Jets' rookies starting early
...Bills guard Bennie Anderson, Chiefs safety Jerome Woods, Giants cornerback William Peterson and Seahawks wide receiver Alex Bannister. Brown, Walker, Woods and Peterson were designated as June 1 cuts before June 1. Double switch...
Blog Entry | Conversation | July 18, 2006
Martin's MRI a break for Jets
...help their special teams with the addition of cornerback Jimmy Williams. The loss of wide receiver Alex Bannister for the season put the team in need of a top special-teams player. Bannister went...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 20, 2005
Lesson learned: MLB must enforce deadline
...ago when the commissioner extended the 72-hour negotiation window in order to give Scott Boras and Alex Rodriguez more time to work out a complicated financial situation with the Red Sox, as the Rangers...
Blog Entry | Conversation | August 30, 2008
Ignoring season stats on Marcum, Hinske, others
Eric KarabellThe leaguewide e-mail went out just the other day, and nobody was biting. Shaun Marcum was the bait offered up in one of those lame e-mails fantasy ow...
Blog Entry | Conversation | August 01, 2008
Pessimistic about Royals' future
...Royals have a wealth of rising young players including pitchers Zack Greinke and Brian Bannister, infielders Billy Butler and Alex Gordon and outfielder Mark Teahen. In 2005, the Royals' previous administration signed [David] DeJesus...
Blog Entry | Conversation | May 19, 2008
Friday Filberts
...make black kids want to play more baseball. • Super-interesting profile from Bob Nightengale on Brian Bannister and Zack Greinke. As a fan, I love them both. As an analyst, I'm afraid I...
Blog Entry | Conversation | May 01, 2008
Friday Filberts
...get somebody killed one of these days -- Brian Bannister would have been working on a perfect game...place to learn how to pitch again. • Alex Eisenberg scouts Yovani Gallardo, complete with video. •...
Blog Entry | Conversation | April 25, 2008
Big money, or big risk?
...to get anything done. The Toronto Blue Jays labored to get a contract finished with right fielder Alex Rios, with the negotiations once stalling at $60 million; in the end, the deal was struck at...
Blog Entry | Conversation | April 08, 2008
Is Hillman the difference in K.C.?
...ballgames and not the suits upstairs. On that front, the Royals are improving. Despite his rookie struggles, Alex Gordon remains a profoundly promising young talent, and he's going to settle into All-Star form...
Blog Entry | Conversation | April 04, 2008
Nats' Park very much Washington
There was a debate about what material should be used in the construction of the Nationals' new park, and whether it should be built in a style simila...
Blog Entry | Conversation | March 29, 2008
Eveland helps bid for A's rotation
...be true for Eveland this year. • Brian Bannister started for Kansas City and was his usual...can't put your fastball by them. • Alex Gordon still has the talent to become a...
Blog Entry | Conversation | March 17, 2008
Fifteen wins for Tomko?
...maximum potential and then some. He talked about Billy Butler and Alex Gordon jacking 25 homers each. Not unrealistic. He talked about Brian Bannister winning 15 games. Not unrealistic. And then he said this: "Tomko...
Blog Entry | Conversation | March 13, 2008
New world for Bonds-less Giants
PHOENIX -- "It is," says Bruce Bochy, "different." It is the world of the San Fransisco Giants without the mountainous presence of Barry Bonds for the...
Blog Entry | Conversation | February 21, 2008
Evaluating Pat Burrell
Pat Burrell, the Phillies' left fielder, had a nice second half last season and helped propel Philadelphia into the playoffs. I asked some talent eval...
Blog Entry | Conversation | February 18, 2008
Who's Wright, wrong for '07 awards
...t regularly appeared on dead trees, you don't get into the voting lodge. AL MVP 1. Alex Rodriguez 2. Magglio Ordoņez 3. Jorge Posada 4. C.C. Sabathia 5. David Ortiz 6. Carlos Peņa...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 12, 2007
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