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Shawn Chacon choke slams Ed Wade

... Yeah. It really happened . Looks like he's Latrell Sprewelled his career. I always thought he was a pretty laid back guy in Pittsburgh, so Wade must've pissed him off pretty bad. Oddly, this never happened to Dave Littlefield.

Mets trade Milledge to Nats for crap

I'm pretty sure this is how this went down: Jim Bowden: So, uh, Omar. You looking to trade Lastings Milledge? You know toolsy outfielders with big upside turn me on more than a prospective threesome with Jessica Biel and Scarlett Johnanson. Omar Minaya: Well, we do need a catcher and maybe an outfielder to take Lastings' place ... Bowden: You mean like Brian Schneider and Ryan Church? Minaya: Done and done. Bowden: Holy f$%#&%$* s#!t are you kidding me? I was just... places his hand over the receiver, yells to Assistant GM Mike Rizzo Hey Mike, you were wrong! I'm not the dumbest GM in baseball, Omar's going to send us Milledge for Schneider and Church! takes hand off of receiver. You know what Omar? Minaya: Dude, I could totally hear you talking to Mike Rizzo. Is that what you really think of me? Bowden: If I say yes, is the trade off? Minaya: Maybe. Bowden: Well then, no. I think you're a genius. Ryan Church is solidly average and that will be a big deal, espe...

A-Rod is still a Yankee

In news that shouldn't surprise anyone, it looks like A-Rod is going to re-sign with the Yankees . In news that should shock the hell out of you, it looks like he may have ditched Scott Boras and is taking a considerable cut from what his market value probably is (the rumored deal is 10 years, $275 million and crazy as it is, I'm certain he could get $300 million on an open market) to do so.

Freaking Barry Bonds

The reason the recap below came a bit late was because I was working on my FanHouse post about Bonds . For once, I've got very little to add about that post here. You guys can comment on Bonds and the record and my post and such in the thread here.

This is not Pirate related but...

Damn, how crazy is it that the Indians have to play a series in Milwaukee due to weather? And how pissed would you be if you had tickets for that series? And how stupid is Major League Baseball for scheduling the Angels and Mariners only trips to Cleveland in April?