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Generation Foolish

Sure, Carl Pavano has only pitched 100 innings in the last two years, making $1.175 million dollars per start. But while George Steinbrenner and the New York Yankees may be perturbed, Pavano has revolutionized the game of baseball, financially. In 2005, the Yankees responsibly dealt with a four year championship drought by signing the “one-year wonder” Pavano, who along with a 4.21 ERA and 57-58 record, offered the opportunity for the Yankees to be the first franchise in any sport to have an annual payroll of over $200 million dollars (Or to some, 4/5 of Alex Rodriguez’s contract).

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Meet the World’s Loneliest Baseball Player

Post author By spartanz9
Post date August 2, 2006
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As the MLB Trade Deadline enters its final hour, we have already been exposed to a plethora of trade possibilities. However, some questions still loom, including the futures of Nationals’ MVP candidate Alfonso Soriano and Philadelphia’s overpaid Bobby Abreu. While the fate of these trades may surge one team into the playoffs, it is the issue of Alex Rodriguez that appears to have the whole league talking.

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Baseball Biggest Loser In Palmeiro Scandal

Post author By spartanz9
Post date September 1, 2005
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Just five months after proclaiming to a congressional panel, “I have never taken steroids. Period,” Rafael Palmeiro has become the seventh domino to fall to the new MLB steroid testing policy. While other notable players have been revealed as users, such as Jason Giambi of the New York Yankees, Palmeiro’s case is the most unusual as he had nothing to gain and everything to lose.