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Mark Buehrle, agent trash Marlins front office

With the megadeal between the Toronto Blue Jays and the Miami Marlins completed, Mark Buehrle and his agent Jeff Berry trashed the Marlins front office for trading Buerhle after they allege that the Marlins said that Buerhle wouldn't be traded. “I’m upset with how things turned out in Miami,” Buehrle said. “Just like the fans […]

Giants players mimic Hunter Pence’s NLDS speech

Before game three of the NLDS between the Giants and Reds, Giants right fielder Hunter Pence gave the team an inspired speech in the clubhouse that was apparently good enough to make the Giants win ten out of their next 13 games and the World Series. Well, on the Giants World Series DVD that was […]

What do MLB fans have to be thankful for?

Here in America, Thanksgiving is tomorrow. It's that time of year where we all give thanks for what we're appreciative of having in our lives, and then proceed to eat a truckload of food. Typical American gluttony…but anyway, it's one of the major holidays here, and it falls criminally under the radar due to it […]

Dugout Digest – gobble gobble

The week of Thanksgiving is usually pretty dead in the MLB offseason, but this year, we've actually had a solid amount of activity. A pair of pitchers went off the market and re-signed with their current teams: Jeremy Guthrie with the Royals, and Hiroki Kuroda with the Yankees. Keeping things in the AL East, the […]

Conference expansion MLB-style

If you follow college football even a little bit, you know that conference expansion and realignment is all the rage right now.  This trend has been going on for the last year or two in the NCAA, but it received new life with the recent news that Rutgers and Maryland would be jumping to the […]

News Corp acquires 49% of YES Network

News Corp, the behemoth company that owns Fox and formerly owned the Los Angeles Dodgers, has purchased 49% of the YES Network, which exclusively airs New York Yankee games in the New York area media market. This is flying under the radar, but it's a pretty big deal. With News Corp now as the majority […]

John GIbbons hired as Blue Jays manager

The Toronto Blue Jays have hired John Gibbons as their manager, as reported in the wee hours of the morning by Bob Elliott. Gibbons managed Toronto from 2004 to 2008, finishing with a 305-305 record and finishing out of the division's basement in each of the three full seasons he managed the team (his 2004 […]

Dugout Digest – the market is forming

It's not even Thanksgiving yet, but a lot of the middle tier free agents are falling off of the market, especially in the outfield, with Melky Cabrera signing with Toronto and Juan Pierre heading back to Miami. The week of Thanksgiving is usually a downtime for free agents, so we're only going to bring you […]

The worst MVP votes of the last five years

MVP awards always generates plenty of debate and this year was certainly no exception. Whether you were pro Trout or pro Cabrera, you have to admit that both players had great seasons. However, without fail each voting year brings with it at least one or more writers who seemingly have no clue as to what […]

Melky Cabrera signs with Toronto Blue Jays

The Toronto Blue Jays continued their transformation this offseason, signing former Giants outfielder Melky Cabrera to a two year deal worth $16 million. Cabrera was suspended for 50 games last season after a positive test for an elevated testosterone level. Suspension aside, 2012 was a great year for Cabrera. His .346 batting average led the […]

Cardinals, Mets introduce new alternate jerseys for 2013

The St Louis Cardinals and New York Mets have both jumped on the alternate jersey bandwagon for the 2013 season. The new Cardinals jersey will be worn for Saturday home games and is a tribute to the team's 1932 jersey. It features "St Louis" on the front of the jersey for the first time in […]

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