The Red Sox spent a lot of money this off-season making their roster better and it is to believe that they are the favorites to win the AL East. But does that make the Yankees “underdogs”? Mark Teixeira thinks so… “We’re the underdogs this year,” Teixeira said. “I love it. [...]
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Just the links today. DEVIL DOGS WEBTOPIA… I appeared with Tyler Hissey yesterday on the “Rays Digest Podcast.” If you missed it, you can catch all the action here. [Rays Digest] In a surprising turn of events, the Red Sox say they are out of the Mark Teixeira sweepstakes. [MLB [...]
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Just the links today as we celebrate the 122nd birthday of Ty Cobb, spikes high. Which reminds us…If you are looking for a right-handed DH-type, with some positional flexibility and a 2008 OPS+ of 128, there is a certain familiar name available on the market. DEVIL DOGS WEBTOPIA… This afternoon, [...]
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THE GOOD: The future of the Rays remains intact. Despite reports that the Rays were offering the Pirates both Jeff Niemann and Reid Brignac, that now appears to be false. And if that is the case, it is pretty clear that the Rays had little or no intention of tinkering [...]
![[THE HANGOVER] Matt Garza Summons The Ghost Of Tom Seaver](http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3149/2716287433_9ff8aa5184_o.jpg)
THE GOOD: The Ghost of Tom Seaver. At some point in the 3rd or 4th inning, we suddenly remembered a story told by Tom Seaver. Occasionally Seaver would come back to the dugout after warmups or after the first inning and tell his teammates that they only needed to score [...]
