Mailbag: Flip side to Hawthorne's success
Mike Sando, NFC WestRyan from Seattle writes: Hey, Sando, guess who is 13th in the league for solo tackles? That's right, David Hawthorne, backup middle linebacker for th...
Blog | November 27, 2009Around the NFC West: Rams' injuries
Mike Sando, NFC West...safely: Bulger will not be back under his current contract, which calls for $8.5 million in salary for the 2010 season. Clare Farnsworth of seahawks.com checks in with running back Julius Jones, who...
Blog | November 27, 2009Sound-off responses
Bill Williamson, AFC WestThe Raider Nation came through again with this week's sound-off question. The question was what to do with the team's quarterback situation. The optio...
Blog | November 26, 2009Gonzalez departure not surprising
Gordon Edes...Blue Jays having signed Gonzalez, it would seem highly unlikely that the Jays plan to offer Scutaro salary arbitration, meaning the Sox could sign him without losing draft choices. Gonzalez's new deal was first...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 26, 2009Orioles' pieces starting to fall in place
Buster Olney...so long as he is willing to take a large pay cut from his $14.8 million salary last season. 3. MacPhail thinks the market for late-inning relievers will develop slowly, but sounded confident...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 26, 2009
Thornton helps Bruins' cause in many ways
Matt KalmanThursday evening, Shawn Thornton, his wife Erin, and a handful of Thornton's Bruins teammates will convene at the veteran winger's home for the latest...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 25, 2009Wednesday Wizards
Henry Abbott, TrueHoopBy Henry Abbott They're not bullets today in honor of Abe Pollin. Several Wizards, on video, talking about Pollin. A terribly sad tale of Pollin's ...
Blog | November 25, 2009Chat with a St. Louis blogger
Richard Durrett...to be the next superstar of the team. Kariya, though, is not playing up to his ginormous salary, and McDonald's been a little slumping recently. Tkachuk's been lacking in production mostly because of...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 25, 2009Three Strikes -- Mailbag No. 2 edition
Jayson Stark...both on the field and in the front office. . . . Remember, the problem is one of competitiveness, not salaries. Many see salary as a solution to the problem. But the teams that do not suffer the...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 25, 2009
Around the NFC West: Starting Leinart?
Mike Sando, NFC West...They were fairly healthy at linebacker then and there was no need to take on Beisel's salary. Things have changed, and the club is fortunate Beisel was available. And Beisel fortunate to have a...
Blog | November 25, 2009Sox interested in Crisp as lead-off man
Bruce Levine...in committed payroll due to escalating current contracts and arbitration, the White Sox need to move a salary or two in order to be able to sign a free agent. The good news for them...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 25, 2009You vented ... I'm answering
Pierre LeBrunGripe, gripe, gripe ... that's all you guys do. Oh, wait a minute, I keep asking you every week to do just that! Here's a look at the ones I liked the...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 25, 2009Free-agency side dishes (before the turkey)
Buster Olney...free agents, and Wagner is 38 years old. But one executive speculated that Wagner could reduce his salary demands so far that some team -- in particular, a team that finished with one of the 15...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 25, 2009
More lows for Nets, Frank
Henry Abbott, TrueHoopThere was undeniable positivity in New Jersey on Tuesday morning when a promising court ruling appeared -- we repeat: appeared -- to remove the most d...
Blog | November 25, 2009EDITOR'S PICKS

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