Because I am about to lay it on you semi-hard. Not only am I a Yankees fan, but I have been following the looming issues that the team is now facing while the bubble continued to grow during the season. Now it seems to be bursting. It all started in the beginning of July 2007, […]
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Contributor Paul Schackman predicted it. On August 1st, he wrote that Andruw Jones would have the door closed on him this off season after the Braves acquired Mark Teixeira [Thumbs up or down for Boras ?]. Jones made $13.5 million this past year, and the Braves were just not interested in Boras’ demand for approximately […]
As of this week, I will be writing a new weekly column. I often see many stories which have an impact on the industry but are never strong enough to warrant an in depth article. So every week I will be writing “The Wash Up”, which will include a brief critique about several stories that […]
Scott Boras likes to stick his nose in everything: from attempting to transform the World Series into a best out of 9 game series to apparently discussing business with the suspected future owner of the Chicago Cubs. Will Leitch, author of Deadspin, wrote a piece on the apparent talks between Boras and John Canning (the […]
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What A Summer!!!
When people think of summer, people think of the beach, vacations and baseball. That is before this summer. This one has been one for the ages, and to be honest, it has been a disgrace to all sports fans. For the longest time Barry Bonds and his homerun chase ruled the summer, and just when […]
The August 15th midnight deadline has come and gone. Last time we updated this thread (6 days before the deadline), slot values had still been down across the board and 22 of the top 100 picks had not yet signed. In addition 13 of the 22 were first rounders. Let’s just say that August 15th […]
Rick Ankiel was called up from Triple-A Memphis this past Thursday. Since then, he has hit 3 homeruns. The thing is that Ankiel was never known for his power. Coming out of high school, the St. Louis Cardinals were able to persuade Ankiel away from signing with the University of Miami by offering him a […]
And now for some weekend video pleasure… To celebrate Barry Bonds’ record-breaking homerun on Tuesday, the people at Super Deluxe thought it would be interesting to ponder what Major League Baseball would be like without the controversial homerun leader. Check out the clip below to see how the Barry void gets filled. We love you, […]
Last time this subject was touched on, we were a month away from the deadline for MLB teams to sign their 2007 draft picks [2007 MLB Amateur Draft Signing Bonuses – Update]. Time has elapsed, and the August 15th deadline is drawing near. In 6 days, MLB teams will either sign their picks or those […]
So last night, Barry Bonds finally hit home run number 756 and since it seems that much of the sports world had been waiting with bated breath, I figured the issue might be worth delving into; more particularly to consider what his agent will (or won’t) be getting from the record. Typically the eclipsing of […]