Category Archives: Baseball

The Best (and Worst) Baseball Free Agent Contract of the Offseason (So Far)

A couple of days ago, I talked a little about how a few of the baseball free agent contracts signed this offseason might seem completely insane at first glance, but might not be so nutty when you look deeper, and when … Continue reading

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Why Some Ridiculous Baseball Contracts Kind Of Make Sense These Days

        Last month, when the Nelson Cruz signing was first reported, my first reaction was a spit take, and a facepalm, and not necessarily in that order. The Mariners gave the 34-year-old former Oriole slugger a four-year, … Continue reading

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The Great Greg White Debate (That Isn’t So Great, Actually)

        If you missed the big Giants Twitter controversy this afternoon…well, it probably means you had way better things to do than scan social media sites for the latest beat writer battle with Internet trolls. If that’s … Continue reading

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Black Friday Fallout: The Josh Donaldson Trade

        You’ll have to forgive A’s fans for having to be talked off the ledge this morning. The Oakland A’s have a long and (for their fans) frustrating history of trading their young stars just before they … Continue reading

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Giants-Pirates Wild Card Rundown

If the 2010 Giants were “Torture”, then the 2014 Giants are “Vomiting In My Mouth a Little”. The Giants just finished a thoroughly frustrating roller coaster ride of a season where they combined stretches of utter dominance with weeks where … Continue reading

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