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Too early to give up on Brian Giles

Rob Neyer, SweetSpot

SportsUntapped.com looks at Brian Giles and sees an old man who should shift his attentions to pickleball (one of my favorite sports, by the way): Ge...

Blog | February 9, 2010

McCourt says Dodgers not going cheap

Rob Neyer, SweetSpot

Why didn't the Dodgers offer arbitration to Randy Wolf? Frank McCourt address this question and many, many more in Jon Weisman's wide-ranging intervie...

Blog | February 9, 2010

Mets' home just a tiny bit cozier in 2010

Rob Neyer, SweetSpot

Ah, what qualifies for a headline in February: Broadcaster Gary Cohen may be able to proclaim, "It's outta here!" a little more often in 2010. And Da...

Blog | February 9, 2010

Everybody's comfortable in the Bronx

Rob Neyer, SweetSpot

Hey, it's only a distraction if you let it distract you. From the New York Post: When Brian Cashman looks at Derek Jeter, Mariano Rivera and Joe Gir...

Blog | February 9, 2010

'Sabermetrics' (the word) remains free to all

Rob Neyer, SweetSpot

All's well that ends well: The widely used baseball term "sabermetrics" will not be trademarked, and will instead remain in the public domain. The m...

Blog | February 8, 2010

Monday Mendozas

Rob Neyer, SweetSpot

I apologize for the lateness of this week's Mendozas, but I felt sort of hung-over this morning. Which was odd, since I barely watched -- and hardly d...

Blog | February 8, 2010

Young Pirate might not be so young

Rob Neyer, SweetSpot

Remember a couple of Julys ago, when the Pirates traded a couple of veterans to the Yankees and got four prospects in return? The plum was Jose Tabata...

Blog | February 8, 2010

Twins have great winter, quietly

Rob Neyer, SweetSpot

As usual, Cameron's dead right: When people talk about teams that have had good offseasons, the usual names that come up are the Seattle Mariners, t...

Blog | February 5, 2010

Mark Reynolds deserves some security

Rob Neyer, SweetSpot

Nick Piecoro reports the Diamondbacks and Mark Reynolds might be working on a contract extension, and Piecoro comes up with some reasonable numbers: ...

Blog | February 5, 2010

Friday Filberts

Rob Neyer, SweetSpot

Today's links were manufactured in a facility that also processes journalism ... * What's the difference between a great start and a lousy start? I...

Blog | February 5, 2010

Did Giants low-ball Lincecum to save San Jose?

Rob Neyer, SweetSpot

So why are the Giants and Tim Lincecum so far apart? Andrew Baggarly thinks it's about more than trying to save a few (million) bucks: We all kno...

Blog | February 4, 2010

Orlando Hudson would be perfect fit for Twins

Rob Neyer, SweetSpot

Over at Nick's Twins Blog, Nick isn't shy about his affection for Orlando Hudson, perhaps the best player who's still looking for a job and a salary c...

Blog | February 4, 2010

Another young star gets locked up

Rob Neyer, SweetSpot

Is Justin Verlander worth $80 million over five years? I'll leave that question to my intellectual betters, but this bit caught my eye: Detroit's de...

Blog | February 4, 2010

Maybe Tigers should go to mat next time

Rob Neyer, SweetSpot

In his long tenure as the Tigers' general manager, Dave Dombrowski hasn't once taken a player to arbitration. As Bob Ballard writes, this might not be...

Blog | February 3, 2010

Who deserves to be bronzed?

Rob Neyer, SweetSpot

So we don't have to, Wezen-Ball's Larry Granillo ranks baseball's best statues, by ballpark. Larry says the Pirates have the best statues, and that's ...

Blog | February 3, 2010