Winter Meetings: Day 1 False Alarms
Congratulations to Tom Haines of phillyBurbs.com for “reporting” the first bogus story of the winter meetings via WIP-AM 610 in Philadelphia. Phillies outfielder Pat Burrell has reportedly been swapped...
View ArticleMets’ Winter Tweetings
This year, Bugs & Cranks was unable to get a live feed from the Winter Meetings. However, thanks to Twitter, we can stay on top of the Mets’ Hot Stove developments as they happen. Here are some...
View ArticleBig, Bad Wolf
Maybe next year... In December 2006, the Milwaukee Brewers signed Jeff Suppan to a lucrative 4-year/$42M contract. Wednesday, they did it again. Well, the team technically came to an agreement with a...
View ArticleWould it have killed Tito?
MLB Network’s nonstop yakfest from Orlando continued late Tuesday. Viewers have been treated to the simean stylings of former reliever and noted hothead Jeff Nelson. We’ve wondered if Mitch Williams...
View ArticleThe Nationals are Quietly Winning the Offseason
Baseball’s free agency period is a lot like a Best Buy at 12am on Black Friday: once the floodgates open, customers shop relentlessly, often times with money they don’t have. Months later, they look...
View ArticleWhither Swisher
Don’t you wish baseball held its winter meetings at Dollywood? I mean, if they’re gonna be in Nashville, have ‘em someplace … y’know Nashville! smitty, Dollywood’s, like, 200 miles from Nashville. You...
View ArticleTake Five
In honor of Dave Brubeck, one of my all-time favorite jazz artists, who died on Tuesday, one day short of his 92nd birthday, I’m going to offer five takes on this week’s Major League Baseball winter...
View ArticleThe Cy Scherzer Conundrum
With the winter meetings upon us, it’s time for rampant speculation and wild, unsubstantiated rumors. So what’s say we add more grist to that mill by taking a look at the Tigers abundance of starting...
View Article‘Twas the Night Before the Winter Meetings
‘Twas the night before the Winter Meetings, when all through San Diego not a GM was stirring, especially not Jerry Dipoto. Hotel suites were booked and stashed with candy and booze, as front...
View ArticleNot for (Fire) Sale
No, you cannot have Nolan Arenado. No. No, no, no and no. Yes, the Rockies are awful. But this is the type of transcendent ballplayer you build a better team around. No, you cannot have Corey...
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