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The Dugout: Legislation Passed Against Ya Brain

The Detroit Tigers have officially given up and traded former Rookie of the Year and two-time All-Star pitcher Dontrelle Willis to the Arizona Diamondbacks in exchange for perennial trade-bait Billy Buckner. The trade comes as no surprise, considering that Willis has never returned to any kind of concistent, quality...

The Dugout: Joel Zumaya's Hazard Suit

Here is what we know so far about the most exciting news story of the summer: Detroit Tigers relief pitcher Joel Zumaya felt a "slight pop" in his shoulder following his one inning of Farnsworthian-quality pitching that lost the lead for Detroit and gave a victory to the Yankees. I would've already expected a Facebook...

The Dugout All-Stars in: BlackDraft? Part 2

Prerequisite: BlackDraft™ Part 1The ESPN ticker for the mock Negro Leagues draft as it stands:Round 11. New York Yankees - Cool Papa Bell (CF)2. Washington Nationals - a bag of Cool Ranch Doritos, which are pretty much the worst kind of Dorito3. Chicago White Sox - Buck O'Neil (1B)4. Boston Red Sox - David Ortiz...

The Dugout: Dave Stewart Preserves

Yep. The Dugout **Online Host** Welcome to the Oakland Athletics Concerns Chatroom! Oakami: I'm expecting much better than a .500 season....

The Dugout: You Complete a Transaction Involving the Exchange of Dontrelle Willis for Other Assets and You, by Proxy, Exchange Your Mental Faculties

I think we've all known for a couple of years that the Marlins were going to get rid of Miguel Cabrera and Dontrelle Willis, but I wouldn't have guessed that they'd both leave in the same trade. Granted, the D-Train has not looked as sharp over the last couple of years, but he's stayed healthy and he still shows flashes of...