As the trade deadline approaches, here are some useful resources to keep up with all the news and rumors that are sure to be floating around between now and 4 p.m. on Thursday.
MLB Trade Rumors – If it’s whispered, they hear it.
MLB.com’s “Trade Talk” blog
ESPN.com’s Trade Deadline Blog
Entries from July 2008
July 30, 2008
MLB’s Non-waiver Trade Deadline: 4 p.m. on July 31st
July 30, 2008
Manny Being Moody
The latest Manny Ramirez controversy out of Boston has drawn a lot of attention and widely differing points of view. In Boston, fans are split down the middle. Half of the fan base is dismissing Manny’s most recent behavior and are rallying behind the slugger, while the other half riddles Fenway Park [...]
July 25, 2008
Cape League All-Stars Announced
The All-Stars have been named, and the game is slated to take place on Saturday night at Veterans Field in Chatham. Here’s what the teams look like:
WEST
C - Trevor Coleman (Falmouth), Missouri, 2010
1B - Ben Paulsen (Hyannis), Clemson, 2010
2B - Jimmy Cesario (Falmouth), Houston, 2009
3B - Chris Dominguez (Hyannis), Louisville, 2009
SS - Dusty Coleman (Bourne), [...]
July 22, 2008
The Oakland A’s Opened a New Chapter of Moneyball in 2008
The uncanny ability of the Oakland A’s to be so successful while spending so little money has been nothing short of amazing. Books have been written about his unconventional style. Execs from around the league have modeled their strategies after Beane’s brilliance in Oakland. Even as the eyes of baseball watch their [...]
July 17, 2008
Cape Leaguers Lighting up the Box Scores
I’m heading to the Cape again this weekend for the last time until the All-Star game. I plan on getting to at least one game, maybe two. There are a few guys who I am dying to see take the mound, but I haven’t yet been lucky enough to catch their teams during their turn [...]
July 10, 2008
Cape Cod Baseball League: Prospect Watch, 7.10.08
For the past week, I’ve been on hiatus from Base Knocks while enjoying the Fourth of July holiday on Cape Cod, home of the nation’s most prestigious amateur summer baseball league. Fortunately, I found the time to attend a number of games and see several top prospects take the field. To start, here [...]
July 1, 2008
Monday Night Baseball: Liriano’s Recovery, Swisher’s Hot Bat, the Red Hot Rays, and Joel Zumaya’s Gas
Francisco Liriano Watch: After back-to-back gawd awful starts, Liriano bounced back nicely and put together a masterful performance last night, picking up the 2-1 win against the Lehigh Valley Iron Pigs (The names alone are enough to love Minor League Baseball. No?). Liriano scattered four hits over seven innings, and did not allow [...]
