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I have heard it bandied about that El Duque might wind up in the pen as the long relief/spot starter guy.

Hahn's got it. I had to get creative to make it fit, as we haven't had anyone with a Lincoln in their name yet, so I had to go with Ramon Abraham Castro. But yes, they fit all the circulating denominations of U.S. dollar bills (believe it or not, they still make $2 bills). Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln, Hamilton, Jackson, Grant, Franklin.

Getting colder. I'd pay a visit to Baseball Reference.

Kinda barking up the right tree. Kinda sorta.

I had to get a little creative to make this fit what I wanted.

I'm reminded of the stupidity that was Ivan Rodriguez winning the Gold Glove in 2000 and 2001 despite only playing 87 and 106 games, respectively, those two seasons at catcher.

The reason there are four outfielders this year for the NL is that Rowand and Francoeur were tied for third.

Schilling's deal includes a "fat clause" where he earns money based on his not getting fat. I'm not making this up: http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news?slug=ap-redsox-schilling&prov=ap&type=lgns Cleveland would be wise to think about that when sitting down with Sabathia whenever that happens.

Sam Perlozzo is also the Mariners' third base coach.

I'd consider the first part, the second part seems a bad idea.

I blame my little sister for my being able to remember a Nick and a Howie.

Except knowledgeable minds around baseball knew, even before the Rockies started winning consistently, that they were having an incredible year defensively, especially in Tulowitski's case. The guy had an unassisted triple play for God's sake.

The Backstreet Boys?

No way. No way. Holy crap. I'm incredulous. I'm happy for David and for Carlos, especially David, but what the hell? How in the WORLD does Jimmy Rollins beat Troy Tulowitski? How the HELL does Colorado not get a SINGLE Gold Glover?!?!?!?!?

Holy crap, if we could get Hudson - wow, that really solidifies the infield! And we need some upgraded infield defense anyway. Depends on the asking price.

]Report: Guillen bought steroids, HGH from Florida clinic November 6, 2007 SAN FRANCISCO (TICKER) -- Seattle Mariners outfielder Jose Guillen was one of three players who bought steroids and human growth hormone from the Palm Beach Rejuvenation Center in Florida, according to a report Tuesday on the San Francisco Chronicle's web site. According to the newspaper, Guillen bought thousands of dollars worth of steroids and HGH while playing for the Oakland Athletics in 2003, having the drugs shipped to the Oakland Coliseum. The report also named a pair of retired players, third baseman Matt Williams and pitcher Ismael Valdez, as having purchased drugs from the clinic. According to the newspaper, Guillen, an 11-year veteran in the majors, bought more than $19,000 worth of drugs between May 2002 and June 2005. Neither Guillen nor his agent responded to the claim. Williams, who played 10 years for the San Francisco Giants, reportedly bought $11,600 worth of HGH while playing for the Arizona Diamondbacks in 2002. Williams told the Chronicle he used HGH on the advice of a doctor following an ankle injury. Valdez, a journeyman pitcher, bought $11,300 worth of drugs in 2002 following his trade from Texas to Seattle, according to the report. The newspaper also reported that some of the prescriptions used by the players were written by the same disgraced dentist who wrote prescriptions for Cleveland Indians pitcher Paul Byrd, who bought almost $25,000 worth of drugs from the clinic. Byrd has admitted using the substances, which he says were to treat a hormone deficiency. Guillen, 31, is a career .267 hitter with 166 home runs. He batted .290 with 23 home runs and 99 RBI this past season. The Palm Beach Rejuvenation Center was one of a number of clinics targeted by the Albany District Attorney's office as part of an investigation into the illegal sales of drugs.

Mark Shapiro of Cleveland won TSN's Executive of the Year award.

Daily News says we're declining Valentin's and Lawrence's options.

Greg Maddux re-signed with the Padres on a 1-year, $10 million contract.

Tom Gorzelanny and Ian Snell are pretty good.

Torre in Dodgers uniform LIVE right now.

He ranked them by combining their ability with how young they are.

Bill James ranks the top 50 young players: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/baseball/mlb/11/02/billjames.talent/index.html David Wright is 4th and Jose Reyes is 7th.

I'd go for that.

I'd chip in as well.