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From Wild Thing to Big Unit to 300

SAN FRANCISCO -- Even though Randy Johnson was the one who was pitching, catcher Dave Valle still woke up the next day with a sore left shoulder.Valle, the Mariners' primary catcher in the early '90s, was the man who had to handle Johnson when he was more Wild Thing than Big Unit."The fastball would soar up and away (to...

Nationals Release Odalis Perez

Last week, when Pat Lackey told you about Odalis Perez's failure to show up at Nationals camp, he wrote that the "Nationals finished in last place with Perez and they appear pretty confident that they can duplicate the feat without him." They'll put that confidence to the test after releasing Perez on Monday. That allows...

Odalis Perez Is Boycotting Nats Camp

One of the great pastimes of the cynical baseball fan is to sit back, see what players fail to report to camp, and laugh for the ridiculous reasons given. The biggest name who is a no show right now is Odalis Perez, who's boycotting the Nationals' spring training camp with some ridiculous results. According to this story,...

Left on Base: Derek Jeter's Next Contract, Truck Day, and the Million Manny March

Left on Base is MLB FanHouse's link dump.* "In 21 months, or just 324 regular-season games from now, Derek Jeter's contract expires. At that point, the Yankees have to decide what to do with Jeter and Jeter has to decide what to do with the Yankees. [...] By 2011, the Yanks could have either Jeter or just his future plaque...

Footprints in the Snow: Washington Nationals

Footprints in the Snow is FanHouse's look at the paths to be forged by MLB teams this winter as they look ahead to 2009.You have to search pretty far and pretty wide these days to find a corner of Major League Baseball where there is virtually no hope. Parity is a reality. The Rays reign in the AL. There have been seven...