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The Atlanta Braves needed a right-handed power bat and a first baseman. In one signing today, they accomplished both. According to FOXSports.comÆs Ken Rosenthal, the Braves have signed Troy Glaus to a one-year contract. Terms of this deal have not been disclosed yet, but it seems to be a very incentive-laden deal. I really like this move by the Braves. I had Glaus as my second best low-risk, high-reward hitter of the offseason. Here ...

When John Calipari took over the UMass Basketball program in 1988 he said he wanted to ôCreate a love affair with the community and their basketball team.ö Many people thought he was nuts. Afterall, he was essentially starting from scratch. Seven years later, Calipari took UMass from a start-up to one of the best basketball teams in the country. I reference this because exactly one year ago today, The Ghost of ...

Florida Marlins ace Josh Johnson is really not happy these days. According to a report by Miamicityofchamps.com , Johnson is ôbeyond pissedö that the Marlins offered free agent Cuban pitcher Aroldis Chapman a five-year deal. ôWeÆre told that Johnson is upset because David Samson and the Marlins front office has always said that they refrain from offering five-year contracts to pitchers, and now it has gone public that the team is offering ...

The Mariners have been really active this offseason havenÆt they? They continued making moves today, this time doing business with the Toronto Blue Jays. As reported by FOXSports.comÆs Ken Rosenthal , the Blue Jays have traded RHP Brandon League to the Mariners in exchange for RHP Brandon Morrow. The Blue Jays will also be sending another prospect to the Mariners to complete the deal. á The other prospect coming the Mariners to complete ...

To the surprise of nobody who closely follows the game of baseball, The New York Yankees will be paying baseballÆs luxury tax yet again. However, this year they are alone in that honor. According to the Associated Press, the Yankees will be the lone team paying baseballÆs luxury tax in 2009 and will pay nearly $25.69 million in tax. The Yankees must pay the tax to the office of the commissioner ...

One of the many skills I have, is the ability to give advice. Any office I have ever worked in, my co-workers have always come to me for career, life advice, etcàWhy this is, I have no idea. Perhaps I look like I know what I am talking about. I also get stopped at least three times a week walking the streets of New York City and get asked to help with ...

The trade that was 11 days in the making will never happen. An MLB source has told the Boston GlobeÆs Peter Abraham that Boston Red Sox 3B Mike Lowell needs thumb surgery and the trade with the Texas Rangers is now off. Lowell will require surgery on the radial collateral ligament in his right thumb. Lowell will have surgery after Christmas and is expected to need 6-8 weeks of recovery time. So what ...

Now that the big four-team trade between the Philadelphia Phillies, Seattle Mariners, Toronto Blue Jays, and Oakland AÆs is officially completed, itÆs time to take a look at some of the fallout from the trade. One of the players moved in the trade was 1B/3B Brett Wallace from Oakland to Toronto. While Wallace came up in the St. Louis CardinalsÆ organization as a third baseman, he is widely viewed as a first ...

Now that the big four-team trade between the Philadelphia Phillies, Seattle Mariners, Toronto Blue Jays, and Oakland AÆs is officially completed, itÆs time to take a look at some of the fallout from the trade. One of the players moved in the trade was 1B/3B Brett Wallace from Oakland to Toronto. While Wallace came up in the St. Louis CardinalsÆ organization as a third baseman, he is widely viewed as a first ...

There are a lot of differences between Johnny Damon and Jason Bay. Damon is left-handed and Bay is right-handed. Damon has two World Series rings and Bay has zero. DamonÆs game is based primarily on speed and BayÆs game is based primarily on power. Damon is flamboyant and likes to speak his mind, while Bay speaks softly and carries a big stick. Bay and Damon have more similarities than you ...