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The Not Necessarily Incorrect Daily Update News Vol. 15

By LDizzle | November 19, 2008 | Thoughts from the Dark Side

Good day everyone. Old faithful LDizzle here. It is time again for my unique coverage of the news from around the sports world. I leave few stones unturned, unpassed or unthrown. Tonight! Is the McNabb, "I didn't know there could be a tie", story dead? Let's ponder that and talk about it for a week or so. Jim Fassel is refuting reports that he is interested in the Raiders head coaching job. Now we KNOW it is true. If Joey Porter trash talked in the forest and there was no one there to hear him, would he still be a douchebag? All I want is peace but I have no index finger so I am always sending the wrong message. THIS is The Not Necessarily Incorrect Daily Update News!...

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In search of Dodgers fans (a case for Joe Beimel?)

By Alan Smodic | November 19, 2008 | MVN Outsider

Joe Beimel shows off his tattoo - Malingering/flickr.com

...because I need your help on this one. I, like mostly anyone else who will be reading this, go through the news each day and like to sort through the "hot stove" reports that every media outlet has. Today, I ran across this little bit that caught me by surprise. It's a report written by Jason Beck, who covers the Detroit Tigers at MLB.com. In it, the agent for left-handed reliever Joe Beimel claims that at least six different teams have interest in the journeyman pitcher. "Across the board, things are starting to pick up some," agent Joe Sroba said Wednesday. "That's to be expected [after the signings]."Sroba estimated that at least a half-dozen teams have had talks with him on Beimel, including the Tigers. He would not confirm whether he has received an offer from any, nor would he speculate whether Beimel could sign soon. Still, it was clear...

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Hot Stove Dishes - November 14, 2008

By Brian Joseph | November 14, 2008 | MVN Outsider

The latest buzz served up from baseball's Hot Stove League.  Ten of the hottest stories, moves and rumors from the past week: Yankees out to buy back in to playoffs, offer Sabathia record deal The New York Yankees are tired of missing the playoffs.  The one-year absence has driven them to offer CC Sabathia a six-year, $140-million contract to bring his talent to the Bronx.  The Brewers want to keep Sabathia but can they afford the price of competing with the Yankees in the free agent market.  Better yet, can anyone? Padres go one way with offering Peavy, Braves go the other At some point in the past seven days there was buzz that the Braves and Padres were very close to a deal that would send Padres ace Jake Peavy to Atlanta.  After an entire offseason of talks, the Braves announced that they were calling off their pursuit of...

Read more  |  Discuss  |  Tags: Atlanta Braves, BBWAA, CC Sabathia, Chicago Cubs, Chicago White Sox, Cleveland Indians, Dayan Viciedo, Hot Stove, Jake Peavy, Kerry Wood, Kevin Gregg, Los Angeles Dodgers, Manager, Manny Ramirez, Milwaukee Brewers, MLB, New York Yankees, San Diego Padres, Scott Boras, Trevor Hoffman

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Boom, Outta Here (Episode 1): Backups rule NFL; Kobe eyes Europe; Manny not impressed

By Staff Report | November 13, 2008 | MVN Outsider

MVN's first original sports talk television show "Boom, Outta Here" debuts with chatter about the Jets' anonymous jab at their Thursday night opponents, backup quarterbacks taking over the NFL and NBA stars eyeing offers from Europe. Hosts Pat McSweeney and Brandon Rosage also take a stand against giving Manny what he wants (opting, instead, for Mark Teixeira) and encourage to NHL to embrace Dallas Stars center Mike Ribeiro's taunting and showboating from Wednesday night's shootout with the Los Angeles Kings....

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MVN Awards: NL Mario Mendoza - Andruw Jones

By Evan | November 13, 2008 | MVN Outsider

You would think that someone with the tenth highest annual salary in baseball history, ahead of such luminaries as Barry Bonds, would be well worth the money.You would be incorrect.Ned Colletti, the Los Angeles Dodgers' general manager, inked centerfielder Andruw Jones to a two-year, $36.2 million contract before the 2008 season. Jones, a Boras client, had found the market for his services small and took the money and short years.This may end up being Colletti's saving grace, as he hit for an obscenely bad .158/.256/.249 line in 209 at-bats, hitting three home runs. This comes after a .222/.311/.411 campaign for the Atlanta Braves, so the signals were there.It's quite a fall for the soon to be 32 year old, who possesses a .259/.339/.489 line with 371 at-bats.Jones, once considered the best defensive centerfielder, has gained weight in recent years, something that may have contributed to his decline. He was the...

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Are The Red Sox In A Class By Themselves?

By Joe Loudmouth | November 10, 2008 | Community

Are The Red Sox In A Class By Themselves? I read an interesting trade scenario post by John Mast over at the Indians site involving a possible Red Sox trade. It raises some intriguing questions. The proposed trade probably...

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MLB '09 off-season starter: Can LA afford to lose Manny? The Obama Effect on free contracts; Big name pitchers cut loose

By Brandon Rosage | November 7, 2008 | The Pitch

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To celebrate the start of what looks to be a competitive and active winter of dealing among big league clubs, The Pitch's Joe Aiello and Brandon Rosage weigh in on the biggest stories effecting the market this week in Major League Baseball, including... Dodgers GM Ned Colleti makes A-Rod-like offer to Manny Ramirez The Barack Obama tax plan's effect on player negotiations this winter Matt Holliday's desire to skip a pay day in favor of postseason plans A.J. Burnett walks away from $24 million and two years with Toronto to hit the free agent market Cubs leading the Jake Peavy sweepstakes Nationals unveil some sharp and fugly new jerseys The guys also rewind to their 2008 predictions from March 2008 and relive the embarrassment and glory of sounding like naive idiots. Listen in and participate via e-mail (thepitch@mvn.com) or in the comments....

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Being the GM: 2009 Los Angeles Dodgers

By Evan | November 6, 2008 | MVN Outsider

Manny Ramirez - Naked Eyes

The Los Angeles Dodgers weren't supposed to make the postseason. That is, until the Braided Hero, Manny Ramirez, arrived in the wild West. A national story later, the Dodgers were destined for the World Series, certainly after razing over the Cubs. A Phillie attack stopped that, so what will the Dodgers do in the face of a payroll slash needed?

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In search of Dodgers fans (a case for Joe Beimel?)

By Alan Smodic | November 19, 2008 | MVN Outsider

Joe Beimel shows off his tattoo - Malingering/flickr.com

...because I need your help on this one. I, like mostly anyone else who will be reading this, go through the news each day and like to sort through the "hot stove" reports that every media outlet has. Today, I ran across this little bit that caught me by surprise. It's a report written by Jason Beck, who covers the Detroit Tigers at MLB.com. In it, the agent for left-handed reliever Joe Beimel claims that at least six different teams have interest in the journeyman pitcher. "Across the board, things are starting to pick up some," agent Joe Sroba said Wednesday. "That's to be expected [after the signings]."Sroba estimated that at least a half-dozen teams have had talks with him on Beimel, including the Tigers. He would not confirm whether he has received an offer from any, nor would he speculate whether Beimel could sign soon. Still, it was clear...Read more

Read more  |  3 Comments  |  Tags: Detroit Tigers, Joe Beimel, Los Angeles Dodgers, MLB, Pittsburgh Pirates

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Hot Stove Dishes - November 14, 2008

By Brian Joseph | November 14, 2008 | MVN Outsider

The latest buzz served up from baseball's Hot Stove League.  Ten of the hottest stories, moves and rumors from the past week: Yankees out to buy back in to playoffs, offer Sabathia record deal The New York Yankees are tired of missing the playoffs.  The one-year absence has driven them to offer CC Sabathia a six-year, $140-million contract to bring his talent to the Bronx.  The Brewers want to keep Sabathia but can they afford the price of competing with the Yankees in the free agent market.  Better yet, can anyone? Padres go one way with offering Peavy, Braves go the other At some point in the past seven days there was buzz that the Braves and Padres were very close to a deal that would send Padres ace Jake Peavy to Atlanta.  After an entire offseason of talks, the Braves announced that they were calling off their pursuit of...Read more

Read more  |  Discuss  |  Tags: Atlanta Braves, BBWAA, CC Sabathia, Chicago Cubs, Chicago White Sox, Cleveland Indians, Dayan Viciedo, Hot Stove, Jake Peavy, Kerry Wood, Kevin Gregg, Los Angeles Dodgers, Manager, Manny Ramirez, Milwaukee Brewers, MLB, New York Yankees, San Diego Padres, Scott Boras, Trevor Hoffman

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Boom, Outta Here (Episode 1): Backups rule NFL; Kobe eyes Europe; Manny not impressed

By Staff Report | November 13, 2008 | MVN Outsider

MVN's first original sports talk television show "Boom, Outta Here" debuts with chatter about the Jets' anonymous jab at their Thursday night opponents, backup quarterbacks taking over the NFL and NBA stars eyeing offers from Europe. Hosts Pat McSweeney and Brandon Rosage also take a stand against giving Manny what he wants (opting, instead, for Mark Teixeira) and encourage to NHL to embrace Dallas Stars center Mike Ribeiro's taunting and showboating from Wednesday night's shootout with the Los Angeles Kings....Read more

Read more  |  1 Comment  |  Tags: Dallas Stars, Kobe Bryant, Los Angeles Angels, Los Angeles Dodgers, Los Angeles Kings, Los Angeles Lakers, Manny Ramirez, MLB, NBA, New England Patriots, New York Jets, NFL, NHL, Tennessee Titans, video

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MVN Awards: NL Mario Mendoza - Andruw Jones

By Evan | November 13, 2008 | MVN Outsider

You would think that someone with the tenth highest annual salary in baseball history, ahead of such luminaries as Barry Bonds, would be well worth the money.You would be incorrect.Ned Colletti, the Los Angeles Dodgers' general manager, inked centerfielder Andruw Jones to a two-year, $36.2 million contract before the 2008 season. Jones, a Boras client, had found the market for his services small and took the money and short years.This may end up being Colletti's saving grace, as he hit for an obscenely bad .158/.256/.249 line in 209 at-bats, hitting three home runs. This comes after a .222/.311/.411 campaign for the Atlanta Braves, so the signals were there.It's quite a fall for the soon to be 32 year old, who possesses a .259/.339/.489 line with 371 at-bats.Jones, once considered the best defensive centerfielder, has gained weight in recent years, something that may have contributed to his decline. He was the...Read more

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Being the GM: 2009 Los Angeles Dodgers

By Evan | November 6, 2008 | MVN Outsider

Manny Ramirez - Naked Eyes

The Los Angeles Dodgers weren't supposed to make the postseason. That is, until the Braided Hero, Manny Ramirez, arrived in the wild West. A national story later, the Dodgers were destined for the World Series, certainly after razing over the Cubs. A Phillie attack stopped that, so what will the Dodgers do in the face of a payroll slash needed?Read more

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MVN Awards: NL Manager of the Year - Joe Torre

By Brian Joseph | November 4, 2008 | MVN Outsider

var iamInit = function() {try{initIamServingHandler(320,212,239222,"http://cdn.pis.picapp.com/IamProd/Resources/Css/css2.css")}catch(ex){}}() Before Manny Ramirez gave them a turbo-charged boost, the Los Angeles Dodgers were a .500 team.  If it wasn't for Manny and the Arizona Diamondbacks' inability to put the National League West race away, it's likely the Dodgers would have never had their postseason ticket punched. If it wasn't for Joe Torre's ability to push the right buttons and scrape together a lineup from the injury-decimated roster before Manny's arrival, the Dodgers might not have been close enough at the Trade Deadline to even bother in their pursuit of the Beantown malcontent. Before condemning the selection of a manager who only improved a team two games over his predecessor and backed into the playoffs with the eighth best record in the National League because they were the best of a bad division, consider all of the challenges Torre's roster faced in his first season. On...Read more

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This year's LCS are more than Rays-Red Sox and Phillies-Dodgers

By Brian Joseph | October 14, 2008 | MVN Outsider

Sure, the Rays and Red Sox in the American League and Phillies and Dodgers in the National League are the main event of the League Championship Series round of play but there's one hell of an undercard to go along with the two main match-ups: FOX's Studio Show (Jeannie Zelasko, Mark Grace & Kevin Kennedy) vs. TBS's Studio Show (Ernie Johnson, Dennis Eckersley, Harold Reynolds & Cal Ripken Jr.) Before Fox took over half the playoffs, Ernie Johnson and friends had a head start at proving their worth as an addition to the actual game.  Moving Harold Reynolds to the studio made the ALCS version just that much better.  Then FOX joined in for the NLCS and their pre and postgame team of Zelasko, Grace and Kennedy were brought into the mix.  Minutes in and the match was over.  While Johnson runs the show in a way that creates chemistry on TBS,...Read more

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