On this date in 2005, the owners unanimously approved the sale of the Brewers from Bud Selig to Mark Attanasio for $223MM. In the seven years under Attanasio, Milwaukee has as many playoff appearances (two) as they did in 34 years under Selig, who moved the Seattle Pilots franchise to his hometown in 1970. As the offseason draws closer to an end, here is the latest and greatest from around the web…
- Baltimore Sports and Life interviewed Orioles GM Dan Duquette.
- Did The Tribe Win Last Night? spoke to Jason Kipnis about his expectations for 2012.
- I-70 Baseball looked back at what pitching coach Dave Duncan did with the Cardinals.
- Yanks Go Yard wrote about Jorge Posada's retirement.
- River Ave. Blues re-lived Posada's greatest regular season game.
- Red Reporter is excited about the Reds signing Ryan Madson.
- Redleg Nation wonders if the Reds still have money to spend.
- Brotherly Glove wrote about the Reds signing Madson.
- North and South of Royal Brougham says the Mariners should extend Dustin Ackley.
- Two Points on a Compass has a plan in case the Mariners don't sign Prince Fielder.
- Some Thoughts on Baseball explained why the Blue Jays will sign Fielder.
- Yankees Fans Unite wonders if Edwin Jackson would take a two-year contract.
- Sideline Scholars says the Rays made a great move by signing Luke Scott.
- Chicken Friars revisited the Anthony Rizzo trade.
- Rising Apple looked back at Fernando Martinez through the years.
- Motor City Bengals explains why Matt Garza is a good idea for the Tigers.
- Fish Stripes is all for the Marlins pursing Yoenis Cespedes.
- Marlin Maniac thinks Ozzie Guillen can tame Carlos Zambrano.
- Marlins Daily wonders who will play center field in Miami.
- Puckett's Pond explains why the Twins will have a better OBP next season.
- BoSox Injection thinks the Red Sox may be waiting for next year's free agent class.
- Talkin Sox with Dan says it's time for Jon Lester to take over the Sox's staff.
- Sports of Boston previewed Boston's pitching staff.
- Shutdown Inning wrote about the future of Alexi Ogando.
- SB Nation explained how the Cubs got to where they are today.
- Lasorda's Lair thinks the Dodgers may need a second lefty in the bullpen.
- Talk Sports Philly believes the Ryan Howard contract will end up being a bargain.
- The Friarhood reviewed the entire Padres' offseason.
- The Hottest Stove mused about the luxury tax.
- Call to the Pen wrote about the two Bud Seligs.
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” Talk Sports Philly believes the Ryan Howard contract will end up being a bargain.”
Let me guess. This article was written from a bar after the author had had more than a few…
I really like how MLBTR doesn’t even bother with Capitol Avenue Club anymore when they do these posts. CAC rarely says anything that has true meaning or intelligence and I just get irritated reading it.
Read the Mariners article… Not to my surprise that the alternatives of Fielder are not great… This ball club will probably lose a lot of games again but to make it worse attendance will keep dropping until Bud Selig has to find a new owner like the Dodgers.
how do i get my blog in “baseball blogs weigh in”?
Get out those knee pads…..
On behalf of Philadelphia, I would like to apologize for the “Talk Sports Philly” article. The writer of that article likely lives near one of the refineries here in town, and is not of sound mind nor body.
That contract was embarassing when it was signed, considering that Howard was still two full years from free agency, and it is even more embarassing now, considering that Howard was last seen rolling around on the first base line, ankle in air.
I typically use BBWI as a source of projecting anger that would normally go elsewhere. I don’t think I’ve ever seen one go up that didn’t have at least one ridiculous article in it. Half the time I assume they’re just saying something ridiculous for the hits.
the 2 Bud Seligs: wrinkly seat warmer and nursing home bingo champion….