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Boras praises Manny, not Sox

Written on March 6th, 2009 by Josh Lacey3 Comments

,p>Occasionally I listen to Fox sports to learn what negativity is floating around football and baseball. Today, agent Scott Boras was interviewed, and the discussion was Manny, so I [...]

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Rick Burleson interviewed by Angels blog

Written on March 6th, 2009 by Evan Brunell5 Comments

Angels blog “Three Days Of Cryin’” interviewed Rick Burleson yesterday, the former Red Sox and Angels infielder. “Rooster” had some great stuff:

After becoming a Boston icon of sorts, you’re traded to
the Angels before the 1981 season.  The trade wasn’t popular in
Boston.  How did you feel, at the time, about being traded?

I was being traded home.  The stadium was twenty minutes from my
house so Anaheim was really the only place I would want to go if I was
traded.  I wanted to stay in Boston for my whole career but I
understood that they wanted to trade me before I was eligible for free
agency.  They did the same thing with Fred Lynn.  They wanted to make
sure they got something for us.  I was traded along with Butch Hobson
for Carney Lansford, Rick Miller, and Mark Clear.  At least they got
something for me.

Look at Fisk.  They tendered his contract too late, he never even
saw it.  They ended up getting no compensation for Fisk.  He just
left.  A modern GM might be hung if he allowed that to happen.

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More baseball talk with Dan “On the DL” and Papa Joe

Written on March 6th, 2009 by Ryne Crabb0 Comments

For those of you missing hearing the dulcet tones of Tim Daloisio and have already OD’d on this week’s Fireside Chat, I thought I would link to two other appearances I made this week.

On Wednesday, you could find me up and down the dial on the west coast talking baseball with Papa Joe Chevalier at http://www.papajoetalk.com/. You can find my ten minute segment in the final 45 minutes of the final hour talking Red Sox and then showcasing my broader baseball knowledge.
This morning I had the pleasure of introducing Fire Brand and MVN to recent Fireside Chat guest Dan Levy on his daily sports podcast, On the DL (http://www.onthedlpodcast.com). You can listen to today’s episode here and subscribe in iTunes, it’ll be worth your while!
I am becoming a virtual Fire Brand PR pimping machine ;)
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