Not a whole lot happening in the hopper today, so I'll cover some things briefly:
MLB : An unnamed American League East team has completed a three way trade and acquired Curtis Granderson. The only thing interesting about this, is how Chain-smokey Jim Leyland and the Worldwide Leader went out of their way to describe Granderson as a "Class Act". Since when did that matter, especially when it comes to playing for that unnamed American League East team?? Can we say A-Rod? Other than that, what a shock it is that the unnamed team went ahead and traded for a good player who's due roughly $30 mildo until 2014. Yawn...
MLB : An unnamed American League East team has completed a three way trade and acquired Curtis Granderson. The only thing interesting about this, is how Chain-smokey Jim Leyland and the Worldwide Leader went out of their way to describe Granderson as a "Class Act". Since when did that matter, especially when it comes to playing for that unnamed American League East team?? Can we say A-Rod? Other than that, what a shock it is that the unnamed team went ahead and traded for a good player who's due roughly $30 mildo until 2014. Yawn...
On a slightly more interesting note (pay attention Cub fans) the Texas Rangers have dealt Kevin Millwood and his $12 million salary to the Orioles in what's being described as a cost cutting move. Where it gets interesting is that there are reports that the Rangers have signed Rich Harden for a one year deal in the $7-$8 million dollar range. Quick look at the math here, Millwood threw 198 innings last year with a 3.67 ERA. Harden threw 141 innings last year with a 4.09 ERA. On paper it looks comparable, but as any Cub or A's fan can testify to, Harden just cannot be counted on. Harden is allergic to the word "durable", while Millwood and durability have always been on good terms. It's understood that a million saved is a million earned, but the Rangers might find out the hard way, that there is no such thing as having "too much pitching".
NCAA Football : A new name has surfaced in the Notre Dame football coaching search and it's Connecticut's Randy Edsall, although the Chicago Tribune maintains that Brian Kelly is still the front runner. It's hard to not visualize Notre Dame as Jim Halpert from The Office during the first three seasons. Knowing that Pam (in ND's case Urban Meyer) is the love of his life, yet he's powerless to act on it since Pam is engaged to someone else. Whether it ends up being Kelly, Edsall, or anyone else, they will most likely end up like Karen Filippelli in the end if and/or when Urban becomes available. Dropped like a bad habit.
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