Links for Sunday evening as we mourn the passing of Dodgers legend Duke Snider..
- Lefty Joe Beimel is happy to be back with the Bucs organization, Langosch writes.
- Outfielder Lastings Milledge faces an uphill battle as he tries to make the White Sox as a non-roster invitee, writes the Chicago Tribune's Mark Gonzales.
- The Pirates could still deal Ryan Doumit in the near future but the club plans to wait for the right package in return, writes Jenifer Langosch of MLB.com.
- In a piece for Fangraphs, Jonah Keri weighs the pros and cons of the Cardinals picking up Adam Wainwright's option.
- In addition to Kyle McClellan, the Cards could also audition Ian Snell, Miguel Batista, and former No. 1 draft choice Adam Ottavino to fill the void in their rotation, writes Jon Heyman of Sports Illustrated. If they cannot find their guy in-house in the next two weeks, they may consider outside options.
- This winter's signings should raise the White Sox's projected payroll for 2011 to slightly more than $125MM, tweets Mark Gonzales of the Chicago Tribune.
- A higher payroll means raised expectations for the Rockies in 2011, writes Troy Renck of The Denver Post.
RIP Duke
“A higher payroll means raised expectations for the Rockies in 2011”
Not True.
How is that not true? Or is that sarcasm I’m failing to hear?
R.I.P Silver Fox
I wish Milledge the best of luch. I think his immaturity was misconstrued and colored him as some sort of thug or malcontent. If he fails to make the team and is willing to accept a minor lge deal then the Yanks should be all over him. I thought he would be a better alternative to Andru Jones because of his ability to crush lefties as well as his age and upside but I get the whole veteran presence, etc.
Truly he showed alot of improvement with the Pirates the last 2 years.
Yeah, off the field where it matters less.
Just sad that there will be no more confusion between him and McCutcheon
they were the best mini-me combination EVER!!
His immaturity was relevant when he was still on the Mets, but it has been stretched to make him look like Elijah Dukes which is not true at all. I think that same misconception of his attitude is why the Yanks didn’t look at him and your right he hits lefties well and his age is a plus.
If he had someone as his mentor when he came up with the Mets, you would never hear about him being immature. When he came up, he was just 21 (youngest player in the majors for 2006), touted as the next Joe DiMaggio, and no one on the team really took the time to show him the ropes. I still am really surprised that people where upset with the high fives. Do people get offended when the Green Bay Packers do the Lambeau Leap?
Anyone else wonder why its hard for Beimel to find a job every season?
Yeah, sad day.Just WIllie left from the Willie, Mickey and the Duke days.
Crazy, my dad just said those exact words about 15 minutes ago. He grew up watching the Duke, he was his favorite player.
I remember watching Expos games in the 1970s with my Dad, with play-by-play by Dave Van Horne and colour commentary by Duke Snider. Very sweet memories. RIP Duke, you helped turn me into a baseball fanatic and I thank you.
Oh yeah? You were in the locker room with the 2006 Mets and/or Lastings or the team told you this? He did not have the support that he does have now with Juan Pierre during his career. It wasn’t until he was dealt to Pittsburgh where he starting shaping up his behavior because on a young team like that he was the veteran at a young age of 25.