The Headlines

post from A Die Hard Yankees Fan on 21 November 2009 07:00:00 AM. © A Die Hard Yankees Fan

Joe Girardi may not have won AL manager of the year but he was able to snag a couple other awards. Girardi was named the March of Dimes Sportsman of the Year and will be honored at the 26th annual March of Dimes luncheon on December 2nd. Venus Williams was named sportswoman of the year.

The New York Knicks also named Girardi the winner of the Sweetwater Clifton ?City Spirit? Award for November.

The award, named in honor of Nat ?Sweetwater? Clifton, the first African-American to play for the Knicks, recognizes individuals who have made a significant difference in the lives of others. Each month, a winner is chosen by members of the Knicks front office staff and honored at center court during a Knicks game with a $2,000 donation in his or her name made out to a charity of their choice.

The award was given to Girardi for stopping to aid a woman who was in an accident on the Cross County Parkway in Westchester County the night the Yankees clinched the World Series. He will accept the award on Sunday during the Knicks-Celtics game at Madison Square Garden.

The Hall of Fame will be receiving many items from the Yankees most recent championship run. For a full list of the items check out this article on MLB.com.

Steve Lombardi takes a look at a recent Bill James article on Jorge Posada's chances at having as good a 2010 season as he did this year. The conclusion is that Posada is the least likely player in baseball to improve next year.

The folks over at Baseball Intellect tells us everything we need to know about Cuban defector Aroldis Chapman.

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Florida Marlins finalize the 40-man roster

post from FishStripes on 21 November 2009 06:51:00 AM. © FishStripes

The Marlins finalized the 40-man roster to get ready for the winter meetings and the Rule 5 draft.

In anticipation of the Rule 5 Draft on Dec. 10, the Marlins filled up their 40-man roster on Friday, adding right-handers Jose Ceda, Jay Buente, Brett Sinkbeil and Kris Harvey, as well as outfielder Scott Cousins.
Friday was the deadline to protect players from being selected in the Rule 5 Draft by selecting their contracts. The move ensures none of those players run the risk of being picked up by another team unless they are outrighted at a later date.
Some notable exceptions who were left off the 40-man roster were outfielder John Raynor, catcher Brad Davis and left-hander Graham Taylor...

The Marlins added a couple more players to the roster than I had anticipated, but nothing wrong with that.

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It's Burke Badenhop's turn

post from FishStripes on 21 November 2009 06:39:00 AM. © FishStripes

David Pinto of Baseball Musings continues on with his Players A to Z, and it is Burke Badenhop's turn.

Players A to Z, Burke Badenhop

Mr. Pinto has some positive things to say about the Hopper, give it a look see.

But in writing about Badenhop, Mr. Pinto reveals a couple of things about himself.

1) He has good taste in cartoons.

2) He doesn't hold a candle to GameFish when it comes to spelling words using Burke Badenhop's name. But then again, who does?

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Happy BirthdayNovember 21

post from The WGOM on 21 November 2009 06:30:31 AM. © The WGOM

Bobby Mathews (1851)Charlie Bennett (1854)Billy Clingman (1869)Andy High (1897)Charlie Gibson (1899)Freddie Lindstrom (1905)Paul Richards (1908)Stan Musial (1920)Warren Hacker (1924)Tom McCraw (1940)Bill Almon (1952)Mike Mason (1958)Mark Eichhorn (1960)Dick Schofield (1962)Ken Griffey (1969)Hank Blalock (1980)

Pitcher Mike Mason came to the Twins at the end of his major league career. A native Minnesotan, he was born in Faribault [...]

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Happy Birthday Ken Griffey Jr!!!!

post from 30-Year Old Cardboard on 21 November 2009 06:00:07 AM. © 30-Year Old Cardboard

Ken Griffey Jr. turns the ‘Big 4-0′ today!!!And what else would we do at ‘30-YOC’ to celebrate one of the game’s greatest players???You had to ask huh… We’re going to dedicate this day to Junior and reminisce and enjoy several of his amazing career achievements!!Happy Birthday Mr. Griffey!!!

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Yankees' Shopping Season

post from BASEBALL HOT CORNER on 21 November 2009 03:50:00 AM. © BASEBALL HOT CORNER

Baseball's shopping season commences. Hyperbole, innuendo, rumor, speculation, distortion and lies[...]

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Scott Spiezio's Irvine Luxury Condo In Default

post from 6-4-2 ? an Angels/Dodgers double play blog on 21 November 2009 03:15:00 AM. © 6-4-2 ? an Angels/Dodgers double play blog

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.

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Let the Free Agent Games Begin...

post from Oriole Post - Baltimore Orioles Analysis & News; The World of Baseball and Beyond on 21 November 2009 02:25:00 AM. © Oriole Post - Baltimore Orioles Analysis & News; The World of Baseball and Beyond

The free agent period starts today and the Orioles based on their results last season need all the help they can get. After 11 losing seasons and finishing in the second division (again), I'd be curious to see what the team does on the open market.

It's safe to assume the Orioles won't get John Lackey (he's going to get paid and go to a contender), nor Jason Bay or Matt Holliday, but they'll have their pick of the second and third tier free agents.

It's widely assumed that Baltimore will try upgrade one of the corners -- first or third, or perhaps both -- plus a veteran arm to compliment Guthrie, Matusz, Tillman or whoever is inserted in the starting rotation in 2010. Of course, let's not forget the bullpen that teetered on awful at times (especially at the end of the season).

Let the games begin. Here are a list of free agents provided from the Baltimore Sun also has their list of prospective players that the team is targeting.

Obviously, I don't have a crystal ball, but a few of the names that the Sun mentioned are Pedro Feliz, Adrian Beltre (he'd be a good glove, but his heyday with the Dodgers are long gone), Carlos Delgado (intriguing, but his age scares me), and guys like Rich Harden and Erik Bedard.

I guess other players I could see the Orioles targeting are Russell Branyan, Chad Tracy, Joe Crede, Ben Sheets (a guy with red flags all over him, but with great upside), or Adam LaRoche (a K king with no discipline at the plate).

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Lincecum repeats in close NL Cy Young vote

By Thom HenningerIt was thought the American League Cy Young vote would be tight, with Zack Greinke and three 19-game winners in the mix, but the National League count proved to be a much closer one.With 10 points separating the top three vote-getters, Giants ace Tim Lincecum repeated as the NL winner in one of [...]

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And the Winners Are ... Version 2009

Before the 2009 campaign the CCO asked the Faithful to make predictions on the upcoming season. Needless to say, last year did not end up the way most thought. The Cubs finished behind the Redbirds in the central, missed the playoffs and dealt with one drama after the other for the entire summer.