Reading Room: Weekend reads
by Jim Margalus on Jan 8, 2012 6:01 AM CST
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For some reason, there isn't a Gavin Floyd trade to read about, so these will have to do.
A fascinating, how-the-hell kind of story on former Colorado Rockies catcher Ben Petrick. He was a highly touted prospect who earned the hype early on before Parkinson's Disease stepped in, and how he had to hide its effects while trying to stay in the game.
Don Cooper reiterates his faith in Kenny Williams' ability to find a type of pitcher that the pitching coaches can work with.
Scott Skillings offers thoughts on the fantasy value of Alejandro De Aza and Dayan Viciedo (intriguing!), as well as Alex Rios (not so much!).
Bruce Markusen uses a baseball card as a launching point on the state of Dick Allen's career. In this case, it's the year before the White Sox traded for him.
Chris Jaffe has a methodology to project Cooperstown vote totals based on the partial early returns.
Jerry Crasnick checks in on the state of Boras' individual waiting games, including Edwin Jackson's contract demands. Most recently, Boras was stumping for a five-year, $60 million deal.
"Over 80 years before outfielder Albert Belle signed a free agent contract with the Chicago White Sox to become the first player to earn over ten million a year, baseball already had had a 'Ten Million' ballplayer."
It's just been one problem after another for Bobby Jenks since he signed that two-year deal with the Boston Red Sox.
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Sounds like the weight issues are finally catching up to the big man,
rather sad to hear even though he is a Red Sox.
Packers Season
Thanks for the Allen.
Solidifies why he is my favorite Sox player, and second only to Willie Mays alltime.
We're all here because we're not all there.
by winningugly on Jan 8, 2012 8:54 AM CST via mobile reply actions
yeah that was a cool story about the old topps cards
"i'd like to see us draft an owner." Jim McMahon, 1986
"We had the 80's, and Michael had the 90's." Otis Wilson
"What did I do wrong? They won two championships in this town in 50 years. I played on one and coached the other one. I'll go somewhere and apologize, but you'll have to tell me where and who to." Mike Ditka, 2005
For Kenwo
Since you are the biggest Cespedes fan in the Sox blog community… you could have some interest to read a bit more about him here, from the perspective of the Marlins : Cespedes Fish Analysis…
As of Jan 4 CAIRO has the Sox as a 75 wins team
For 2012 season: ALEX RIOS is my new TONY PENA.
I've decided that caution be damned. Sign him,
based solely on KenWo’s enthusiasm. Either he’s good and we get to see KenWo boast about how he personally must have convinced Kenny to make the deal, or he’s bad and we get to See the KenWo spin machine in action, creating a force that could be so great as to turn back time and save Louis Lane. Either way- ratings.
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