On this date in 1993, Charlie Brown hit a game-winning homer off the great-granddaughter of Roy Hobbs. She claims to have let him hit the homer though, perhaps in an attempt to save face. It was his first dinger in 43 years. Charles Schulz created nearly 18,000 Peanuts cartoons, but Charlie didn't hit more than a handful of homers. Here's the latest from around the web…
- Athletics Nation posted an interview with A's GM Billy Beane (part one, part two).
- True Blue LA posted some of the Dodgers' reactions to the new ownership group.
- Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness doesn't think the Dodgers new ownership group should replace GM Ned Colletti just yet.
- Lasorda's Lair lists five things they'd like to see the Dodgers new ownership accomplish.
- River Ave. Blues wrote about the Dodgers sale and its impact on the Yankees.
- Cardinal Doctrines wrote about the Chris Carpenter's injury and the Cardinals' rotation.
- Phillies Nation explains how a deal between the Phillies and Cole Hamels can get done.
- Over The Monster wrote about the never-ending Theo Epstein compensation saga.
- Capitol Avenue Club wonders if the Braves are happy that Jair Jurrjens and Tommy Hanson are Scott Boras clients.
- Redleg Nation wrote about the Sean Marshall Plan.
- Bay City Ball thinks the Giants might make some bad decisions soon.
- Bless You Boys tries to figure out what the Tigers should do with Brandon Inge.
- Puckett's Pond wonders why the Twins won't let Brian Duensing start.
- Yankees Fans Unite says Yankees GM Brian Cashman has learned from the past.
- Marlin Maniac mused about Ozzie Guillen and Randy Choate.
- Motor City Bengals wrote about the last few spots on the Tigers' roster.
- Warehouse Worthy wonders how the Orioles will handle Dylan Bundy.
- Giants Nirvana says second base is a problem in San Francisco.
- More Hardball highlighted MLB's last remaining active players from the 1980s.
- Baseball Nation wrote about an overlooked aspect of big money contracts.
- MLB Prospect Portal posted a video of Blue Jays prospect Adonys Cardona.
- Give Jon A Dollar explains why baseball is still the national pastime.
- The Hardball Times analyzed the fantasy LIMA strategy (part one, part two).
- The Knuckle Blog published a 105-page preview of the upcoming season.
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