbacks in 2008 and 2009, is once again trying to come back. So what’s the response from the person charged with imparting factual information to...
Ballbug (Free subscription) | 31/10/2009
Paul Sullivan / Chicago Breaking Sports : Cubs not interested in Bradley-for-Wells swap with Jays — The first in an expected avalanche of Milton Bradley rumors spread across the Internet on Saturday after a Toronto Sun report of a possible Bradley-for-Vernon Wells deal. — The report by Sun reporter Bob Elliott quoted …
Another Cubs Blog (Free subscription) | 21/10/2009
... that they give positive coverage to those who aren’t mean to them. For a long time now, Paul Sullivan has been able to boast that he could do his job better than robots could. He can no longer do that. (h/t to ccd)
MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com (Free subscription) | 21/11/2009
A few links to start the day... The NY Post's Bart Hubbuch reports that the rumored three-way deal involving Milton Bradley, Kevin Millwood and Luis Castillo "isn't happening because the Rangers aren't interested in giving up Millwood so easily." He also mentions that the Mets aren't expected to make any majors moves until the Winter Meetings in two weeks. Paul Sullivan at The...
the central shaft (Free subscription) | 21/11/2009
... refused to speculate about motivations or intents in the immediate aftermath of the attack. But Paul Sullivan, executive director of the group Veterans for Common Sense, suggested shortly after the incident that it might well be the latest in a series of stress-related homicides and suicides involving soldiers who have served in Iraq and Afghanistan or are being dispatched to those...
Another Cubs Blog (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
Since Paul Sullivan, basking in the glow of having driven Milton Bradley out of town, can’t be bothered to do his fucking job and report on the Cubs, we’ve had to depend mainly on the excellent MLBTR for Cubs news. And today’s news is that Homerun Heilman is a goner : The Diamondbacks acquired Aaron Heilman from the Cubs, according to Jon Heyman of SI.com [ed note:...
Another Cubs Blog (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
... but it still increased quite a bit for those who signed multi-year contracts. [UPDATE @ 9:35 am] Paul Sullivan says the deal is complete. The Cubs and left-hander reliever John Grabow have agreed in principle to a two-year deal, team sources said today. There was never any doubt that Grabow would return, but with the 15-day exclusivity window to re-sign your own free agents ending...
Later On (Free subscription) | 17/11/2009
Steve Benen at Political Animal: Tara McKelvey has a fascinating item in Boston Review on diagnoses of post-traumatic stress disorder among veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Of particular interest was an anecdote from Paul Sullivan, an analyst in the VA’s Veterans Benefits Administration. Sullivan was working as an analyst at the Veterans Benefits Administration...
Political Animal (Free subscription) | 16/11/2009
GOD, COUNTRY, AND PTSD.... Tara McKelvey has a fascinating item in Boston Review on diagnoses of post-traumatic stress disorder among veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Of particular interest was an anecdote from Paul Sullivan, an analyst in...
Ballbug (Free subscription) | 10/11/2009
Paul Sullivan / Chicago Tribune : Unloading Milton Bradley without paying steep price won't be easy for Chicago Cubs GM Jim Hendry — Even if Cubs eat salary, Hendry may struggle to find taker for OF — Cubs general manager Jim Hendr shakes hands with Milton Bradley. (M. Spencer Green, Associated Press / January 8, 2009)
