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MLB GM’s Ranking for 2010

Tim Marchman of Sports Illustrated recently ranks all 30 Major League General Managers. So we must ask ourselves how do you measure a GM’s success? Is it dollars spent per win? Playoff appearances? Do you take into account the minor league system and player development? The Twins may not be a power house but they [...]

Mark Shapiro to Step Down as Indians’ GM

Mark Shapiro will be moving up to assume the role of club president after the 2010 campaign. Chris Antonetti is rumored to be the replacement for Shapiro. Currently Antonetti is Shapiro’s assistant. Shapiro has had the role of general manager for the Indians going on nine seasons. He started with the Indians back in 1992 [...]

Grady Sizemore: No More Cell Phones in the Bathroom

After being limited to 106 games last year due to an elbow injury and sports hernia, Cleveland Indians’ star centerfielder Grady Sizemore’s luck does not appear to be getting any better. The Associated Press reported that Sizemore contacted Major League Baseball investigators to have them stop the publication of some risque’ photos of himself that he [...]