On this date in 1976, San Francisco mayor George Moscone intervened in the sale of the Giants to Labatt Brewery, which would have moved the team to Canada. Moscone helped arrange a last-minute sale to Bob Lurie and Bud Herseth for $8MM, keeping the team by the bay.
These links aren't in danger of relocating; here's the best the blogosphere had to offer over the last week…
- MLB Depth Charts is giving away a $100 Amazon.com gift card as part of its "Pick the Long Shots" contest.
- Stephen Goff at Examiner spoke to Chuck Knoblauch about his nephew Trace, who plays college ball for Indiana.
- Harness The Halo says goodbye to Garret Anderson.
- Crashburn Alley explains why Albert Pujols would not be a fit for the Phillies.
- Pine Tar And Pocket Protectors believes trading Chris Carpenter is the best way for the Cardinals to go.
- The Platoon Advantage tackles the Francisco Liriano trade rumors, noting that the Twins are an organization "driven by emotion."
- The Bottom Line tries to figure out who should hit cleanup for the Red Sox.
- Rooftop View is bullish on the Cubs bullpen.
- Ivy Report wonders if the Cubs should be interested in Barry Zito.
- Lookout Landing posted a short but not necessarily sweet Aaron Laffey comparison.
- Through The Fence Baseball breaks down some players at a career crossroads.
- Pirates Prospects takes a shot at fixing the free agent compensation system.
- More Hardball looks at some players that have been forced out of the game.
- DesigNate Robertson provides a way too early AL Central preview.
- The Mennella Line looks at Bobby Valentine's interest in buying a piece of the Mets.
- The composite, meanwhile, says the Mets should be contracted.
- The Shea Faithful thinks Rule 5 Draft pick Pedro Beato may have been born to be a Met.
- SB Nation explores the extreme side of baseball's superstitions, namely human mascots.
- 85% Sports lists their top five exhibits at the Baseball Hall of Fame.
- Fantasy Rundown compiles all of the prospect lists out there in one place, which Cubs Billy Goat Blog used to create a composite top 100 prospects list.
- Interpretation By Design put together a handy flowchart to help you pick a team to root for if you're undecided.
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Again, 0% chance Pujols or Zito are with new teams in 2011.
I agree.
Pretty confident to say 0%. Anything is possible.
I really appreciate the shoutout for my blog, The Shea Faithful. Amazing that the Mets actually have TWO players in camp this year born on the day they last won the World Series, Pedro Beato and Jon Niese. Ya gotta believe!
I hate the continued “Zito to….or Zito cut….” stories. Don’t tease a guy fairy tales!! >:(
Mets contraction… for sure. That’s the day after the Yankees have 5 straight top 2 draft picks while Kansas and the Cubs win all the World Series during that period and Theo Epstein is declared “persona non grata” on Boston, right?
As a yankee fan id find it really interesting in the hypothetical moving the rays to NY. That would be fun to watch, and yeah I’d love to win the W.S, but it’s only better if you beat the best to become the best, instead of a free ticket to a playoff spot. I’m not saying anything bad about the rays, but imagining them with the ability to have a high payroll is scary. A new rivalry within NY would make it fun too.
Just saying in a hypothetical scenario. Not trying to add validity of the claims, or the logic of contracting the Mets
i like this idea a whole lot… NYC could definitely support another ball club
but would the Yankees allow for another AL team in NYC?
you guys have to take the pirates, a’s and padres. ha, ha!!!!!!!!
Is the Knoblauch piece actually about his nephew or a love fest about Knoblauch’s career? Man, that guy is still a deek.