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Rally for Recovery

November 23, 2008November 23, 2008 by Joe Janish

Beginning this week, an eBay auction will be running, with the proceeds going to the “Rally for Recovery“, a charity to benefit former MLBer Ricky Stone, who was diagnosed with a malignant brain tumor this past August. Stone — a friend of Nelson Figueroa — pitched out of the bullpen for the Astros, Padres, and … Read more

Minor League Free Agent List

November 9, 2008November 7, 2008 by Joe Janish

Baseball America has listed the 561 minor leaguers who filed for free agency on November 6th. This list will take a while to sift through, but on first glance, I’m intrigued by: Flamethrower Jose Capellan; Free-swinging, AAAA outfielder John-Ford Griffin, though he bats left and has no use for the Mets; Onetime Met Jason Anderson, … Read more