I posted a column the other day about Tiki Barber’s thoughts on the New York Giants Super Bowl run. He came off as very placid, happy for his old team. However, in a revealing article by Ian O’Connor, there’s a much different side. Tiki is furious at the perception that he was [...]
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To my good friend Tim Sharobem: Easy with the conspiracy theory Oliver Stone. Buster Olney is far from a mouthpiece of the New York Yankees, if anything he’s slightly anti-Yankee. (In fact, earlier in the decade he built his fame on Yankee-bashing, though to his credit he’s toned that down a lot over the [...]
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MLB Trade Rumors cites the following from a blog entry by ESPN’s Buster Olney:
“The Twins tried to re-engage the Yankees Monday night, calling and asking, again, for Hughes to be in a package. The Yankees said no, and the Twins then asked, instead, for Chien-Ming Wang and Ian Kennedy, and the Yankees said no.”
…The average [...]
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If you liked the Johan Santana sweepstakes but didn’t enjoy how long it was strung out, this is the trade rumor for you…
A few days ago, Nets point guard Jason Kidd and his agent requested a trade, preferably to a championship contender. Nets management, who have grown tired of Kidd and his negative attitude, [...]
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ESPN’s Page 2 polled fans asking what their reaction was to Tuesday’s trade between the Mets and Twins. As of 11,659 votes, here are the results:
36% Mets got him on the cheap.
33% At least he didn’t go to the Yankees or Red Sox.
8% WE’RE GOING TO THE WORLD SERIES!!!
23% I just stabbed [...]
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At Sports Illustrated’s website they have a casting of actors who could be assembled to make a movie about Super Bowl XLII.
Pretty funny.
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How much is the top prospect in a team’s organization worth?
Is it millions of dollars? How about twenty days?
On January 10, I wrote how I would be terrible GM. Essentially, I lauded Omar Minaya for his restraint in not incorporating outfield prospect Fernando Martinez in trade talks with Minnesota-when it was revealed that including [...]
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The always informative Bob Klapisch wrote a story in this morning’s Bergen Record, which states the story about how he believes the Mets came to acquire Johan Santana. In it, Klapisch states that the Mets owe the Yankees a big fat thank you for stepping aside.
Wow. If this story is true, then in my opinion, [...]
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After a whirlwind off-season, the time has finally come. Johan Santana has been traded. No, not to the Yankees, or the Red Sox, but the New York Mets. Yes, those same New York Mets who were always considered a distant third in the running for Mr. Santana’s services. No, we didn’t give up Jose Reyes. [...]
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