2008 offseason Stories - Battle Red Blog
Type A Personalities
Brian Sabean, 2003: "I have to get my house sprayed because I have draft picks. Wait, did I just say ‘draft picks’? Oh, man. I meant ‘termites.’ I always get those two confused. Probably because I have a similar amount of respect and affinity for both. Did you know that...
Resolution for the Offseason
WHEREAS: I would be entirely fine with Travis Ishikawa starting at first against right-handers, and Josh Phelps starting at first against left-handers. An upgrade would be fantastic, but a Phelshi platoon would give the Giants an opportunity to see if the Ishikawa's resurgence was for...
San Francisco Giants: Offseason Outlook, Part XVIILCMCSMCC$X of CCVCLMMMLVCCX
Between Andrew Baggarly here and John Shea here, there's a lot of petrol for the rumor Fiat. Some thoughts in nugget format, trying to keep pace with the nuggety goodness of both articles: The names this offseason -- Orlando Hudson, Rafael Furcal, Adam Dunn, Mark Teixeira -- beat the hell out...
Jason Bay: Worth an extension?
According to Alex Speier's blog on WEEI.com, Jason Bay is interested in discussing a contract extension with the Red Sox. At present he is due to hit the free agent market in the 2009 offseason (along with Matt Holliday). From the blog: “It’s a situation where he’s loving...
Mark Teixeira and the San Francisco Giants: Only 99.8% Ridiculous
The Giants can't hit. The most expensive guy on the free-agent market can hit. The Giants aren't shy about spending money. Conclusion: Here come the Mark-Teixeira-to-the-Giants?-articles. With Barry Zito only having five more years and $92M left on his contract, a Teixeira contract would basically...
@tH's New Blogger
As the countdown to the regular season concludes, I'm thrilled to say that At the Hive is getting a new writer! Lee from the fantastic blog Hometown Hornets will be joining us, where he will surely proceed to be the Pippen to my Jordan, the Solo to my Skywalker, and the Zazu to my Mufasa. (I...
Southeast Previews
Atlanta HawksMatt McHale: BasketbawfulHoopinion: Peachtree HoopsCharlotte BobcatsBrett: Queen City Hoops Ziggy: BobcatsPlanetMiami HeatDarren Heitner: SportsAgentBlog.comGregory Broome: The Peninsula is MightierOrlando MagicBen: Third Quarter CollapseWashington WizardsRashad: Hoops...
Northwest Previews
Denver Nuggets Jeremy: Pickaxe and Roll Nick Sclafani: The Nugg Doctor Minnesota Timberwolves Derek Hanson & Staff: TWolves Blog Andrew Thell: Empty the Bench Stop-n-Pop: Canis Hoopus Oklahoma City xphoenix87: BallerBlogger Zorgon: Blue Blitz Royce: The Thunderworld Portland Trail Blazers...
The NBA's 10 Best Point Guards
Basketballjohn's FanPost (below) inspired me to finally do a post I've been pondering all summer. Who are the best point guards in the NBA? I've seen quite a few of these lists floating around the tubes. But most of them involve nebulous terms like "proven leader" or "knows how to win." Very few of...
NBA Blogger Previews: The Central
Round 3 of the blogger previews: Chicago Bulls Nels: Give Me The Rock Matt: Blog-a-Bull Cleveland Cavaliers Rock: Waiting For Next Year FTS: Fear The Sword David Friedman: 20 Second Timeout Amar Panchmatia: Cavalier Attitude Detroit Pistons Brian Spencer: Empty the Bench Natalie Sitto:...
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