tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-60448486598146186222011-07-31T03:18:22.777-07:00Covering all Major League Baseball Teams, one cooler head at a time.CoolerHeadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09762433297116104140noreply@blogger.comBlogger271100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6044848659814618622.post-55550008258725656862009-06-08T23:00:00.000-07:002009-06-18T22:17:27.320-07:00

Several years ago, the Indians GM Mark Shapiro and the Montreal Expos GM Omar Minaya made a trade involving All Star pitcher Bartolo Colon going to the Montreal Expos for Grady Sizemore, Cliff Lee, and Brandon Phillips. Lee and Sizemore have made the All Star game and Brandon Phillips probably came close the last couple of years as a Cincinnati Red.Montreal has since morphed into the Washington

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You heard it here first. Coco Crisp, and the improved back end of the Royals Bullpen, shall lead the Royals into the American League Pennant Race. Coco will flourish with the Royals and put up similar numbers to when we was with the Indians, (but probably not as many home runs).Coco Crisp will prove the difference maker time and time again with his centerfield defense and his ability to do good

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Over the past several years, the Indians builit a solid pitching staff comprised of CC Sabathia, Jake Westbrook & Cliff Lee. When Fausto Carmona emerged, and Paul Byrd was put into the fifth spot, the Indians suddenly had no two pitchers that could be called clones of each other, and they also had one of the best 1-5 pitching in either league.CC was the fireballer with a deceptive change up,

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The California Angels desperately needed that one hitter in the middle of their 2009 line-up that knows how to take pitches. The Angeles second half season acquisition of Mark Teixeira in 2008 actually seemed to help the hitters around him adjust to the concept of taking more pitches and being just a bit more selective.Vladimir Guerrero appeared to benefit greatly from having Teixeira in the

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Pitching in the World Baseball Classic seems to hurt a Major League Baseball players upcoming season. Stats have been revealed that shows 11 of the 12 pitchers who pitched in the WBC, would then have their MLB ERA increase over their prior year's MBL ERA. WBC games are too early in the year and players are just not ready to play, yet if they play in the WBC, they are supposed to play one

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Total speculation, but wouldn't Manny be an amazing fit in Japan?I think the biggest reason against Manny going to Japan is that Manny probably wants to increase his MLB baseball stats to outrageous numbers. Manny could end up with 650-700 home runs and 2400-2500 RBI's, pretty heady numbers for sure. But would Manny go to Japan to spite MLB if a Japanese team would pay him 25 million a year?

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When Alex Rodriguez won his first MVP title in 2003, he was using steroids. Roiding is a big deal because winning awards while roiding raises the bar for the highest paid contracts in the game, which in turn raises the overall contracts for all players, and makes it harder for the smaller market teams to compete.I suppose one could argue that these roiding players add more excitement to the game

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Joe Torre always struck me as a players manager. Being a former player himself, Torre most likely earned the respect of his players by simply knowing the game. Torre also does not come off as a gossiper. So why did Torre gossip about AROD in his book?The obvious first reason is, to sell books. But I think there is a second reason as well. Torre basically lost his job after two straight

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A few years back, while Andrew Jones was with the Atlanta Braves, Jones agreed to restructure his contract and accept less money overall so the Braves could re-sign Chipper Jones. At that time I basically worshipped the concept that a player would take less so his team would have more to spend to make the team better overall. Manny Ramirez appeared to be more about the money, and as a fan that

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Century City Los Angeles was the home of the Sixth Annual Professional Baseball Scouts Foundation’s “In the Spirit of the Game” Sports and Entertainment Extravaganza. This wonderful event supports and honors the scouting profession along with baseball veteran players and coaches.A ginormous selection of auction memorabilia was on display as well in what is known as a "silent auction". The

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The California Angeles seem to covet certain Chicago White Sox players such as Paul Konerko and Jermaine Dye. The Chicago White Sox covet Chone Figgins. Konerko almost signed with the Angels a couple of years back but instead re-signed with the Chicago White Sox. Would either team do a straight up deal, Figgins for either Dye or Konerko?If Kendry Morales is going to play first base for the

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I never met Preston Gomez (on the right). When I saw this picture in the Los Angeles Daily News taken in 2008, I just thought the expression on Mr. Gomez's face was one of the most genuine moments I have ever seen. Mr. Gomez seemed to love being on a baseball field. If not for being hit by a car a year ago and the resulting injuries from which he never fully recovered, Mr. Gomez might have

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One thing about Ricky Henderson that was not revisited prior to the 2009 Hall of Fame voting was the allegation that Ricky went to the Mets clubhouse during a playoff game to play cards with a teammate. It may have been Ricky's final year in the league, but it sure seemed to leave a sour taste for news writers and fans alike. Apparently Ricky had been used as a pinch hitter or pinch runner and

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"I'm not Ozzie" Blogspot Reports that Bartolo Colon will sign a one year deal with the Chicago White Sox. Sigh, the real feel good story of 2009 would have been for Bartolo Colon to come back to Cleveland and be a teammate to the two All Stars Grady Sizemore and Cliff Lee, who were mere minor league prospects several years ago when Montreal traded them for Bartolo Colon. Mark Shapiro should

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This offseason is unlike any in recent memory when it comes to comparing the Boston Red Sox and the New York Yankees signings. One can argue that the Yankees had "no choice" when it came to signing CC Sabathia, Mark Teixeira and AJ Burnett who collectively will cost the yankees almost 60 million in yearly payroll. Meanwhile the Red Sox have been able to add Rocco Baldelli, Takashi Saito, Josh

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It seems like whomever the Red Sox continue to pursue, even if it is for their bench, the ballplayers tend to be good solid players. Their latest pursuit includes Rocco Baldelli and John Smoltz, It appears that trading Manny Ramirez has helped the Red Sox acquire more overall talent spread around the field, even when it comes to the bench.As for the Yankees, after signing AROD, CC, and AJ Burnett

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This is a shocker, Carl Pavano signs with the Cleveland Indians. What would be really amazing is if Pavano actually lasted until Jake Westbrook returned. What I'm saying is even if Carl can't make it a year without some sort of injury, imagine if he lasted just long enough until a proven vet like Jake Westbrook returned. Then anything after that would be a bonus.I still wish the Indians and

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I followed Bartolo Colon's career. Year after year he would get slightly fatter, and apparently stronger in the legs. It became the "excuse" for Bartolo's annually expanding girth, "He has strong legs". I guess for several years Bartolo was able to move his mass forward under the direction of his powerful legs, the excuse even being that his strong legs actually made his pitches go faster and

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Now is the time for Mark Shapiro to step to the plate and finally solidify his team by trading for Hanley Ramirez. Why Hanley Ramirez when the Indians have Jhonny Peralta? Because the Indians seem stuck between third and short when it comes to Jhonny Peralta and they could probably give Florida an interesting mix of players, and as an added bonus, they prevent Boston from getting even better

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The Los Angeles Dodgers face a scary situation. The biggest problem with losing a prized player to someone who plays in the same division is the head to head competition. If the Dodgers lose Manny Ramirez to the San Francisco Giants, the swing in productivity could favor the Giants 10-15 games while losing the Dodgers 10-15 games. If Manny Ramirez can swing three of the eighteen games to the

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There are many 35 and over vets that actually have some game left, but just can't be justified for the 25 man roster. I think it could spice the game of baseball up a bit if a 26th spot could be kept open for ball players that are 35 years of age or older.In 2006, (Todd Hollandsworth's final year in the majors) Todd Hollandsworth made a spectacular ninth inning throw that nailed a runner trying

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If you would like to contribute what channel you found Major League Baseball on in your area, please do so in the comments section. Time Warner in the Los Angeles area had it on channel 276.

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After the Andy Marte Experiment, the Indians have gone back to the established, over 30 years of age vet third baseman with today's trade of three pitching prospects in exchange for Mark DeRosa of the Chicago Cubs. Ever since Jim Thome could not handle the hot corner to the Indians satisfaction in the early 90's, the Indians starting third baseman have all been at least 30 years old, with the

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Bradley prides himself on being a good teammate, but eventually Bradley ends up being either restrained, defended, or shown the door by his managers. It's always something with Milton because Milton Bradley has a narcissism complex. If you want an example of Bradley's narcissism, just go back to the 2008 All Star Game. Bradley was fawning all over Josh Hamilton during Hamilton's prolific home run

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Gerry Fraley of Sporting News has astutely noted that the Baltimore Orioles don't have a catcher on their 40 man roster. Wow. I've never heard of that before.It is interesting to see just how varied some teams approach their catching situation. Texas still has a glut of catchers even after trading Laird to Detroit. Boston is sort of meandering in the catcher position, signing Josh Bard

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The Yankees Saved Major League Baseball by outbidding Boston for the services of Mark Teixeira.  One look at the Boston Red Sox line-up reveals just how devastatingly good Boston would have been had they acquired Teixera.Start with Jacob Ellsbury, a clone of Coco Crisp, however with more speed and the likelihood of stealing twice as many bases every year with a higher On Base Percentage.  

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This blog will be dedicated to all Major League Baseball Teams.  The first story will be about how the Yankees may have saved Major League Baseball when they signed Mark Teixeira.  Yep, the obscenely rich Yankees did the right thing for ALL of Major League baseball when they signed Mark Teixeira to a very rich and very long contract, and I'll explain why.

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