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Saturday Rockpile: More on the Trending Charlie Blackmon, Plus Jim Leyland's Back in Denver
Blackmon could eventually lead off | ColoradoRockies.com: NewsThomas Harding says Jim Tracy likes the idea of possibly easing Charlie Blackmon into the leadoff role. There are two things that immediately come to mind after reading this. First, I'd like to see how Blackmon handles pitchers during...
Royal Link Roundup: They're Playing Games Now
Royals: Royals counting on Escobar to raise the bar at shortstop - KansasCity.com Kings of Kauffman Prospect Rankings: #1 Eric Hosmer " Kings of Kauffman | A Kansas City Royals Blog Royalscentricity: Equating Your Royals To A Character In The Wire: The Joakim Soria Edition Royally Speaking: Yost...
Braves Graph of the Day: Bobby Cox Is Worth 1000 Words
I know we're all disappointed about what happened last night (or rather, what didn't happen). Let's just try to keep in mind that today is a day of celebration, and that we're still in the driver's seat. In that vein, I present to you this graph. I know a graph can't really sum up Bobby Cox's...
Braves Stats of the Day: The Greatness of Bobby Cox
I figured I'd get Bobby Cox Weekend started off a little early with some fun comparisons between Bobby and his most successful contemporaries. Below, I look at the six active managers other than Bobby (counting Lou Piniella as "active") with at least 1,000 wins, and see what they'd have to do to...
2009 SBN Baseball Awards: AL Manager of the Year
This week, we'll be posting the results for each of Major League Baseball's regular season awards, as voted upon by the SB Nation baseball bloggers. Today's announcement is for the 2009 Manager of the Year balloting. Each SB Nation blog was given two ballots to fill out, voting for awards in the...
Morning Prowl: Playoff Tickets, Metrodome Conflicts, Ernie's Speech, and the Roar of '84
Remember, playoff tickets for the first-round division series go on sale today at tigers.com, beginning at 10 a.m. EST. Are you buying? (And does it not feel right to be doing so before the playoffs are, you know, official?) You can also buy tickets via phone at 1-866-66-TIGER. And who had...
BYB Funhouse: Fill in the Caption
Judging from this picture taken before yesterday's Tigers-Blue Jays game, Jim Leyland had a pretty good feeling about his team's chances. Or was he thinking or feeling something else? What are you hiding behind those dark shades, Mr. Leyland?
Jim Leyland on ESPN Baseball Today Podcast
Tigers manager Jim Leyland was interviewed for the latest episode of ESPN's "Baseball Today" podcast. Host Peter Pascarelli calls Leyland his "favorite guy in baseball," and they've known each other for quite a while. Among the topics discussed in the interview: Miguel Cabrera's development. "I...
Lunchtime Prowl: Pinch-Hitting For Everett, Magglio's 2010 Option, Rios in White Sox, and Steroids Fatigue
After last night's 6-5 loss to the Red Sox, Jim Leyland said he didn't pinch-hit for Adam Everett in the eighth inning, because he thought Everett would put the ball in play. Ramon Santiago and Ryan Raburn weren't better options, in his mind, and Alex Avila just wasn't going to be used. Samara...
Rumor Control for a Monday Morning
Well, this is the week. With four days left before the deadline, rumors are flying in all directions and we're here to do our best to try and stay on top of them. -For starters, the Dodgers wasted no time shooting down yesterday's report that they were close to a deal that would have sent James...
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