By Tom DiSalvo
Some say that numbers never lie, and last week, zero was the most relevant number Major League Baseball. No player was elected into the Hall of Fame for the class of 2013. None of the thirty six names on the ballot were good enough for clearance by the Baseball Writers Association of America. No players was nominated. Zero.
In a jam-packed On Deck, Kenny Ducey and Kris Venezia review the World Baseball Classic Rosters, get you up-to-date on the Yankees and Mets ongoing arbitration cases, and see what's happening around the league.
I'm going to try to channel my inner Hunter S. Thompson here, and while I may not contain his Gonzo prose nor his dashingly portrayed good looks by Johnny Depp (Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas and The Rum Diary), I’m at least attempting to cover a facet he never did in Puerto Rico: Baseball.
Kenny Ducey and Kris Venezia discuss the possibility of Brian Wilson joining the New York Mets, as well as other news including Andy Pettitte's reunion with Joe Torre at the WBC and Justin Upton vetoing a trade to Seattle.
Jeff Idelson has been a busy man the past few days. On Wednesday, January 9th. The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum announced that no winning candidate emerged from the voting done by the Baseball Writers’ Association of America. This is the eight shutout in the history of voting, and the first since 1996.
Mack Rosenberg and DJ Sixsmith talked about the moves the Toronto Blue Jays have made to put themselves in contention for the AL East. They discuss how Mets' fans should view the R.A. Dickey trade and what the Mets can expect from the prospects they recieved.
Kenny Ducey and Kris Venezia discuss the RA Dickey trade, as well as touch on the Josh Hamilton signing and other important moves around the bigs.
Kenny Ducey and Kris Venezia discuss the three-team trade involving the Indians, Reds, and Diamondbacks and the Red Sox's aquisition of Shane Victorino. They also talk to George King III of the New York Post about Kevin Youkilis' new deal with the Yankees.
Kenny Ducey and Kris Venezia catch you up on the latest local news, as well as the big trades and signings around the rest of the league. Hear them debate who the most feared teams are, and who's prospects are looking up.
Saturday during One on One, Amit and I had the distinct opportunity to speak with Yahoo Sports National Baseball writer Jeff Passan about the Winter Meetings that took place last week. We talked about the logistics of the what goes on in the hotel complex, inquired about the outfield market, and got the latest word on the Mets and Yankees. (This was taped just before Zack Greinke signed with the Los Angeles Dodgers).
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