Bereaved

I’m wearing a black armband today. My grief is unshakeable. After some five years of on-and-off subscription, I’ve been thrown off of Lee Sinins’ Around the Majors mailing list for taking issue with his complaint regarding the loopholes in MLB’s bereavement list: 3) The Dodgers called up P Aaron Sele, placed P Odalis Perez on …

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And Now for Something Completely Different…

…three things that have very little to do with each other: • This is idiotic. Due to last night’s rainout in Boston, the Yanks are reshuffling their rotation. Shawn Chacon, who was supposed to pitch, has been bumped until Saturday to keep Randy Johnson and Mike Mussina on their five-day routines — no problem there …

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Billion Dollar Babies

Forbes Magazine‘s independent survey of the game’s financial landscape, “The Business of Baseball” report, was published on Thursday both at the mag’s website and at ESPN. The report literally contains a wealth of information for any fan interested in the dollar signs which drive the game, and is required reading for any informed discussion on …

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