Hoffman's time in Milwaukee might not be pretty
Eric Karabell...bad season, and on the surface it looks better than what Milwaukee's incumbent/retiring closer Salomon Torres accomplished. Torres walked away from baseball after the season, leaving a huge void in the Milwaukee...
Blog Entry | Conversation | January 08, 2009Hoffman really the answer in Milwaukee?
Rob Neyer...the Brewers? Dave Cameron is skeptical: … Hoffman will go to Milwaukee to replace the retired Salomon Torres as the closer for the Brew Crew, leaving the west coast for an opportunity to be...
Blog Entry | Conversation | January 08, 2009Teams that still have significant holes to fill
Buster Olney...remember that the Brewers lost the guy who had been the stopgap in the ninth inning, Salomon Torres, who headed into retirement. The Brewers might be able to lure Fuentes, but if not, the...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 12, 2008Laird lands an opportunity with Tigers
Eric KarabellThe winter meetings got off to a rousing start Monday when … Gerald Laird got traded from the Texas Rangers to the Detroit Tigers. OK, so it does...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 08, 2008Examining Vernon Wells
More and more, there is a sense within the industry that players who have decent offers in hand would be well-served to take the money now (this does ...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 03, 2008
Mussina may help fantasy owners with retirement
James Quintong...20-win campaign in his final big league season. But oddly enough, the sudden retirement of Salomon Torres (who also went out with a bang) actually has more fantasy impact than the potential Hall...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 20, 2008Angels would be fine without K-Rod
...want to spend what it takes to retain Kerry Wood; • the Brewers just learned that Salomon Torres is retiring; and • the Cardinals shouldn't assume that Ryan Franklin will continue to thrive...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 13, 2008Torres closes out career with bang
James Quintong...saves at the draft. Well, you won't have to worry about paying too much for Salomon Torres next year; the veteran reliever surprisingly announced his retirement Tuesday. Torres was a textbook example of...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 12, 2008Economy starting to hit baseball
The Rockies chose cheap over classy, writes Mark Kiszla. The Rockies are now the epicenter of trade talks, writes Troy Renck. The Phillies, Angels and...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 12, 2008
Phils, Rays bullpens different yet dynamic
PHILADELPHIA -- If this World Series returns to St. Petersburg, it may -- with all due respect to Cole Hamels and James Shields -- turn into a bullpen...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 24, 2008
Still going …
12:22 a.m. ET This game is nearing its fifth hour, and one look around Fenway's "upper deck" reveals there are more than a few empty red seats. The R...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 05, 2008Celebrities at Dodger Stadium
...with keeping the Phillies off the board in the ninth inning as his closer did. After Salomon Torres loaded the bases by allowing three straight hits to kick off the ninth, Pedro Feliz hit...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 04, 2008FUN FACTS: BREWERS VS. PHILLIES
Ted Bauer...8 seconds. Side note: some teammates call him "Pineapple Express." Ha. Seth Rogen! (5) Brewers closer Salomon Torres is a pretty devout Jehovah's Witness. (6) Phillies catcher Chris Coste has two books in...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 30, 2008Brewers' crushing loss could have been avoided
...For two outs, that didn't matter, but then, very quickly -- in a span of eight Salomon Torres pitches -- it did matter. Double, single, single and then a Geovany Soto homer, on a fastball...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 19, 2008
Cutting ties with Quentin, Webb, strugglers
Eric KarabellMad at Carlos Quentin? Hardly. On the contrary, I like to take positive outlooks on things. Sure, it would have been nice had Quentin continued his MV...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 09, 2008
EXPLORE RELATED TOPICS
TOP SEARCHES IN NOVEMBER
Bowl Projections tops ESPN.com searches in November. Did "salomon torres" make the list?
INTERNET EXPLORER 8
Microsoft Windows Internet Explorer 8 is faster, easier, and safer than ever.
Accelerators let you map directions, translate words, email your friends, and more in just a few mouse clicks.
Web Slices Keep up with changes to the sites you care about most. Add a Web Slice and you won't have to go back to the same website again and again for updates on news, stock quotes, online auctions, weather, or even sports scores.