Too early to give up on Brian Giles
Rob Neyer, SweetSpotSportsUntapped.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, 2010McCourt says Dodgers not going cheap
Rob Neyer, SweetSpotWhy 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, 2010Mets' home just a tiny bit cozier in 2010
Rob Neyer, SweetSpotAh, 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, 2010Everybody's comfortable in the Bronx
Rob Neyer, SweetSpotHey, 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, SweetSpotAll'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, 2010Monday Mendozas
Rob Neyer, SweetSpotI 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, 2010Young Pirate might not be so young
Rob Neyer, SweetSpotRemember 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, 2010Twins have great winter, quietly
Rob Neyer, SweetSpotAs 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, 2010Mark Reynolds deserves some security
Rob Neyer, SweetSpotNick 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, 2010Friday Filberts
Rob Neyer, SweetSpotToday'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, 2010Did Giants low-ball Lincecum to save San Jose?
Rob Neyer, SweetSpotSo 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, 2010Orlando Hudson would be perfect fit for Twins
Rob Neyer, SweetSpotOver 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, 2010Another young star gets locked up
Rob Neyer, SweetSpotIs 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, 2010Maybe Tigers should go to mat next time
Rob Neyer, SweetSpotIn 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, 2010Who deserves to be bronzed?
Rob Neyer, SweetSpotSo 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 ...
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