For some bizarre reason I decided to tune into Dennis and Callahan recently, and I happened to overhear their passionate and informed debate over Theo’s decision to let Jason Bay walk, move Ellsbury to left, and sign a 37 year old Mike Cameron to patrol center. I’ll not say who was most vehemently against the idea, but suffice to say that the bulk of his argument rested on one of the things I hate most: lack of perspective.

By Chris Sheridan NEW YORK — Not too long ago, Zach Randolph was best known for his big huge contract, his flabby midsection and his round, chubby face. And Randolph’s running mate on the Memphis Grizzlies’ front line, Marc Gasol, once carried around so much extra poundage that he was dubbed “the Big Burrito” when he was in high school

This was passed on to us by a coaching friend, Bud Leonard. Respect. This is a topic I have spoken on at many camps and to quite a few young basketball players across the province.

Bret LaGree of Hoopinion on the bizarre play that earned Mike Woodson a technical foul: “I’ve been critical of both the timing of and propensity for the head coach’s technicals this season. This time, he got jobbed. Railroaded, even.

  After months of speculation Johnny Damon was introduced as a Detroit Tiger this week giving Detroit a viable option at the top of their order. It’s no secret that Damon is no spring chicken at age 36, but the guy can still get it done. He brings 14 years of experience to the locker room and the ability to get on base, run the base paths intelligently, and knock in 75-80 runs a year

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With the institution of the world baseball classic, a political ploy, the tradition of pre spring, and early spring emergence of new seasons has been altered, and not for the better . Clearly one gets a sense of distraction and disunity in the baseball world

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This has been around for a few days now, and it’s getting a lot of play on the talk shows. Frankly, I’m excited about the potential precedent implications this case has for the reported implementation of HGH tests in baseball (startin with the minors). Look, I get that there is something downright unsettling about requiring players to submit themselves to a blood test - after all, it’s literally an invasion of their private bodies because of the needles used to take the samples.

It makes sense, right? Johnny Damon always wanted to be a Tiger