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Jason Giambi … tired act? Giambi wasn’t a huge fan of A’s manager Bob Geren and was a major influence in a clubhouse full of young players Grady Fuson needs a job Cross the Mets off the list of Bradley suitors. I’m still going to keep advocating trading Chavez for Milton until someone responds … ...

This is very interesting, but it’s really, really incomplete. I’d like to see breakouts by team, and some controlling for other factors (opponent, weather, W/L, etc.). Oh, and I guess I’m old: I’d never even heard of Webkinz. I have to say, I really rather dislike John C. Reilly. I think he’s this generation’s Gene ...

Shocking Barack “You would be shocked at the level of interest.” (I still say we ought to trade Chavez for him. And I’ll keep saying it until someone makes fun of it and/or takes it seriously.) No, really — fuck YOU, Arnold. Everyone was mocking this yesterday, but I think it’s pretty clearly explained by ...

Human beat writers will go extinct before human umpires do GET MOTIVATED! Hawt: At one point, the former first lady produced a bobblehead figure of herself and mounted it on the lectern The Force is strong with this one: “This is not the contract extension you’re looking for.” Byg Twyt on duke

Heyman’s reporting on the money/years for Lackey seems reasonable, but I just don’t actually see an argument for how TX affords him. Lackey will seek “A.J. Burnett money,” which means $82.5 million over five years. “He’ll get Burnett’s deal,” one competing GM said flat out. But unless the market is soft again, he could actually ...

mikeA’s excellent Conversation Starter. Start your payrollsterbating! Keep diggin’, Rick Euphemism I: letting the nuts teabag the race away Euphemism II: the back-loaded stimulus is the sneakiest mid-term tool Obama has in his belt Interesting Why isn’t God Shammgod on this list? Fire! (This was actually quite close to Monkeyball World HQ. Quite the commotion, ...