Posts Tagged ‘Scott Boras’

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Todd Van Poppel: 9. oh! 6 in ’96

by Josh Robbins on January 13th, 2011 at 5:17 pm
Posted In: Detroit Tigers, History, Josh Robbins, Oakland Athletics

Pitching is the science of attacking hitters with an assorted repertoire of pitches, whereby keeping hitters off balance as they attempt to decipher any changes in the hurler’s delivery or movement of the baseball.  If you’re confused by the preceding sentence, you’re not alone.  In 1996, Todd Van Poppel confused everyone but the hitters. Naturally, the […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Soriano Headed to Big Apple

by C. Sven Jenkins on January 14th, 2011 at 11:35 pm
Posted In: Boston Red Sox, New York Yankees, Sven Jenkins

The Yankees proved once again that they really do have an endless budget. Today they inked free agent closer, Rafael Soriano [fastball(90-95), cutter (89-93), slider(81-84), change(84-86)], to a 3 year, $35 million contract. Soriano will serve as the setup man for Mariano Rivera. Most rumors I heard said that Soriano was somewhat struggling to find […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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