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Padres Add Bench Depth with Mackowiak; Ensberg
on Jul 30, 2007 in Astros White Sox Rob Mackowiak Trades Padres Morgan Ensberg MLB Deadline Day ESPN says that the Padres have continued their crusade for bats off the bench, getting outfielder Rob Mackowiak from the White Sox for a minor leaguer that has yet to be named.Mackowiak doesn't have much pop (6 HR, .418 SLG) in his bat, but he hits a...
Deadline Passes With a Whimper
on Jul 30, 2007 in Cubs White Sox Red Sox MLB Brewers Rangers Braves Deadline Day Just like last year, it looks like this year's trade deadline will pass with only a couple big trades coming on Deadline Day. Only one big trade happened today -- Gagne to Boston -- and another big trade became official (the Teixeira deal finally cl...
A's Continue Youth Movement
on Jan 2, 2008 in athletics nick swisher white sox gio gonzalez After moving Dan Haren to the Diamondbacks for a number of young players the Oakland Athletics had established their 'rebuilding' phase. Today they built on that theme by trading Nick Swisher to the... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my web...
White Sox Keep Improving
on Jan 21, 2008 in white sox They were really bad last year, everyone knows it. No one has been working harder to put the season behind them than the White Sox. The two biggest weaknesses were by far the offense and the bullpen.... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my we...
Former Big Leaguer in the News…”Shoeless” Joe Jackson
on Jun 19, 2008 in former big leauger in the news White Sox The questionable role of “Shoeless” Joe Jackson in the fixing of the 1919 World Series may have kept him out of baseball’s Hall of Fame, but that doesn’t mean he won’t have a place where fans can go to honor the man...