Daily Archives: December 5, 2005

Because of the Internet, fans don’t have to wait for the evening news or the morning papers to catch the latest sport updates. That’s especially helpful now with the winter meetings underway and fans from coast to coast all gibbed up like Bevis on a sugar fix. Buster Olney’s blog will be essential reading for those of you who subscribe to ESPN’s Insider, while Ken Rosenthal and Tom Verducci will keep us up-to-date. I’m sure Joe Sheehan and Will Carroll will have the dish for Baseball Prospectus as well. Regionally, make sure to tune in to WFAN to catch Sweeny Murti’s reports, and head on over here for the Journal News’ Pete Abraham’s daily log.

The Mets made another trade with the Flordia Marlins over the weekend, acquiring catcher Paul LaDuca. While the Yankees weren’t up to much–the most notable news involved a Daily News report detailing how the organization lost money in 2005–they figure to be one of the many teams involved in the flurry of activity this week at the winter meetings in Dallas. Will Manny get his Christmas present and wind up in California? Will Barry Zito leave Oakland? Will the Yankees trade for Juan Pierre? Let the rumors begin!