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Entries in Slice of the Meetings (4)

One Second for the Biggest 'Record' in Baseball - Signs of Bad Days to Come for Barry Bonds

MAJOR BLOGS - www.majorblogs.net - If anyone is wondering whether the Commissioner of Baseball, Bud Light, will now purge Barry Bonds home run chase from the record books, a hint from the Baseball Kremlin was released today by way of the always politically-correct highlights videos of MLB.com Played at the MLB Rule 5 Draft at the 2007 Winter Meetings today were two highlights reels. One was of...

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Posted on Thursday, December 6, 2007 at 12:08PM by Registered CommenterBrian Ross in , | Comments Off

Maxwell Made Quite an Impression on the Nationals

MAJOR BLOGS - www.majorblogs.net - NASHVILLE, TENN. Prior to the 2007 season, Justin Maxwell was an obsure farm hand. Nobody doubted his tools, but his insipid statistical line in 2006 and a plethora of injuries in his past put him in the long-shot category. Entering the season, he had accumlated 58 at-bats above rookie ball.

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Posted on Wednesday, December 5, 2007 at 11:26PM by Registered CommenterChristopher Hadorn in | Comments Off

Casper and the Politically-Incorrect Pork Chop

MAJOR BLOGS - www.majorblogs.net - It's no secret that logos and mascots are big money in baseball. One name disappears in Casper, while the Lehigh Valley Iron Pigs new mascot has already experienced being politically incorrect for twelve hours. The Pioneer League meetings ended with the Casper, Wyoming team changing its name from the Rockies to the...

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Posted on Wednesday, December 5, 2007 at 01:31PM by Registered CommenterBrian Ross in , , | Comments Off

Is Terry Kennedy the Next Big Name in Atantic League Baseball?

MAJOR BLOGS - www.majorblogs.net - The Opryland hotel has been a mix of blue-haired and red-sweatered old ladies from the holiday craft show and baseball's power brokers, with a smattering of onlookers and Grand Ol'Opry faithful. Last night, Cal Ripken walked through the halls of the red-sweatered, who were swooning like a wave. "That was Cal Ripken, the baseball player, and I touched him!" one ecstatic...

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Posted on Wednesday, December 5, 2007 at 07:30AM by Registered CommenterBrian Ross in | Comments Off