... RJ Anderson of DRaysBay blog: "Baseball knew the Rays were in a difficult position with Akinori Iwamura. ... ;Nice pick-up for the Pirates. The only downside to the move was that the Rays were likely to non-tender Iwamura later in the offseason. The Pirates, however, would not have been guaranteed his services for the 2010 season."And hey, we had to throw one Pittsburgh voice in to sum it ...

Hey Stu, does this sound familiar? Fulham Football Club has struck a marketing deal with the sister company ... deal is mainly based on a marketing and promotion relationship between the baseball team and the English soccer team, there is also a chance ... fairly well with the payroll projection we produced last week. Rays the Stakes wants to know if you had to choose between Carl Crawford and Carlos ...

... 8217;re making a comparison. Or maybe because my producer is in my ear, saying, ‘hey, Dick, we have Duke coming up tomorrow, give them a ... joke. Q: Since you’re such a huge baseball fan - rough year for the Rays. Are you monitoring the stadium issue? Vitale: ... season tickets, I think its our 11th or 12th year. I love baseball, I go to maybe 40-50 games a year. And not just in Tampa, all ...

... they cut their losses and took what's turned out to be nothing for one of the best pitchers in baseball. To this day I still think that while the respective GMs for the Mets, Minaya, and the ... 39;s a free agent at the end of next year and wants to get paid. The Rays have no chance----none----of keeping him. They also have to look at the possibility of contention next season. They' ...

... selection of 12 morning-fresh links and items to start your baseball day. It welcomes your e-mail submissions or tips via ... ; 6. Former Rays owner Vince Naimoli gets his revenge, in book form. TampaBay.com 7. Professional baseball back in Montreal? Eric Gagne(notes) says he ... baseball museum. Baltimore Sun 10. Hey. Isn't there already a Negro League Baseball Museum in Kansas City?  Kansas ...

... , Alive, or on Life Support? Gnashing of teeth around baseball about how much money the Yankees spend, and about how they can "buy" ... very short (see: Indians’ downfall after 2007 and Rays’ slide after 2008). However, the data suggest that ... free agent for the third time, and says each time the uncertainty gets tougher. Hey, Johnny, at least you have a nice, fat bank account to ...