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Fri Jul 31, 2009 10:44 am EDT

Big League Stew live blog! The 2009 MLB trading deadline

By 'Duk

After a week packed with GM-reporter showdowns and more steroid silliness, it gives me great pleasure to welcome you to the final hours of the MLB trading season.

We'll be following the fun with this specially-designed live blog that's packed with the insight and reporting of Yahoo! Sports own Tim Brown, Gordon Edes and Jeff Passan, the Twitter feeds of some of the best baseball reporters and bloggers around and pithy comments and observations from myself and the loyal army of swap-hungry Stewies.

The festivities start at noon (ET) sharp and run until we're sure the cell phones are no longer ringing. Remember to bring the witty and funny if you want your comment to make the cut.

One more note: I'll be ducking in and out to finish trade posts as they happen, so don't lose your head if I go missing and put the comments on hold for a few minutes. 

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  1. Jay M
    1. Posted by Jay M Fri Jul 31, 2009 10:51 am EDT

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    Will you also talk about how George Mitchell is on the Red Sox's board and how its quite clear now that he is not impartial and he refused to investigate his "team".
  2. Mickey D.
    2. Posted by Mickey D. Fri Jul 31, 2009 10:54 am EDT

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    "One more note: I'll be ducking in and out to finish trade posts as they happen, so don't lose your head if I go missing and put the comments on hold for a few minutes."
    In other words, stepping out to go to the bathroom. ;-)
  3. Phil M
    3. Posted by Phil M Fri Jul 31, 2009 11:09 am EDT

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    Jay M, I thought that was more than evident after it came out. The Mitchell Report was basically a legalese verison of Juiced.
  4. MattM
    4. Posted by MattM Fri Jul 31, 2009 11:09 am EDT

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    You should discuss how the mariners are insane for trying to trade a pitcher who has had a plus 4 era the last three years (except this year) for a guy projected to be mike piazza/albert pujols type player.
  5. Jay M
    5. Posted by Jay M Fri Jul 31, 2009 11:17 am EDT

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    It pretty much was Phil, well at least to all of us who don't work for ESPN. But I think this just reconfirms it.
  6. Mickey D.
    6. Posted by Mickey D. Fri Jul 31, 2009 11:24 am EDT

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    @MattM: don't try to conflate Piazza with Pujols. Not even in the same category of player.
  7. Matt
    7. Posted by Matt Fri Jul 31, 2009 11:25 am EDT

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    It always fun to see how many other Pittsburgh Pirates get traded. It's like they GM makes trades just for the sake of making trades. You can make one hell of a team out of all the guys they've traded since 2003.
    I gotta thank them though for trading Aramis Ramirez to my beloved Cubs back in 2003 for Bobby "I'm not Hank's son" Hill.
  8. Mickey D.
    8. Posted by Mickey D. Fri Jul 31, 2009 11:32 am EDT

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    Tigers get Washburn?
  9. MattM
    9. Posted by MattM Fri Jul 31, 2009 11:42 am EDT

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    I guess it'll start with the Tigers getting Washburn
  10. MattM
    10. Posted by MattM Fri Jul 31, 2009 11:43 am EDT

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    And Mickey D, that's what Montero is projected as. At worst, Piazza, at best, Pujols.
  11. bobby spectacular
    11. Posted by bobby spectacular Fri Jul 31, 2009 11:44 am EDT

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    who do i keep if i can keep 7 out of weiters, sandoval, figgins, hanram, ellsbury, granderson, berkman, verlander, carpenter ? i know its early but im wondering if i should package a 2 for 1 deal for a better keeper since ill have let a couple of these go anyways
  12. Coconuts
    12. Posted by Coconuts Fri Jul 31, 2009 11:45 am EDT

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    yeah for luke french and someone else, just saw it on first take
  13. doc
    13. Posted by doc Fri Jul 31, 2009 11:47 am EDT

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    Tigers acquire Washburn.
  14. doc
    14. Posted by doc Fri Jul 31, 2009 11:50 am EDT

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    well, i'm sure epstein has to do something. not only to improve the team, but to keep the topic of steroids from occupying the airwaves of red sox nation. gonzales, martinez, halladay, or 2 of 3 or 3 of 3?
  15. Jay M
    15. Posted by Jay M Fri Jul 31, 2009 11:55 am EDT

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    WOW, currently my clock reads 11:50AM EDT.
  16. DEEP OWNAGE
    16. Posted by DEEP OWNAGE Fri Jul 31, 2009 11:55 am EDT

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    wtf red sox should give the cubs the world series trophy
  17. TIM L
    17. Posted by TIM L Fri Jul 31, 2009 12:05 pm EDT

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    Cannot beleive the Dodgers are just sitting there while teams get players. IF THEY THINK A SETUP MAN IS THERE PROBLEM then they have need fire all office personnel. You have one the best hitters in baseball. Washburn would have been a plus .................they will always be the LA DEADGERS ...........THEY SUCK IN THE OFFICE
  18. Matt
    18. Posted by Matt Fri Jul 31, 2009 1:20 pm EDT

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    IMO, the Washburn trade favors the Mariners more than the Tigers. For most of his career Washburn has been an average, sometimes above average pitcher. And he pitches to contact, eventually contact pitchers will run into a string of games where all the batter balls seem to find holes.
    I'm just not that big on Washburn, I don't think he'll help the Tigers all that much. I might sound like a complete dumb@$$ for saying that in 2 months, but I strongly think he's due for a bad stretch of games very soon.
    As for the Dodgers, they can still be in talks for a player like Zach Duke. Theres still plenty of time before the deadline.
    and mark my words, ROY HALLADAY IS NOT GETTING TRADED!!!
  19. jbluejcon
    19. Posted by jbluejcon Fri Jul 31, 2009 1:23 pm EDT

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    "its quite clear now that he is not impartial"
    he was working with three ongoing investigations: the mets trainer, the case in jupiter florida and the balco case. it was not meant as an extensive list of every player taking steroids. they did bust two red sox players on the 2007 team (gagne and donnely), and a number of former red sox players were on the list, though they're PED usage came after their red sox tenure.
    so no, he wasnt biased. he was working with investigations that were ongoing.
    "wtf red sox should give the cubs the world series trophy "
    that is a ridiculous notion. first: cubs didnt even make it to the world series either year the red sox won it. two, the championships are tainted, as many have claimed. why? one: no has proven that papi and manny did steroids in 2004 or 2007. (i personally believe it is possible. but not proven). additionally, it's not like the red sox were the only team using ped's. every team was. so are you claiming every title since say, 1993, is tainted?
  20. sprte@...
    20. Posted by sprte@... Fri Jul 31, 2009 1:31 pm EDT

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    As a long time Giants fan, it kills me to have seen the way the fans in Boston treated Bonds during his last trip to Fennway. I went with a buddy and had a great time, it's a great town and awsome ballpark, but to have first hand knowledge of all the signs and all the b/s they were talking.....and to know now that their 2 bigboys were doing the same things........O.K. here it is, I don't know Barry Bonds...I am not trying to say he was a good person or anything, but the way he went about his buisness and never ratted on any other ball players in the face of nonstop ridicule and public abuse was pretty impressive to me.
  21. TIM L
    21. Posted by TIM L Fri Jul 31, 2009 1:47 pm EDT

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    Dodgers still sitting on bank roll and arses i hate the yankees but u have to love stienbrenner for all he did to win at all cost when he was in charge ..........Championship meant more then anything .................BRING BACK ThE BIG BLUE
  22. Gookie
    22. Posted by Gookie Fri Jul 31, 2009 1:47 pm EDT

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    Phillies repeat...Benny Fransisco is the answer~~lead us to the promised land BF!!
  23. TIM L
    23. Posted by TIM L Fri Jul 31, 2009 1:49 pm EDT

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    they all did the juice back then some got caught and some didnt ..........................So quit crying because your team no RINGS IF YOU NOT CHEATING U NOT TRYING
  24. TIM L
    24. Posted by TIM L Fri Jul 31, 2009 1:53 pm EDT

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    I hope the minor league catcher Dodgers just got is for another trade if not what the hell they thinking ,,,,,,,,,,They dont want to win a championship
  25. Steve
    25. Posted by Steve Fri Jul 31, 2009 1:54 pm EDT

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    Here is the trade that MUST be done: Red Sox trade Ortiz and The Undertaker to the Cavaliers for Shaq and Brock Lesnar. I'd sign off on that in a minute.

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