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Oakland Athletics Ball Boy Gets Girl

Oakland Athletics ball boy man Kevin Fennell is using his job to reap some perks. He and the guys in the bullpen spotted a girl in the crowd, Jacki Lynch, who they decided to make a move on Kevin’s behalf. By the end of the night Jacki had 4 balls come her way via Kevin. [...]

Red Sox Really DO Want Johnny Damon Back

‘Duk over at Big League Stew brings up some good points and asks if the Red Sox really want Johnny Damon back. There are certainly reasons to doubt Boston’s desire to add payroll (even if only for a month). There is a good chance the Red Sox are already out of the AL East race. [...]

The Aptly Named Pittsburgh Pirates

It seems that the Pirates have been looting the fans of Pittsburgh. The perennial bottom-feeder profited nearly $30M in 2007 and 2008. To put that into perspective; the Pirates opening day payroll this year was just under $35M. Furthermore, the last winning season that these Pittsburgh fans have seen was back in 1992. Their payroll [...]

Sorry, Mets Fans, This Man Will Not Be Saving Your Season…

Well, it looks like a tough season for the Mets just took a turn for the worse. The Mets have reportedly suffered the largest drop in fan attendance this season, they’re currently 10 games out of the NL East lead, and now one of their stars is facing injury AND legal troubles. Francisco Rodriguez apparently [...]

Phillies own Broxton

Johnathan Broxton has had a nice career so far with the Dodgers.  He has made 2 all-star teams (2009 and 2010), had 36 saves with a 2.61 ERA last year and has followed that up with 21 save 3.50 ERA year to date.  With his high 90′s fastball and his high 80′s slider he has [...]