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Left on Base: WBC Rosters, Schilling Shills for 'Tek, Rickey Takes Off

Left on Base is MLB FanHouse's link dump.* The 45-man rosters for the World Baseball Classic were announced yesterday, which is interesting but not altogether meaningful -- the 28-man rosters that teams will actually play with won't be announced until Feb. 24. In the meantime, Baseball America scours the WBC for prospects....

From the Windup: Is It Time for a Salary Cap?

From the Windup is FanHouse's extended look at a particular portion of America's pastime.Salary Cap. There's not a more controversial phrase in baseball economics. The prospect of one hung over the strike of 1994 and 1995 before the owners and players managed to settle without implementing a true cap. Since then, baseball...

Dave Littlefield Is Fired: SWEET RELIEF!!!

In the midst of all the steroid/HGH garbage that's been going on in baseball today, which has been a real downer, there has been one incredible high point that's let me get through the day. As Matt told you earlier, Dave Littlefield has been fired as GM of the Pittsburgh Pirates. I don't know if I can quantify how happy...

Pirates (Finally) Fire Dave Littlefield

Dave Littlefield's reign of terror in Pittsburgh has come to an end! Pirates owner Bob Nutting announced this morning that he's fired Littlefield after leading the team to their seventh losing season on his watch (and 15th in a row). From the Post-Gazette:"After eight months of listening and analyzing the situation, it has...

The Pirates Wish They Had Ryan Howard

Everyone in Pittsburgh has a favorite "Why Dave Littlefield should be fired" story. There's tons of them. I mean, the guy's been on the job since mid-2001 and he's managed to not improve the Pirates at all since he took the helm. My favorite Littlefield story? The one chronicled in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette today, the...