Crawdads Alumni Report September 14
Daily highlights involving former Crawdads players throughout professional baseball.
A Chicago Cubs Blog
Saturday Starters: Hamilton, Garza, Coffey
...just in
Oct 27, 2011; St. Louis, MO, USA; Texas Rangers left fielder Josh Hamilton (32) prior to game six of the 2011 World Series against the St. Louis Cardinals at Busch Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Dennis Wierzbicki-US...
the 2012-16 CBA: the more you know
...just in
your mind is no doubt drifting towards the upcoming pitchers and catchers report date (february 18th!).
and while roy oswalt waits to see if the cardinals can convince the local pawn shop/check cashing...
Up all hours talking baseball, cardboard & collecting
Hanging out with 2012 Topps
2 hours ago
This will probably be my last 2012 Topps analysis post. I'm running out of things to say about the cards, and I know how quickly people get bored these days. The cards have been out for -- what, four days?...
Chicago Cubs Online - A Site For The Cubs Fan Faithful
Avoiding Arbitration, a Minor League Signing ... and Other Cubs News and Notes
2 hours ago
The Cubs crossed another task from their off-season to-do list Friday when they agreed to terms on a one-year deal with Matt Garza. The Cubs and Garza avoided arbitration just before his scheduled hearing...
Talking Baseball and Baseball Cards while focusing on the 70's and 80's
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‘unclemoe’ Sends Over Some Great Gifts!!!!
2 hours ago
‘unclemoe’ Sends Over Some Great Gifts!!!! ‘unclemoe’ and I have become buddies of sorts. We both have a fine appreciation for this sport and hobby, and we both admire each other’s...
Blow Out the Candles February 4
3 hours ago
"Savoir Faire', Denis Savard is celebrating his 51st birthday today.2006-07 UD Ultimate Signatures #US-DSFamed aviator, Charles Lindbergh was born in Detroit, Michigan on this date in 1902.1930
Providing collectors with up-to-date news and fake sports card information
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Card of the Day: Eli Manning 2004 Playoff Contenders Rookie Ticket Auto
3 hours ago
Filed under: Card of the Day
MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com
Quick Hits: Veras, Garza, Harper, Playoffs
3 hours ago
Some links as Friday turns into Saturday... There has been no progress in contract talks between the Brewers and reliever Jose Veras, reports MLB.com Adam McCalvy. As our Arbitration Tracker shows, the...
Specializing in Mets Minor Leaguers, the draft, and dead people.
Baseball: Jameson Taillon, Juan Pierre, Manny Ramirez, Mark Cuban
4 hours ago
Jameson Taillon hasbeen surpassed by Cole as the best pitching prospect in the system but it’seasy to envision the two sitting atop the Pirates starting rotation withinthree to four seasons. The Pirates’...
A Kansas City Royals Blog
Alex Gordon Arbitration Hearing Date Set
4 hours ago
Alex Gordon is going to cash in, one way or another. Mandatory Credit: Brace Hemmelgarn-US PRESSWIRE
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Sketch Card #14 - 1954 Jumbo
5 hours ago
While I feel bad about being two weeks behind on my self-imposed Card Show post schedule, I am more than two months behind in posting my sketch cards. So tonight I'll procrastinate on one by...
Boston sports blog: Red Sox, Patriots, Celtics, Bruins, and more.
Friday Rambling: Peyton, A-Rod, and LeBron…What’s My Problem with the Best?
5 hours ago
With Peyton Manning announcing that he has been cleared to play next season, there has been no shortage of coverage on the topic. And it’s not without justification–an NFL with Big Manning is probably...
A blog about the Washington Nationals.
Washington Nationals Friday Night Notes: More Rizzo On Edwin Jackson, 2012 Nats' Rotation.
5 hours ago
• More From Rizzo On MLB Network Radio: D.C. GM Mike Rizzo was asked if he'd walk MLB Network Radio hosts Kevin Kennedy and Jim Duquette through the Nationals' thought process in signing...
Musings of a Card Collector
Will Greg Oden Ever Play Again?
6 hours ago
I saw this over the news wire: Oden Undergoes Knee Procedure I can’t even imagine what is going through not only his mind, but his agent’s and the GM of the Trailblazers. This is going to...
Identity Fraud Still A Problem For MLB
7 hours ago
Tyler Kepner of the NY Times had an interesting article that discussed the ongoing problem of identity fraud in major league baseball. When Sandy Alderson traveled to the Dominican Republic in 2010 to...
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The Card Beat: Sports Collectibles News for February 3, 2012
7 hours ago
Updates on my Sports Memorabilia collecting hobby, including through the mail autograph successes and in person autograph signings. Feel free to email me with questions: droidtrader@gmail.com.
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My "Wife's Autographs" from TwinsFest - Friday Night
7 hours ago
Although she has become a baseball and Twins fan, my wife isn't much of a collector, and certainly doesn't collect autographs. When the whole family goes to TwinsFest, my wife and I each take one...
An intersection of two of my passions: baseball cards and the Baltimore Orioles. Updated daily? Let's hope. Each day I'll post a scan of one of my Orioles cards and allow my thoughts on said card to pour out. It might be childhood memories, an anecdote from the player's career, or musings on the aesthetics of the card. (Larry Sheets' mustache is fair game.) Ideally, this blog will be a companion piece to my Orioles Uniform Number site, NumerOlogy.
Vintage Fridays: Andy Etchebarren, 1967 Topps #457
7 hours ago
This is most probably my favorite Andy Etchebarren card. I love the angle, which makes it look like's rearing back to fire the ball right through the frame at me. The block-lettering "Orioles" doesn't...
The Yankees, the Mets, and Major League Baseball
For Marlins, and Charity, Reyes Cuts His Hair
7 hours ago
Jose Reyes sat in a barber's chair during a live show on the MLB Network and came into compliance with the Marlins longtime policy prohibiting long hair. The shorn dreadlocks were to be auctioned.
A New York Yankees Blog
Open Thread: Sweaty Freddy
9 hours ago
Your browser does not support iframes. I remember hating the move when it happening, but one year ago today the Yankees signed Freddy Garcia off the scrap heap. The deal worked out better than anyone could...
February Contest Part 4: Keeping me in stitches
9 hours ago
I know most people don't like manupatches. I know most people don't like manupatches. I know most people don't like manupatches.There, I got it out of my system.Knowing the above information, I still bought...
Blue Jays and Bloggers
10 hours ago
Mike Cormack, over at Sportsnet.ca, has a story up about the changing relationship between the Jays and those of us that blog about them, and he quotes Andrew Stoeten from Drunk Jay Fans, Ian...
A Cincinatti Reds Blog
Ranking the NLC Second Basemen: Brandon Phillips and Rickie Weeks Atop
10 hours ago
In the continuing ranking of all the NL Central projected starters, we find ourselves at second base. There’s a pair that are above the other four, a third that’s awfully close to the top and...
Rojas: The Jays Are Finalists for Manny
10 hours ago
According to Enrique Rojas of ESPN Deportes, via Hardball Talk, the Jays are one of three teams-- the other being the A's and the Orioles-- who are supposedly interested in the services of Manny Ramirez.Craig...
Collecting the Texas Rangers.
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Bummer...
10 hours ago
Well, Josh Hamilton had a news conference today to address rumors from the past couple of days that he had been seen drinking in a Dallas bar. What he said is that he did it, lied about it to Ian Kinsler,...
Laconic Commentary From A Yankeeland Zealot
Dread Pirate Reyes Gets A Trim
11 hours ago
Via the AP - Along with a new uniform, Jose Reyes is getting a new look. The All-Star shortstop, who has let his dreadlocks grow since 2007, planned a nationally televised haircut Friday on the MLB Network....
"Type" collectors seek out 1 card from every existing set, past, present, and future. My personal collection ups the challenge by focusing exclusively on cards numbered 5 and this blog profiles each one.
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Type Site: Night Owl Cards (and its first look at 2012 Topps)
11 hours ago
Props to fellow card blogger Night Owl for an early look at 2012 Topps. His post captures their quantitative leap in player photos, a few of which I borrowed for commentary.I don't blame collectors who...
a Los Angeles Dodgers blog
Todd Coffey Sprints to Los Angeles
11 hours ago
So here’s a thing that I can guarantee you that you absolutely did not see coming: according to Ken Rosenthal, the Dodgers have signed righty reliever Todd Coffey to a one-year, $1.3m deal, with...
MetsBlog.com features the latest Mets rumors, player movement, and news circulating around the Internet, as well as Mets related insights and opinions by Matthew Cerrone and his team of guest bloggers.
Banker doesn’t think the Mets need bankruptcy protection
11 hours ago
In a recent appearance on Forbes SportsMoney on the YES Network, Sal Galatioto, the President of Galatioto Sports Partners LLC opined the Mets will probably not require bankruptcy protection in the short...
REVIEW: If the Cardinals could add anyone, whom should they add?
11 hours ago
Last week I asked the question, “If the Cardinals could add anyone, whom should they add?” I was curious to see which active player — with accompanying contract — Cards fans desire the...
Watching The New England Sports Media
The Super Bowl Weekend Megalinks
12 hours ago
Let’s do some linkage on this Super Bowl Weekend. The Weekend Viewing Picks have my sports and entertainment suggestions. Time for your links. As you can imagine, many of the stories will deal with...
The Thing With The Teams In That Sport
12 hours ago
Ever since the final play of that Super Bowl four years ago, I told myself that if the Pats and Giants met again, I'd root for the Pats this time. It made sense--now the Giants will have had the upper...
Photo: Wally Backman and Jenrry Mejia Chatting
12 hours ago
More than a blog
“Take Back the Park” Has Intended Effect
12 hours ago
The Washington Nationals stirred up some publicity earlier this morning by beginning the sale of single-game tickets for one singular series, May 4-6 versus our beloved Fightin’ Phils. It wasn’t...
Brew Crew Ball Community Prospect Rankings: Vote For #14
13 hours ago
Santo Manzanillo beat out a closely bunched field yesterday, so here's where we stand:
Wily Peralta
Taylor Jungmann
Tyler Thornburg
Taylor Green
Jed Bradley
Scooter Gennett
Logan Schafer
Michael Fiers
Jorge...
It’s just crazy talk…
13 hours ago
I don’t get the discusion about what the Colts should do regarding Peyton Manning. Why would they do anything but keep him around? I say this for a few reasons. - He is THE face of the franchise...
Red Sox Nation Crossword Puzzle Book, By Brendan Emmett Quigley
13 hours ago
I have been a fan of BEQ puzzles from the beginning. So, imagine my delight when I recently found out that he wrote an entire book for Red Sox fans. How had I missed this? I was finally able to track down...
Chicago Cubs News, Rumors and Commentary
Chicago Cubs Sign Ryan Rowland-Smith to a Minor League Contract
13 hours ago
The 29-year-old lefty toiled away at AAA for the Astros last year.
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An Unofficial Minnesota Twins Blog
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Twinkie Town 2012 Top 50...Round 47!
15 hours ago
Tony Davis had 50 of 188 votes (26%), winning the Forty-Sixth spot in this year's poll. Danny Lehmann was second with 33 votes, Jorge Polanco third (26) and Angel Mata and Jairo Perez tied for fourth with...
A long-suffering Cubs fan and her nationwide community rely on their sense of humor to make it though another Cubs season.
Susan G. Komen reverses course: Have Americans found their collective spine?
16 hours ago
So the Trib reported today that Susan G Komen for the Cure has reversed its decision to cut grants to Planned Parenthood for breast screening. Komen claimed it was because Planned Parenthood was under...
A daily account of the trials and tribulations of the New York Mets. Contact me at sinymets@aol.com
PSSSST, HEY BUDDY OVER HERE, WANNA BUY A SHARE OF A BIG LEAUGE BASEBALL TEAM?
16 hours ago
With Time Warner and Comcast reaching in to their deep pockets to help out their SNY partner the Skill Sets , it has all the earmarks of the old 3 Card Monte games you used to see around the ol’ Forty-Duce...
Beckett: "What goes on in the clubhouse should stay in the clubhouse"
17 hours ago
By Tim Britton
Bob Breidenbach
Appearing on MLB Network's "Intentional Talk" with Chris Rose and former Red Sox Kevin Millar on Thursday, Josh Beckett spoke out about the criticism Boston received early...
Friday Roundup: The “Super Bowl Sucks” Edition
17 hours ago
Not the Super Bowl in general. I'm American, so I naturally love watching the evolution of gladiatorial sports. No, I mean this Super Bowl specifically. There is literally nothing to like about it. Either...
The Roy Oswalt Drama Continues…..Red Sox Still an Option
17 hours ago
Mandatory Credit: Daniel Shirey-US PRESSWIRE Not even a mid-afternoon soap opera has the amount of drama that the Roy Oswalt sweepstakes have taken on this winter, especially over the past month. Oswalt...
An Oakland Athletics Fan Blog
Open Thread: The One With The Stadium, Lew Wolff, Fan Fest and Drunk Monkeys
18 hours ago
"I know there are a lot of people who have had questions about the moves that have been made, but I do like the front office stepping up, answering questions and showing that there is a path...
Willie Blair on baseball cards
18 hours ago
Willie Blair pitched twelve seasons in the major leagues for eight different teams. His best season was 1997 when he went 16-8 for Detroit. Now the pitching coach for the Fort Wayne Tin Caps in the Padres...
For Boston Sports and Sports Writing
Ward’s Shutout Gives Hurricanes First Season Sweep Over Bruins
19 hours ago
The Boston Bruins did just about everything they could against the Carolina Hurricanes Thursday night at the TD Garden. They won over 70 percent of their face-offs. They hit hard and often. And they ripped...
Flick Friday: Mr. Baseball
19 hours ago
Flick Friday is back and today we've got Mr. Baseball. This 1992 release tells the story of Jack Elliot (Tom Selleck), former Yankee star, who's career is in free fall. He gets sent to the Chunichi Dragons,...
A Minnesota Twins Blog
MLB History: Who is Ron Gardenhire? #Twins
21 hours ago
The original piranha Ron Gardenhire is not edgy. Ozzie Guillen is edgy. Ron Gardenhire does not get you excited about baseball. Ron Gardenhire is as interesting as a bucket of acorns. Yes, he has...
