Free agent Jose Contreras has tryout with Japanese team
USA Today (Free subscription) | yesterday
Free agent pitcher Jose Contreras has met with officials of the Softbank Hawks of Japan's Pacific League.
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Pay No Attention to That Team Up North
Sliding Into Home (Free subscription) | 23/11/2009
Its a trend that's been going on for some time now. I'm not sure when exactly it started, maybe it began with the Jose Contreras bidding, or maybe its part of the post 2004 paranoia that should have been banished last October. Regardless, I will never understand the fixation that most Yankees fans seem to have on the Boston Red Sox. Whenever we're discussing a potential move for the Yankees, the debate...
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Cuban pitcher on Yanks radar
Yankees baseball blog (Free subscription) | 22/11/2009
The last time the two baseball superpowers tangled over a talented Cuban defector, the Yankees signed Jose Contreras and the Red Sox were left steaming, so angry that GM Theo Epstein supposedly kicked chairs at the Nicaragua hotel where both...
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Six for Six
The Good Phight (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009
More photos » by Jason DeCrow - AP The man who gave us Game Six. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow) Browse more photos » We have exactly six hours, as I write this, before the scheduled first pitch of World Series Game Six. Below, a half-dozen thoughts, most of which have been bubbling for a few days now, to pass at least a bit of that time: Tonight's pitching matchup, in which future Hall of Famer...
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Are the Tigers Getting in Line for Aroldis Chapman?
Bless You Boys (Free subscription) | 27/10/2009
SI.com is reporting that the Detroit Tigers are jumping into the pool of teams interested in signing 21-year-old Cuban pitcher Aroldis Chapman . The words "get in line" come to mind, however, when you look at the list of clubs angling for a chance at the 6'4" kid with the 102 m.p.h. fastball. Of course, the Yankees are interested. (And they invited him to Yankee Stadium to watch Game...
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Tigers Join Aroldis Chapman Chase
MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com (Free subscription) | 27/10/2009
Add the Detroit Tigers to the list of teams in pursuit of Aroldis Chapman, according to a report by Melissa Segura in SI.com. Segura writes that "several industry sources expect Chapman will command more than the $32 million the Yankees paid Cuban right-hander Jose Contreras in 2002." Speaking of the Yankees, Chapman was a guest of the team for Game 6 of the ALCS, writes Jon Heyman. And the...
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An Offseason Process I Could Trust
Royals Review (Free subscription) | 15/10/2009
So this is what I am left with: doomed to follow a baseball team that uses pre-modern techniques for assessing players I am forced to come up with my own alternate reality that I hope will happen. I will list some groups of players that I would look to acquire at each position we need. I admit the plan is not "sexy" but it better positions us for 2011/12 and should improve the club next season....
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NLDS Game 3: J.A. Happ vs Jason Hammel
Purple Row (Free subscription) | 12/10/2009
by David Zalubowski - AP Rockies fans also have a chance to atone for all the empty seats behind Huston Street that day... View full size photo uploaded October 11, 2009 The freeze out last night means that Pedro Martinez and Joe Blanton are both available in long relief for the Phillies should things go south quickly for Happ, Jason Marquis and Jose Contreras are close at hand for Jim Tracy if the...
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Near Things: Rockies 5, Phillies 4
The Good Phight (Free subscription) | 09/10/2009
More photos » by Matt Slocum - AP about 1 hour ago: Colorado Rockies second baseman Clint Barmes, right, flips over Philadelphia Phillies' Pedro Feliz after forcing him out at second base while turning a double play to end the sixth inning of Game 2 of the National League division baseball series, Thursday, Oct. 8, 2009, in Philadelphia. The Phillies' Carlos Ruiz was out at first. (AP Photo/Matt...
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Yorvit Torrealba blasts Rockies into NLDS tie, Rockies beat Phillies 5-4
Purple Row (Free subscription) | 09/10/2009
More photos » by Matt Slocum - AP about 5 hours ago: Colorado Rockies' Yorvit Torrealba, left, celebrates with teammate Todd Helton (17) in front of Philadelphia Phillies catcher Carlos Ruiz (51) after hitting a two-run home run during the fourth inning of Game 2 of the National League division baseball series, Thursday, Oct. 8, 2009, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum) Browse more photos...
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Sixth Time's the Charm
LAist (Free subscription) | 04/10/2009
Andre Ethier celebrating the Dodgers NL West championship with the fans. AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill “One win does a lot things for a team,” Dodgers starter Clayton Kershaw proclaimed on the field in front of the Dodgers dugout after the corks popped. It took a while but the Dodgers finally did it. In front of their 11th sellout crowd of 54,531, the Dodgers finally clinched the best record...
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Who Will Be the Scapegoat for the 2009 Season?
South Side Sox (Free subscription) | 28/09/2009
More photos » by Nam Y. Huh - AP Browse more photos » Remember the rules. You can't be someone who will be retained for the 2010 season. So that eliminates the coaching staff and front office. You also can't be someone who has an unmovable contract. So Scott Linebrink will have to wait to take the fall for the 2011 season. Essentially, you're looking at guys who are free agents to be or...
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Rockies grind out playoff caliber win over Cardinals, magic number drops to six
Purple Row (Free subscription) | 26/09/2009
More photos » by Jack Dempsey - AP about 2 hours ago: Colorado Rockies' Todd Helton hits a sacrifice fly to drive in a run against the St. Louis Cardinals in the first inning of a baseball game on Friday, Sept. 25, 2009, in Denver. (AP Photo/Jack Dempsey) Browse more photos » Going up against a bona fide ace, the Cardinals Chris Carpenter, with a potential playoff spot still hanging in...
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Aaron Cook and Huston Street returning, but how much did we really miss them?
Purple Row (Free subscription) | 23/09/2009
More photos » by David Zalubowski - AP 3 months ago: Colorado Rockies relief pitcher Huston Street reacts after closing out theTampa Bay Rays in the ninth inning of the Rockies' 4-3 victory in an interleague baseball game in Denver on Thursday, June 18, 2009. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski) Browse more photos » Sometimes I don't get the way the mainstream looks at the Rockies , or sports in...
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Bye-Bye Bobby Jenks?
The Big Dead Sidebar (Free subscription) | 23/09/2009
For the longest time, I thought Bobby Jenks would always be remembered as the guy who saved the 2005 Chicago White Sox. Sure, the South Side championship squad's offense was led by the speedy Scott Podsednik and sluggers such as Paul Konerko, Jermaine Dye and Joe Crede. And its pitching staff was led by Mark Buehrle, Freddy Garcia, Jose Contreras and Jon Garland. But it was Jenks' presence