Mike Ricci, shown here doing what he did best — distracting opponents — has retired from the NHL after 16 seasons. Today marks the end of the line for unrestricted free agent Mike Ricci, a veteran of 16 NHL campaigns. In reality, this decision just lays to rest a career that had ended quite some […]
Don’t throw away that autographed Reggie Abercrombie cardboard just yet; he’s earned another shot. It might be time for the Marlins to give Reggie Abercrombie another shot. After spending the season as the Fish’s fourth outfielder in 2006, Abercrombie was farmed out to Triple-A Albuquerque a couple of months ago after struggling to a 579
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Did you happen to catch J.J. Putz’s outing on Saturday? Not only did he serve up a gargantuan grand slam to Josh Fields that pulled the Sox within one, but he wasn’t fooling anyone in this outing. Even the outs were smoked. Now, there’s probably no reason to worry about Putz at all, but with
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Apparently, when we reported last week that Japanese outfielder Kosuke Fukudome’s injury could affect his ability to become a free agent next year, we jumped the gun. Thanks as always to Tim McLeod for passing along a news item that sheds more light on the situation. It turns out that a special exception that was
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While he hasn’t dominated, Philip Humber has certainly held his own in his first season at Triple-A. It’s been about three weeks since we checked in with some minor league notes, so let’s rectify that situation today. Toronto fans may recall veteran minor league infielder Luis Figueroa, up briefly with the Jays last season. The
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Jonny Gomes isn’t much of an outfielder, nor can he select a good luck charm that works, but he’s enjoying a big season at the plate. In an article we published yesterday, my esteemed colleague James Morris mentioned that he “would very rarely pick a Devil Ray at this point in the season if my
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Can the Celtics lure Reggie Miller out of retirement? A lineup filled with Hall of Fame bound studs will sure help. Quickly getting over their disappointment of being burned in the draft lottery, the Celtics have rebounded to make two of the biggest splashes this offseason with the acquisitions of Ray Allen and Kevin Garnett.
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