Since it's not easy for even the most dedicated fan of the game to keep track of everything that happens during the off-season, I'm going to try to make it a point to provide a brief update each week of the significant transactions that occurred over the last 7 days. Some of these, of course, you'll certainly have heard about already, while I suspect others will have flown … [Read more...] about Cooking with Chas: A Weekly Look at What’s on the MLB Hot Stove
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Cooking with Chas: A Weekly Look at What’s on the MLB Hot Stove
In the second installment of this new weekly series, I'll be looking at some of the off-season decisions facing a couple of teams near and dear to the hearts of Clipboard readers and contributors. Following the Rockies' trade of Matt Holliday to Oakland, the biggest name on the hot stove trading block is, of course, the San Diego Padres' Jake Peavy. With the Padres clearly in … [Read more...] about Cooking with Chas: A Weekly Look at What’s on the MLB Hot Stove
Cooking with Chas: A Weekly Look at What’s on the MLB Hot Stove
Welcome to the first installment of a new weekly series taking a look at the happenings of Major League Baseball's "second season", otherwise known as the Hot Stove League. In this first week, I'm going to ease into things by simply giving a rundown of the major stories that are sure to make this off-season quite intriguing. Will MLB institute any major rules changes? With … [Read more...] about Cooking with Chas: A Weekly Look at What’s on the MLB Hot Stove
Tuesdays with Smitty- Breaking down the Fall Classic
Now that I am over my mourning of the end of the Red Sox season. Actually there wasn't any mourning. It was a "Ahh, well we gave it a good shot, just came up a little short", turned off the lights and went to sleep. I actually thought I would have been more broken up about it, but in the end I really believe that considering the injuries and turmoil - the Red Sox overachieved … [Read more...] about Tuesdays with Smitty- Breaking down the Fall Classic
Tuesdays with Smitty: Dear Manny
Dear Manny, As I type this letter to you, I do so with a heavy heart. The events that have transpired over the last week, have made it possible - albeit small possibility – that you may not be a card carrying member of Red Sox Nation come the next Tuesdays with Smitty. Note to all readers : As I am typing this Manny just grounded into a 6-4-3 double play and didn’t even … [Read more...] about Tuesdays with Smitty: Dear Manny