Friday Rockpile: Free Agency period starts today

post from Purple Row on 20 November 2009 08:43:00 AM. © Purple Row

Did Garrett Atkins hit the ball in this situation? Well, soon the Rockies and their fans won't need to worry about that; some other team will deal with that problem.

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Rockies Atkins awaiting "another team" - The Denver Post
Renck's blog post about the decision to not release Garrett Atkins today turned into a regular article, but it's the first four words that made me stop for a moment. Clint Barmes, 30, is not the future. He's a stopgap until the Rockies can handle the issue internally. Maybe that'll take a year or two, but representing the future gives off a whole different connotation.

Selig: Postseason schedule to be tightened | MLB.com: News
Makes you wonder what would have happened in 2007 had the Rockies not waited 10⁵ days to start the World Series.

Selig: Some teams didn't make profit - The Denver Post

World Soccer Digest - Shrinking the Soccer World
SB Nation continues to grow as it develops a soccer community. World Soccer Digest will follow all the stories leading up to World Cup South Africa and go all out during the event. If you love soccer, WSD will be the place to go discuss the World Cup.

Discuss any free agent signings today in this Rockpile.

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Dear John (An open letter to John Lackey)

post from True Grich on 20 November 2009 08:30:00 AM. © True Grich

Dear John,I have a problem and I?m not afraid to admit it. If you end up signing with the Yankees,[...]

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An open letter to John Lackey

post from True Grich on 20 November 2009 08:30:00 AM. © True Grich

Dear John,I have a problem and I?m not afraid to admit it. If you end up signing with the Yankees,[...]

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November 19 2009 Demolition Images

post from Demolition of Yankee Stadium on 20 November 2009 08:22:47 AM. © Demolition of Yankee Stadium

The bleachers and field level stands are gone.November 19 2009 Demolition Images

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Cubs, LHP Grabow agree on 2-year deal (AP)

post from MLB News Blog on 20 November 2009 08:19:52 AM. © MLB News Blog

The Chicago Cubs and left-handed reliever John Grabow have agreed to a two-year contract. The 31-year-old Grabow combined to go 3-0 with a 3.36 ERA last season in a career-high 75 relief appearances with the Pittsburgh Pirates and Cubs. He pitched 30 games for the Cubs after he was traded from the Pirates along with [...]

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Revenue Sharing A Mess

post from Zell's Pinstripe Blog on 20 November 2009 08:00:49 AM. © Zell's Pinstripe Blog

Recently Jayson Stark published an article talking about MLB’s revenue sharing problems and proposed a minimum team salary among other things. It kind of goes along with my post earlier (Financial Envy?). Personally, I agree with most of his points. This should be mandatory reading for fans of ‘lower tier teams’. Kudos Mr. Stark, kudos [...]

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Rich Gedman Added to My 1986 Mets Holy Grail
Autograph Project

post from Sports Locker on 20 November 2009 07:52:00 AM. © Sports Locker

My 1986 World Series Game 6 project is my favorite piece of memorabilia. I've been getting autographs on it for a while and last weekend I added another (and maybe the last) big name to it.

Rich Gedman was the behind the plate for the Red Sox during that 1986 World Series Game 6 moment. On November 14, Gedman was signing at the MAB show where I asked him to sign his name on the photo (bottom right corner).

He laughed and took a few moments to look at the autographs on it and asked some questions on where I found Dale Ford (home plate umpire).

My 1986 World Series Game 6 project is probably complete. It's doubtful that I'll find the other two umpires in the photo. If I don't end up getting their signatures, I'm happy with the autographs I have on it from:
- Mookie Wilson
- Bill Buckner
- Bob Stanley
- Bill Robinson
- Dale Ford
- Rich Gedman

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Baseball by the Book

Baseball by the Book?

"When you come into baseball," Sparky Anderson said, "I don't care what organization, they give you a manual telling you how to play. If you read it, you're in trouble."

Red Smith. March 17,1970

I wonder if they still do this, or maybe something similar.

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There is Something Going Down, and I Can Feel It

What I have been trying to do over the past several weeks with the Friday Music posts is describe what popular music I listened to in my life. Back in the mid 1970s, I pretty much listened only to music that was current. My dad had a bunch of old records, but he [...]

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What 12,000 pictures can do

post from lenNY's Yankees - A Bronx Bombers Blog on 20 November 2009 07:00:00 AM. © lenNY's Yankees - A Bronx Bombers Blog

If you like the sound of a piano, and you like the Yankees, you?ll enjoy this. Just found this sweet time-lapse of Game 6 by Robert Caplin. Go figure, it was on a blog named after me. [...]

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