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Daily Dish: A's Undergoing Complete Makeover
Batter Up July 20th, 2008 The A’s rebuilding plan took another step forward this week with the trade of righthanded pitcher Joe Blanton to the Phillies for three minor league prospects. Many teams sit by and don’t pull the trigger on trades hoping that the retained players some day will turn into winners. Not the A’s. The A’s felt that Dan Haren, Rich Harden, Mark Kotsay, Dan Johnson, Joe Blanton, Nick Swisher, and Marco Scutaro would not bring another division championship to Oakland. Pitchers Justin Duchscherer, relievers Huston Street and Alan Embree are good candidates to follow the others out of town. Shortstop Bobby Crosby and second base partner Mark Ellis are more than likely headed out of town at some point too. Click below for more!
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Posted by marty on Sunday, July 20 @ 11:24:58 CDT
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Broadcast: Inside Baseball Saturday Night & Right Off the Bat - July 12th, 2008
rafaelcorral writes "
Inside Baseball Saturday Night with Marty Lurie -
Segment one - Marty opens the show with Vince Cotroneo
Segment two - An Interview with Terry Smith (LA Angels Broadcaster)
Segment three - Marty & Rob Neyer (Author of Big Book of Baseball legends)
Segment four - Marty & Joel Monson
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Posted by raf on Tuesday, July 15 @ 13:46:44 CDT
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Baseball Chatter: A great new book about baseball
Dan writes "Hi, Marty and fellow fans of our National Pasttime--
I want to let you know about my new book, "The Pitch is on the Way: Poems About Baseball and Life." With a Foreword by Peter Magowan, SF Giants President, and a recommendation by Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig, this book offers 50 poems in vivid, understandable language that explore baseball from all perspectives, and are packed with baseball knowledge from a lifelong fan. Also included are 21 terrific pen-and-ink illustrations by a professional artist. These are poems that tell stories about what baseball means to kids and adult fans, and describe what it's like to play each position and to hit, as well as to fill all of the supporting roles without which the game couldn't be played, like umpire, manager, coach, and even batboy and groundskeeper. Marty, you read some of these poems during the time I was writing the book, and as I recall you got quite a kick out of them. I hope you'll help me spread the word. For more info and to purchase copies, which make great gifts and have been enjoyed by children and adults alike, please visit my website, which you can reach by entering PitchPoems.com or Liberthson.com. Thanks!
Warmly, Dan Liberthson (email: liberthson@comcast.net)
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Posted by marty on Monday, July 14 @ 17:28:56 CDT
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Daily Dish: Preseason Predictions Not Half Bad
Batter Up July 13th 2008 As baseball heads in to the all-star break many questions still surround the teams leading their respective divisions. Before the season began I posed a number of questions as I tried to analyze the strengths and weaknesses of the clubs before the 162-game season got underway. Here are those questions, my answers, and a mid season update for each plus a few new queries. How good are the Rockies? Anyone remember that the Rockies played Boston in the 2007 World Series? Colorado needs big seasons from pitchers Jeff Francis and Aaron Cook. Remaining rotation is very suspect. The team won 21 of their last 22 games to make the series last fall. Won’t happen this year. Update: Jeff Francis went on the DL as of June 29th after posting a 3-7 mark. Aaron Cook is an all-star. Nothing much has gone right for the Rockies who are 39-55 and seriously considering trades involving Matt Holliday, Brad Hawpe, and Garrett Atkins.
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Posted by marty on Sunday, July 13 @ 05:30:24 CDT
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| Friday, July 04 | | · | July 4th, 2008 - Fourth of July Special |
| Tuesday, July 01 | | · | June 29th, 2008 |
| · | There is no doubt, the American League is superior |
| Sunday, June 29 | | · | Best, Worst, Most Boring Stories of the First Half |
| · | Inside Baseball Saturday Night & Right Off the Bat - June 28th, 2008 |
| Wednesday, June 25 | | · | If Zito Was A Yankee by Rick Kaplan |
| Tuesday, June 24 | | · | Inside Baseball Saturday Night & Right Off the Bat - June 21st, 2008 |
| Sunday, June 22 | | · | Memories of 40 years in Oakland |
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