Cleveland Indians’ closer Chris Perez ripped through the Miami Marlins on Saturday for his 13th save of the season and then decided to rip the Indians fans after the game. Here are some of Perez’s juicy nuggets of wisdom courtesy of the Cleveland Plain Dealer: “They booed me against the Mariners when I had two [...]
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After not making the Colorado Rockies’ roster out of spring training and not being able to latch on to a team, 3B Casey Blake has decided to call it a career. Blake played 13 years in the Major Leagues with the Toronto Blue Jays, Minnesota Twins, Baltimore Orioles, Cleveland Indians, and Los Angeles Dodgers and [...]
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Update: According to Jon Heyman of CBSSports.com, the Indians and Damon have agreed on a one-year, $1.25 million contract. The deal also includes a no-trade clause and Damon can earn another $1.4 million in incentives. Despite his defensive deficiencies, $1.25 million for Damon is a steal of a deal for the Indians. He’ll outperform his [...]
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There are 365 days in a year, but only one that counts and that’s Opening Day in baseball. And with all due respect to the games played in Japan and baseball’s Opening Night on Wednesday, Thursday was the real Opening Day. There’s nothing better than a slew of day baseball games and the enthusiasm is [...]
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Today is Opening Day in baseball and every team starts out 0-0 and a dream. Well, every team starts out 0-0 except for the Seattle Mariners, Oakland A’s, Miami Marlins, and St. Louis Cardinals. Be it as it may, this year baseball is wide open. You could make the argument for at least 12 teams [...]
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As we make our way around the American League, it’s time to take a look at the “Key” player for each AL Central team. Here we go… Chicago White Sox – Chris Sale: The White Sox are an interesting team heading into 2012. They only won 79 games, but remember, they were picked by many [...]
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