Exactly whom did the Cubs acquire from the Rays in yesterday’s eight-player deal? According to most reputable sources, Tampa agreed to send Matt Garza to Chicago, but at least one Windy City newspaper seems to disagree. According to the back page of the Chicago Sun-Times (h/t to Rays’ play-by-play man Dave Wills, @SPTimesRays and several retweets […]
Archive for January 8th, 2011
Mistaken Identity: Local Paper Throws Cubs a Curve
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Wild Thing: Alcoholism, Not Throwing Strikes, Was Duren’s Real Control Problem
Posted in Baseball, Baseball History, MLB, Yankee History, Yankees, tagged Alcoholism, Ryne Duren on January 8, 2011 | 1 Comment »
On January 6, former Yankees relief pitcher Ryne Duren passed away at the age of 81. Duren was the original wild thing. Thanks to the combination of a power arm and poor eyesight, the fire balling right hander ranked as one of the most intimidating pitchers in all of baseball, mostly because he often had […]
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