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Former MLB player Lou Merloni says he would vote for players like Bonds and Clemens to be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame on their first year of eligibility.
The guys give their take on Pap to the Phillies. They say that they don’t think that Papelbon wanted to be in Boston anyways, and hash out what the Red Sox are to do about the vacant closer’s position.
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direction, a notion underscored by the team’s admission that it was unlikely to bring back even a bargain rate DH like Jim Thome . VERDICT: Not a fit. AMERICAN LEAGUE WEST Rangers: Michael Young emerged as one of the top designated hitters in
player whose career is nearing its end, hitting .209 with a .617 OPS and six homers in 300 plate appearances. -- Jim Thome , at the age of 40, seemed like a bargain for the Twins to re-sign for a year and $3 million. Yet after he had a
offensive production can be had for a pittance – as evidenced by deals such as the one-year, $3 million pact signed by Jim Thome this offseason), Martinez’ value would be diminished, almost certainly by 2013, and perhaps more likely at some point in 2012
Hideki Matsui ($4.25 million) and Jim Thome ($3 million) settling for bargain ..... there are six (Ortiz, Adam Dunn, Jim Thome , Ramirez, Hafner, Matsui) who ..... Martinez ($12 million) Minnesota: Jim Thome ($3 million)/Jason Kubel
might not be inclined to spend on the position, given the need to marshal resources for Joe Mauer . The team already added Jim Thome as a DH. Right now, Minnesota appears inclined to feature a competition between Nick Punto and Brendan Harris at third
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handed bat. Whether the Phillies gave Cuddyer an offer or not is unknown publicly. The fact that they just signed Jim Thome , a former teammate of Cuddyer with the Twins, could help in Philadelphia’s sales pitch to Cuddyer. The Red Sox were
According to multiple reports, designated hitter/first baseman Jim Thome has agreed to a one-year deal with one of his former teams, the Philadelphia Phillies, for $1.25 million. Thome spent 2011
Then-Twins slugger Jim Thome hit his 600th home run on Aug. 15, becoming just the eighth player in MLB history to accomplish that feat. Thome, who was since
Veteran slugger Jim Thome waived his no-trade clause Thursday night and accepted a trade from ..... runs in Cleveland and helped the Indians to two World Series. “ Jim Thome is a Hall of Fame-caliber player and person,” Indians general manager
teams that Olney named are the Yankees, White Sox, Indians and Rangers. ESPN then reported that Kubel and Twins slugger Jim Thome had been claimed off waivers but did not specify the teams that put in the claims. If the report is true, the Twins
The NFL Sunday gang wraps up the season predicting the score of Super Bowl 46...and they don't think it's going to be as close as most people do. Go Pats!
NFL Sunday rolls on with Dale, Fauria and Price talking about the emotional roller coaster the Pats and more specifically team owner Robert Kraft have been on this season. With the passing of his wife Myra, this goal to become champs has taken on a whole new meaning.
The NFL Sunday crew talks about the cocky and brash chatter coming from some of the Giants the last couple weeks. Dale is surprised that Tom Coughlin allowed most of it to go down and says Belichick would never let that fly. The guys also touch on the little mistake the Giants team website made yesterday in putting up the "Giants are Super Bowl Champions" homepage yesterday - that's a no-no!
JaJuan Johnson spoke with Grande & Max after the Celtics beat the Bulls today at the Garden.
Sean Grande & Cedric Maxwell sat down with ESPN's Doris Burke during halftime of Celtics/Bulls
Doc Rivers & Sean Grande preview Celtics-Bulls today at the Garden. Tune in to Celtics Today at 3:00p to hear the full interview
Dustin tells us you can't hustle a hustler, and other funny anecdotes.
The Sox GM joined Glenn and Michael to talk Scutaro, Punto, Oswalt, Luxury Tax and all things off-season.
Dustin Pedroia joined the Big Show for his weekly segment, and talked about losing Scutaro, gaining Cody Ross and Nick Punto, and then got a surprise from his best friend.
Brad Marchand joins the show and talks about if Tim Thomas is a distraction to the team and why the Bruins have been struggling as of late.
Andrew joins D&C to discuss how he feels about Tim Thomas' political views and how Patrice Bergeron has been the MVP for the team so far this season. Andrew also talks about how they have to regroup and make adjustments to get out this funk the team is currently in.
Brad Marchand joins the show to talk about President Obama calling him out on stage and Tim Thomas skipping the White House visit.
WEEI's own Rob Bradford joins the guys to talk about Ortiz's arbitration hearing live from St. Petersburg and predicts what he thinks will happen.
Mike Adams fills in for Meter and covers Sunday's sports stories. One Celtics' player had a fantastic afternoon and so did Phil Mickelson.
Jerry Sandusky addressed the media on Friday and offered comments on his current situation. Dino and Gerry react to those statements and do not think he should be allowed extra priveleges.
Mut and Merloni listen in to some of the highlights from the Randy Moss U Stream experience where he said he was coming back to the NFL, talked about Myra Kraft, and Tom Brady's legacy.
Mut and Lou talk about the agreement between the Red Sox and David Ortiz for 1 year and $14.5 million.
We play the soundbite from the NFL Network from Super Bowl 46 where Bill Belichick is telling his defense 'this is still a Cruz and Nicks game'. The Patriots of course were then burned by Mario Manningham on the Giants game-winning drive. We discuss whether it was the right decision or not.
Glenn and Michael debate what, if anything, Shaq is bringing to the table for TNT's NBA pre and postgame coverage.
We talk about Tim Thomas refusing to speak to reporters about his political ramblings on Facebook, and about whether or not this is a media driven controversy, or a genuine distraction for Thomas' Bruins teammates.
The discussion of the Patriots loss in the Super Bowl and just like any other loss, the coaching is called into question and whether a defensive coordinator on staff would have helped Bill Belichick and the Patriots.
Mikey has made no bones about his feelings on Pau Gasol, what will he do if the Celtics trade Rondo for Gasol? Also our buddy LB calls in to talk about the Patriots Super Bowl loss.
Mikey talks to some Patriots fans who are still looking at the loss and breaking down what went wrong but are also looking to the future for the franchise.
Losing the Super Bowl? Terrrrrrrrrrrrrrible.
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Live from Hurricane's... not Cocaine's which is where Oil Can Boyd wanted to be broadcasting from. Plus the Cranky Yankee Bitch reaches her tipping point.
Our friend from Pittsburgh, Mark Madden, joins D&C to give his take on the Joe Paterno/Penn State scandal and says Jerry Sandusky may have been 'Pimping Out Young Boys to Rich Donors.'
More from this showGlenn and Michael debate what, if anything, Shaq is bringing to the table for TNT's NBA pre and postgame coverage.
More from this showHeidi chats with D&C to talk about the Project Cupid Date Auction she will be participating in this Saturday in Boston.
More from this showMatt Perrault asks our listeners if they believe Bruin goalie Tim Thomas should take down his Facebook page. The media hasn't let down and Matt looks to dig deep into the situation. What do you think the Bruins should do?
More from this showDustin joined Glenn and Michael on the Big Show, and they asked him if they could take a call. Dustin agreed, and the caller then went on to rip the crap out of him. What Dustin didn't know is that the caller was one of his best friends... Andre Ethier from the Dodgers.
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