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Raul Ibanez Being Super Nice About Whole “Not Getting Re-Signed” Thing

Justin Klugh — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 16:26:22 +0000

Raul Ibanez is so nice. He sees Sarge coming for a post game interview and never throws a bat at him. He was voted onto a list of nice people by his peers. He just took his kid and 40 other people to a sleepover… in the Baseball Hall of Fame.

Which is what makes it so difficult, I’m sure, to approach his house with the intention of firing him. If he was a brazen idiot or if a doctor was telling Gary Matthews’ family right now that if they removed the bat from his head, his brain would fall out, it would be a much simpler process to let go of Raul Ibanez. (more…)

Kyle Kendrick Now Arbitrating All By His Damn Self

Justin Klugh — Sat, 15 Jan 2011 21:06:51 +0000

“We are pleased to have come to terms with Benny,” Ruben Amaro grinned, using an affectionate nickname that only those close to Ben Francisco or those who have recently closed contractual negotiations with him may use. (more…)

Jayson Werth is Making it Hard to Blindly Believe He Will Stay

Justin Klugh — Wed, 01 Dec 2010 21:14:25 +0000

I know you’ve been somewhat update-starved lately, so I wanted to provide you with the majority of what’s been keeping me so busy.

Things I Did Instead of Witnessing My Friend’s Best Halo: Reach Kills

Poured coffee
Burnt myself
Called Mr. Coffee a “punk bitch.”
Kept claiming it was my turn to play.
Kept claiming I was embroidering a pillow with “fuck Nick’s Xbox Achievements” on it.
Folded a shirt
Grabbed a piece of paper to write these down
Wrote these down

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