Baseball Musings (Free subscription) | 19/11/2008
Amalie Benjamin gets Evan Grant's reasons for leaving Dustin Pedroia off his MVP ballot: "I think the best way for me to sum it up is, in retrospect, obviously I was wrong," Grant said by phone. "My colleagues all, and...
SOX & Dawgs (Free subscription) | 19/11/2008
There has a been a rumor going around this morning that started on a Kansas City radio station that the Boston Red Sox were set to trade Coco Crisp to the Kansas City Royals for reliever Ramon Ramirez. According to Amalie Benjamin of the Boston Globe, the rumor has now been confirmed as the Red Sox [...]
Ballbug (Free subscription) | 20/11/2008
... been saying very little when it comes to this year's free-agent market … Tony Massarotti / Evan / Amalie Benjamin / Mike DiGiovanna / Steve Lombardi / Randy Booth / Bill Ladson / — Maryland native intrigued by idea of returning home — WASHINGTON — It has been reported several times that the Nationals have interest in signing free-agent first baseman Mark Teixeira. MLB.com has learned...
Ballbug (Free subscription) | 19/11/2008
... Matthew / : Brad / : DSheppard / : Ben K. / : Redsock / : Charihar / : The Bottomline / : RELATED: Amalie Benjamin / : — Pedroia adds MVP to his trophy haul — It was just a year and a half ago - after a miserable April - that Dustin Pedroia's batting average sat at .172. The calls were coming for Alex Cora to replace the Red Sox rookie at second base, the pressure was mounting, and...
Ballbug (Free subscription) | 19/11/2008
... Grant / Tom Singer / David Chalk / Joey Matschulat / Mark Feinsand / Redsock / Eric / Rob Neyer / Amalie Benjamin / Peter Abraham / Mark / John Hickey / — The Mariners are denying reports from KING-5 that the next manager of the club will be Don Wakamatsu, currently the third base coach of the Texas Rangers. — While the report said it was close to a done deal, the Mariners are saying...
Ballbug (Free subscription) | 17/11/2008
... Mariners general manager Jack Zduriencik could name a new manager as soon as Tuesday … Amalie Benjamin / Larry Larue / Ben K. / — NEW YORK — St. Louis Cardinals slugger Albert Pujols won his second NL MVP award, powering past Philadelphia Phillies star Ryan Howard by a comfortable margin Monday. — Pujols hit .357 with 37 home runs and 116 RBIs while playing with a sore right elbow.Tim...
Ballbug (Free subscription) | 17/11/2008
Ed Ryan / Geoff Baker / — Mariners general manager Jack Zduriencik could name a new manager as soon as Tuesday after deciding not to hold a second round of interviews... Mariners general manager Jack Zduriencik could name a new manager as soon as Tuesday … Amalie Benjamin / Larry Larue / — • The Mariners might name their manager as soon as Tuesday, writes Geoff Baker. Jack Zduriencik...
