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Is Scott Boras The Secret To The Washington Nationals’ Success?

The Washington Nationals are contenders to win the 2012 World Series.  Take a second to think long and hard about that statement.  Since the Montreal Expos became the Washington Nationals in 2005, the team has never finished better than 3rd place in the National League East (in 2011).  From 2005-2010, only one time did the […]

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Jayson Werth Was Not Free-Agent-Napped By Scott Boras

Last week, Jayson Stark of ESPN.com wrote the following: Scott Boras’ latest attempt to free-agent-nap another marquee player — in this case, as first reported by Fox’s Ken Rosenthal, Mets dynamo Jose Reyes — was nothing new, other agents say. Now, technically, there is nothing illegal about it, as long as Boras reports all contact with […]

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Shabbat Shalom: Friday Wrap-Up (2/4/2011)

Next Wednesday (February 9) is my birthday, when I will officially turn 26-years-young.  I will be on a flight during the day, and arrive in New Orleans on time to attend a reception for the Tulane Baseball Arbitration Competition.  Thereafter, I will certainly celebrate at the bars.  If you are in New Orleans, come find […]

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Shabbat Shalom: Friday Wrap-Up (12/17/2010)

I feel honored to be nominated as the Top Sports Social Media Professional of 2010.  It is a very impressive list of professionals with a variety of backgrounds.  If you enjoy my work on this site and my Tweets, cast a vote in my direction.  And this blog feels very honored to be up for Top […]

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Does Scott Boras Ever Feel Conflicted?

I started reading the website HardballTalk a couple of weeks ago, after a partner at the law firm I am working at told me that it is one of his favorite places to go to find baseball information.  Since then, I have been hooked.  I especially enjoy it when Craig Calcaterra, a former lawyer, talks […]

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Insanity in the Nation’s Capital: Is Jayson “Werth” $126 Million?

A lot of money was spent in Washington on Sunday, just not in the typical way. Admittedly, I haven’t done a great job on posting here in recent months. But sometimes a story will come along that screams out to me, and I feel obligated to write about it. The signing of Jayson Werth to […]