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Travis Nelson's Baseball Blog: Baseball Trade Rumors, News, Commentary, Trivia, Statistical Analysis, and Book Reviews from Major League & Fantasy Baseball

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27 January 2006

Pending Pinstripes Yankee Prospect of the Week: Kevin Reese

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Kevin Patrick Reese, OF Born: March 11, 1978 Height: 5-11 Weight: 195 Bats: Left Throws: Left College: University of San Diego ...
26 January 2006

Public Announcement: Columbus Clippers' 2006 Winterfest

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Today , Thursday, January 26th, is the Columbus Clippers' 2006 Winterfest . The Columbus Clippers invite you to meet new manager Dave Mi...
24 January 2006

All-Baseball.collumn: Red Sox Ripe for Return to Rest of League

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The Boston Red Sox are reportedly nearing deals for Indians outfielder Coco Crisp and former Marlins shortstop Alex Gonzalez . This Alex G...

Boys of Summer National League Team Nickname

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To Whom It May Concern: Whomever has been looking for multiple variants of "Boys of Summer National League Team nickname" for the...
20 January 2006

Slow Week for Baseball News...

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Is it my imagination, or has this been an exceedingly slow news-week for the baseball world? The following were among the most prominent h...
19 January 2006

Pending Pinstripes Yankee Prospect of the Week: Eric Duncan

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See? I told you that you'd be hearing more about Eric Duncan! Eric Anthony Duncan Position: 3B Born: December 7, 1984 Height: 6-1...
17 January 2006

Trending Upwards: Future Hall of Famers?

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Last week the National Baseball Hall of Fame announced the lone inductee of the Cooperstown Class of 2006: Bruce Sutter . Normally, I would...
12 January 2006

Pending Pinstripes Yankee Prospect of the Week: Philip Hughes

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Baseball America just released its list of the Top Ten Yankee Prospects last week, so this seems like a good source of material for my own...
10 January 2006

All.Baseball.collumn: The 2006 Hall of Fame Ballot

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If Travis Nelson had a Hall of Fame Ballot… In the Yard: ALBERT BELLE: Belle will have a lot more trouble convincing the baseball writers of...
06 January 2006

Pending Pinstripes Prospect of the Week: Colter Bean

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Colter Bean (Randall Colter Bean) Position: P Born: January 16, 1977 Height: 6-6 Weight: 255 Bats: Right Throws: Right Colle...
02 January 2006

All-Baseball.collumn: Bronx Bombers Bolster Bullpen

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The New York Yankees recently announced the signing of right-handed relief pitcher Octavio Dotel to a one-year, $2 million contract. Dotel...
28 December 2005

All-Baseball.collumn: Pirates of Pennants?

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The Pittsburgh Pirates have not had a winning season since 1992, when they took the last of three consecutive NL East titles, under the lead...

New Blog: Pending Pinstripes

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To your left, you'll see the newest link to this blog, the logo for Pending Pinstripes , a blog about the New York Yankees' minor le...
20 December 2005

The December 20th All-Birthday Team

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Baseball-Reference.com is a wonderful website. They've got stats for every major leaguer who's ever played, plus managers, and not...
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19 December 2005

All-Baseball.com: A Royal Mess

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I saw a headline Friday that piqued my curiosity: Elarton, Grudzielanek among Royals additions This made me wonder if it were possible that ...
15 December 2005

Javy Yourself a Merry Little Christmas

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The Arizona Republic and the Chicago Tribune reported yesterday that the Chicago White Sox have made a trade with the Arizona Diamondbacks ...
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12 December 2005

Johnny Damon: The Seven Year Itch

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Here we are, in mid-December already, and the best free agent hitter available this winter is, well, still available. Admittedly, this is a...
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10 December 2005

Pending Pinstripes: Swag from the Tony Womack Trade

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The New York Yankees traded IF/OF/OM Tony Womack to the Cincinnati Reds for two minor leaguers on Thursday. The Reds sent 24-year old 2B Ke...
09 December 2005

Busy Day Week at the MLB Winter Meetings…

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What the Heck Are They Thinking in San Diego??? The San Diego Padres have reportedly traded starting 2B Mark Loretta to the Boston Red Sox f...
06 December 2005

All-Baseball.collumn: Rafael Furcal a Bargain at $39 Million

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I have been given the opportunity to expose myself to more readers, and even though there are ladies present, I have decided to take that op...
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30 November 2005

Not (Yet) Panic Time in the Bronx

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This is the part where I'm supposed to panic, right? Over the last week, and especially since the weekend, the major sports news outlet...
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29 November 2005

B.J. Needs the Blue Jays More Than They Need Him

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B.J. Ryan was signed to a $47 million, 5-year deal with the Toronto Blue Jays, who may not blue so hard in the near future. As a Yankee fan...
21 November 2005

Early Offseason Ramblings...

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It's a little early in the off-season to start complaining about the way the "market" is going, but there have been a few deal...
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15 November 2005

Book Review: The Sports Junkie's Book of Trivia, Terms & Lingo, by Harvey Frommer

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Frommer's latest work, The Sports Junkies Book of Trivia, Terms, and Lingo , provides a resource to solve a problem I didn't know I ...
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14 November 2005

PRESS RELEASE: The Sports Junkies Book of Trivia, Terms, and Lingo, by Harvey Frommer

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THE SPORTS JUNKIES BOOK OF TRIVIA, TERMS, AND LINGO What They Are, Where They Came From, and How They Are Used by Harvey Frommer $16.95, c. ...
07 November 2005

Padres-Nats Trade Analysis: San Diego Will Soon Regret

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This is probably a lot more in-depth analysis than a trade like like this deserves, but if there's one thing I'm not, it's conci...
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