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Wednesday, November 25, 2009 |
OT: Happy Thanksgiving
From 6-4-2 World Headquarters, Happy Thanksgiving. It's been a fairly quiet offseason around here, and I imagine it will probably be a quiet Turkey Day weekend. Hoping it's a happy one for you and your families.
Labels: offtopic
White Sox To Relieve Dodgers Of $500k Worth Of Andruw Jones' Salary
The Dodgers may have another $3.2M remaining on the last year of Andruw Jones' contract, but the White Sox will pay him $500,000 in 2010 to see whether he's still got something in the tank. He also has incentive clauses that could make him up to $1M in performance bonuses.
Labels: dodgers, ex-dodgers, white sox
Tuesday, November 24, 2009 |
Angels Release Rex Hudler, Steve Physioc
Hard to imagine where this came from; the Angels have tolerated both for so long.
"We are going in a different direction next season and will use single announcing teams on TV and radio that will include Rory Markas and Mark Gubicza on Fox Sports West and KCOP and Terry Smith and Jose Mota calling the action on radio (KLAA AM 830). We believe this approach will create greater consistency on our telecasts, as well as a deeper familiarity with fans and viewers. We would like to thank Rex Hudler and Steve Physioc for their contributions through the years and we wish each of them well."As far as I'm concerned, neither Hudler nor Physioc were top-flight major league announcers. The TV crew going forward will be Rory Markus and Marc Gubicza, and the radio announcers will be Terry Smith and Jose Mota.
Via HH.
Sunday, November 22, 2009 |
Pickoff Moves
Some stuff that may have lately transpired... some old, some new.
Mike Napoli, Baseball's Worst Defensive Catcher
Really? Even worse than Jorge Posada? Apparently so, according to a post at Driveline Mechanics. Jeff Mathis is also net negative runs defensively (-2.0), but still better than Napoli. Russell Martin at -3.3 is also sub-par. Gerald Laird, lately of the Tigers, ranked best (+13.3 total runs). Crazy.Torii Hunter To Have Surgery To Repair Sports Hernia
I always figured a sports hernia was a euphemism for some kind of testicular injury, but no; it's a consequence of a rupture where the abdominal muscles are thin rather than stemming from a lack of strength. Torii Hunter will have surgery to repair his, and should be back in plenty of time for spring training.Dallas McPherson Signs Minor League Deal With Oakland
... according to Jerry Krasnick. He had back surgery in July, and missed the rest of the season with the Giants' minor league affiliate in Fresno. Hard to believe he's only 29.Dodgers Move Luis Guerra, Three Others To 40-Man Roster
The Dodgers added Luis Guerra and three others to the 40-man roster prior to the deadline; the others were Ivan De Jesus, Jr., Trayvon Robinson, and Kenley Jansen.Labels: angels, dodgers, injuries, sabermetrics, transactions
Saturday, November 21, 2009 |
Scott Spiezio's Irvine Luxury Condo In Default?
I got a tip from long-time reader Ted Hsieh that Scott Spiezio's Irvine condo is being sold due to default (the default part is a legal notice in the Irvine World News, no link available), with the amount in question $1,344,318.38. The 2,685 sq. ft. condo has a city lights view.
Labels: ex-angels
Thursday, November 19, 2009 |
Tim Lincecum Wins Second Straight NL Cy Young
Cubs Ship Aaron Heilman To Arizona
Thus tweeted Carrie Muskat, caught by Mike Emeigh at BTF. The 30-year-old Heilman was a source of constant frustration for Helen, so I was expecting to see Eric Byrnes as the return on this trade. Instead, AZ Snake Pit says the Cubs are getting a pair of minor leaguers, LHP Scott Maine and INF Ryne White.
Labels: cubs, diamondbacks, trades, transactions
Dodgers Cross Lackey Off Their Wish List, And It's Not Even December
Per Bill Shaikin's piece in the Times, but what's weirder is the by-now ridiculous comment from Bud Selig on the McCourt splitup:
Mannion said the divorce has not affected the club's day-to-day operations. Commissioner Bud Selig said Wednesday he believes the club is "in good hands" for now under McCourt, Colletti and Manager Joe Torre.Damning with faint praise?
Labels: dodgers
Wednesday, November 18, 2009 |
Catching Up On The Awards
- Monday: Rookies of the Year: Andrew Bailey, Oakland's closer; and Florida OF Chris Coghlan in a tight race.
- Yesterday: Zach Greinke won the AL Cy Young award
- Today: Managers of the Year: Jim Tracy (NL), and Mike Scioscia (AL).
Update: The Rockies extended Jim Tracy for three years; the coaching staff will be returned in its entirety as well.
Labels: angels, athletics, awards, managers, marlins, rockies, royals
Glenn Stout On Tom Yawkey
Jay Jaffe on Facebook turned me on to Glenn Stout's takedown of Tom Yawkey's less-than-convincing explanation as to why there wasn't a black player on the Red Sox until Pumpsie Green, whose rookie year of 1959 came 12 years after Jackie Robinson won the first Rookie of the Year award. The fact that Stout has a blog is, all by itself, is good to know.
Labels: history, jackie robinson, red sox
Thursday, November 12, 2009 |
Pickoff Moves
The Coolest: Dock Ellis' LSD No-No, Animated Version
Via Jon, who got it from Big League Stew: Dock Ellis throws a no-hitter whilst on acid:
Gawd, I loved the 70's. You pups who weren't around then don't know what you was missin'. (On the other hand, the Internet.)
Dodgers Spring Training 2010 Schedule
Open at home against co-tenants White Sox on March 6 (does that seem kinda late to you?), with one Cactus League game vs. the Angels at Camelback (March 22) and one at Tempe (March 15).Ethier, Kemp, Hunter All Win Silver Sluggers
Per the Times. (Here's links to stories about Hunter and Ethier/Kemp at MLB.com.) Long-term Matt Kemp now.Labels: angels, awards, dodgers, funny, padres, pirates, spring training
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