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The price for Toronto’s Scott Downs is way too high

July 28, 2010 – 12:05 pm

According a number of baseball trade deadline rumor reports, like this one from the New York Post,Toronto is asking the Red Sox for either Casey Kelly or Jose Igelesias in a trade for set up man Scott Downs That’s way too much for a set up man.  Yes, the Sox bullpen is a mess other [...]

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What we know from the first half of the 2010

July 15, 2010 – 10:04 pm

So we’re at the all-star break (actually one game into the unofficial second half by the time I get this posted) and the first half has had its highlights (Nava’s grand slam, Daniel Bard) and lowlights (Pedroia’s injury, Beltre’s secret desire to be a linebacker).  There is much that we know now.  Among them… Theo [...]

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Dice-K Returns Tonight. So Who Goes?

May 22, 2009 – 7:48 am

Dice-K is scheduled to be activated and pitch tonight against the Mets.  Of course, that means that a pitcher needs to be sent down to the minors to make room for him.  Who should that be? There’s really two options.  Hunter Jones or Daniel Bard I think we’re all impressed with how Bard has performed [...]

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