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Florida Marlins Always Suspected Philadelphia Phillies of Sign Stealing
Posted: 14th May 2010 by Joseph Jones in MLB
As it turns out, the Florida Marlins had suspected the Phillies were guilty of stealing signs long before the Philadelphia bullpen coach was caught gazing through binoculars at Coors Field earlier in the week, which has led to a reprimand from Major League Baseball.
"We've always had our suspicions," said Marlins manager Fredi Gonzalez.
Gonzalez said that the way the tiered bullpens are configured in Philadelphia, ...
So far this season has been, shall we say, "uncomfortable" for the Boston Red Sox and their fans. The pitchers being paid tens of millions of dollars to get people out aren’t getting people out. The hitters making tens of millions of dollars aren’t hitting, and the fielders on this team supposedly built to prevent runs are seemingly providing Boston’s opponents with 30 outs a game. Simply put, ...
Seattle’s Mercurial OF Bradley Takes Leave Of Absence From Team
Posted: 5th May 2010 by Joseph Jones in MLB
Milton Bradley has asked the Seattle Mariners management for help in dealing with personal issues. Rather unsurprisingly, that was the breaking news out of Seattle tonight.
Bradley met with manager Don Wakamatsu and GM Jack Zduriencik on Wednesday morning and told the pair "I need your help."
Zduriencik says the team will do whatever it can to help Bradley.
Bradley told the Mariners management that his issues have ...
Could a Poor Red Sox Season Have Long-Term Financial Effects on the Franchise?
Posted: 3rd May 2010 by Joseph Jones in MLB
For Red Sox fans, there weren’t too many things to cheer about in the month of April.
The team got off to a horrendous start, plagued by a surprising lack of pitching and a not so surprising lack of offensive punch.
David Ortiz is once again showing himself to be “Big Pop-up” as opposed to “Big Papi,” and the offseason acquisitions of Marco Scutaro, Adrian Beltre, and Mike Cameron have provided minimal ...