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More On Milton Bradley

I haven’t seen anything new on this story, but this well-reasoned analysis and a comment indicating that Bradley and Bob Geren had words (at least), all seem to make more sense than the A’s original story.

Why would the A’s keep the story quiet? To keep Bradley’s trade value up, a move that seemed to pay off when they dealt him to Kansas City. But Bradley, who must be steamed (and who has been on the DL three times already this year), told the Royals he was hurt and the savvy Royals backed out of the deal.

For a Bradley owner who will lose him if he ends up in the NL this was a particularly cruel and troublesome turn of events.

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The weekly column

This week we examine whether it might be time to throw off Alex Gordon in favor of Josh Fields, look at a wacky league that almost let the last place team take the fourth best player from the best team, and try to get excited about Dontrelle Willis.

‘We Wish It Were You Hitting 756 Home Runs’ | The Onion – America’s Finest News Source

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Nation To Ken Griffey Jr.

Snarky, yes, but oddly not mocking. Almost sentimental, and oddly compelling perhaps because Griffey is the NL’s best right-fielder this year? I can’t believe I’m linking to the Onion, and not because it’s ha-ha.

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The Official Site of Major League Baseball: fantasy: Fantasy

In this week’s joint, we discuss having too many second basemen, the wisdom of swapping Jose Reyes (and for whom), contradictions of Contreras and a secret story. Enjoy.

Owens getting his bonus from Cowboys, not practicing

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Yahoo! Sports

I tried to blog about the whole A-Rod lapdance thing yesterday, but the system was down. Let me just say that I can’t think of single reason except venality for the NY Post to run that litany of A-Rod’s appearances in strip clubs. Except, of course, to tittilate. Not that there’s anything wrong with that, but it is what it is.

This story on Yahoo, which I think comes from Reuters because it is unattributed (though I could be wrong about that), seems to be making the argument that TO shouldn’t get his signing bonus for skipping voluntary workouts. Emphasis on Voluntary.

The reporter seems to know this. Other players who skipped the Voluntary workouts are also listed, though there may be a finger wagging there, too.

I like to think that if they actually had to kill trees to print this stuff  someone would try to save the planet, at least a little.

But I’m an optimist.

In the meantime, try to avoid the crap.

Rotoman

Take a stand on Dukes

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Yahoo! Sports

Jeff Passan, as always, is much more interesting on the Elijah Dukes case than the headline suggests. There’s no reporter doing a better job of getting at the game, I don’t think.

As for Dukes, who is playing in the big leagues now because they wouldn’t have him back in Triple-A, it is a judgment call when to release him for his offenses. But it can’t be the right message to let him play after he sent those message to his estranged wife.

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The Official Site of Major League Baseball

Underachieving pitchers, underachieving hitters, and underachieving teams are the subject of this week’s column. It seems that not many write in about their good fortune. Figure out how to measure your bad fortune in this week’s Ask Rotoman.

Viral gastroenteritis: Signs and symptoms – MayoClinic.com

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What Josh Hamilton Has

I got curious about the prognosis for gastroenteritis after it soundeed like he was ready to play Monday, but—as Rotowire put it—”suffered a set back during batting practice.” So, here are some disgusting detail to mull over as he heads to the DL.

Also note that a person with a long history of drug use and an impaired immune system is more likely to have a strong reaction to the virus than someone with a healthy immune system.

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The Official Site of Major League Baseball

Who makes the weather, a reader asks, and I tried to find out. Plus an answer to the musical question, would you trade Maine for Weaver? And why it isn’t time to bail on Ichiro.