Monday, July 26, 2010

Minor league baseball

Adam Krohn looks at the grinding minor league baseball schedule. From the Gainesville Times.

MLB

Bob Nightengale writesbig trades are unlikely. Too much salary, too many flaws in top remaining likely candidates. But some teams (like the Braves) make bold moves for the unexpected players (Nate McLouth last year) so expect some action, says Espy.

Friday, July 23, 2010

Braves

Good pitching stacked up in Braves minor league system. By David O'Brien of the AJC.

SEC football

Dooley a good fit for Tennessee. From Rivals.com

Mags

The new Sports Illustarted has a lengthy story on Bobby Cox's long history of run-ins with umpires, as well as the devotion many of his players fell toward him. It's definitely worth a read.

Why I hate ESPN

Ombudsman Don Ohlmeyer reminds me why.

Thursday, July 15, 2010

Gone fishin'

Georgian hauls in record catfish.

The Rams

Why do they suck? Here's one big reason why.

Braves

Mark Bowman says Braves right to deal Escobar, though he's high on the nutty Cuban's future. Here are the stats on the deal.