The Managerial Dance

This season passed without a a single manager losing his job. But as soon as the season ended, all hell broke loose. Among the teams still seeking a new skipper is the San Francisco Giants, who finally realized that the dynamics required for a manager have changed since the days before electricity, and they did […]

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Rink Notes: Flyers Embarrassed

RotoRob was forced to suffer through another unacceptable effort by the Flyers last night, as they were absolutely humiliated in Buffalo, 9-1. Games like this will drive me to drink — unwillingly, I mean. Some observations from the ugliness: Mike Richards and Jeff Carter have been nowhere to be found during the early-season Flyers’ swoon.

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Cubs Finally Get it Right

Stop the presses. It looks like the Cubbies finally did something right. Hiring Lou Piniella over Joe Girardi, Bruce Bochy and other lesser candidates is a great first step to turn this flailing organization around. While Bochy is a great manager (the job he’s done in a somewhat modest market in San Diego is impressive)

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Spikes Up: Doubting Thomas

Remember Brad Thomas? Once a shining star in the Twins’ organization, he headed over to Japan two years ago, and his performance this season may earn him a trip back to the bigs. In this week’s Spikes Up, we examine Thomas’ story. We also look at how Michael Cuddyer, finally given an everyday fielding job,

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NBA Pre-Season Notes

I finally got a chance to sit through a full NBA pre-season game this afternoon, as the new-look Raptors downed the Nets 119-110, in a preview of the season opener on November 1. It was an entertaining game, the kind I expect to be commonplace in Toronto this year — lots of offense, but not

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