As heard outside Jose Canseco’s kitchen window.

Dec 30
Morning-
Jose: “I said, make me some f*cking coffee!”
Afternoon-
nothing
Evening-
nothing

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Around this time there are always a few contracts that cause me to raise an eyebrow. Yabu to S.F. was pretty odd. The Pirates resigning Masumi Kuwata was mildly surprising. Park Chan-ho back to L.A. was amusing.
Last I heard Hideo Nomo was “done,” as one scout working at Venezuelan league delicately put it. At the [...]

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This is the first in a two part series examining changes in the nature of sports coverage, player evaluation, and front office operations due to internet blogging and its role in the proliferation of statistical analysis of the game of baseball. Part one looks at blogs and their effect on sports journalism, as bloggers emerge [...]

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Beijing police took to the streets yesterday as part of a campaign to  clear the  streets of beggars to create a “civilised and sound” environment for the August Olympic Games, state media reported Thursday.
Officers will patrol the city 24 hours a day, looking not just for beggars, but also peddlers, pamphlet distributors and tricycle taxi [...]

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