Details: Jorge Posada signs a four-year, $52.4m deal to stay with the Yankees. Optimist’s argument: Unthinkable for him to be in another uniform, Posada has had a great career with…
November 2007
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Details: Francisco Cordero agrees a four year, $46 million contract with the Reds (with a $12m club option). Optimist’s argument: The Reds have got to start their rebuilding somewhere and…
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Details: Torii Hunter joins the Angels on a five-year deal, worth $90 million. Optimist’s argument: They may have won the AL West at a canter in 2007, but that’s not…
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“Babe: The Legend Comes to Life†by Robert W. Creamer, (Fireside, 1992), 443 pages. Even the most baseball-belittling Brit has heard of Babe Ruth. He is recognised the world over…
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One of the great joys of baseball, particularly for British fans keen to learn as much as possible about it, is that the sport has been the inspiration for countless…
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Shocking news to wake up to this morning. Joe Kennedy passed away yesterday at the age of twenty-eight, leaving behind a young family. It’s hard not to think back five…
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Details: Mike Lowell agrees to stay with the Red Sox, signing a 3 year, $37.5m deal. Optimist’s argument: Why break up a winning combination? Lowell played a major part in…
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(Note – this is the first of a new format where I will be rating the most interesting free agent deals that are agreed over the off-season as they are…
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The Barry Bonds saga hit a new low this week with the announcement that he has been indicted by a federal grand jury on four counts of perjury and one…
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To no great surprise, Jake Peavy has just been confirmed as the NL Cy Young award winner. It was a unanimous decision, with all thirty-two voters placing the Padres’ ace…