NFC East Offseason Roll Call: A Look At Player Movement By Division

With the NFL Draft over and free agency winding down, it’s time to look at who is coming, going and who to watch out for in the NFC East in 2012. Here is a breakdown of roster turnover within the NFC East division: 

New York Giants
Hello: In the latest Super Bowl win over the Patriots, tight end Jake Ballard went down and his status for the season is unknown, hence the signing of free agent Martellus Bennett (Cowboys) and the fourth-round selection of Adrien Robinson (Cincinnati).

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2013 All-Star Game marks latest turning point as Mets move on from Madoff scandal

NEW YORK — It had been months since Fred Wilpon last was with his longtime friend Bud Selig. The previous occasion was for thesettlement that finally detached the Mets’ from the Bernie Madoff Ponzi scheme. It was perhaps, in retrospect, a turning point for a Mets franchise mired in the epic scandal.

Joined by his son, Jeff, Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Mr. Met, the Mets owner and Major League Baseball’s commissioner were together again today at City Hall in Lower Manhattan to mark another celebratory occasion for the Mets. Selig officially announced that Citi Field will host the 2013 All-Star Game.

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Mend but don’t break the magic of Wrigley Field

And I say ‘‘we’’ because it is likely to be the Chicago taxpayers and fans of the Cubs who shoulder a fair portion of the cost of keeping the historic place from crumbling into rubble or becoming just a dingy dump from another century.

Wrigley is that oddest thing: It is, at the same time, a gem from antiquity that stuns visitors with its quaint brilliance and a patched-together wreck whose charm is also its greatest flaw.

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Rangers’ Josh Hamilton adds to legacy by going where Ruth and Mantle never did

Beyond Belief is the title of Josh Hamilton’s book. It was written in 2008. He just keeps adding new chapters.

The Ranger slugger, who seemingly never does anything in life halfway, etched his name alongside 15 others for the absolute coolest single-game record in sports. Really is there anything better than the four home run game?

For pitchers, the perfect game actually happens slightly more often. Football has 250-yard rushing games or 500-yard passing days, but there’s not a distinct number that defines those great players the way a four-homer game identifies a hitter. In basketball, there is Wilt Chamberlain’s 100-point game, likely never to be duplicated. The rest are just guys with a bunch of points.

“I’ve always wanted to get three in a game,” Hamilton said in a postgame TV interview. “I’d never done that. To get four is a blessing from above.”

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Moneyball? Sit down, children, and listen to what really wins baseball games

Moneyball is a terrific movie. Brad Pitt is marvelous as Billy Beane, and the story is every bit as good as Michael Lewis’ brilliant book.

There’s just one teensy weensy little problem with this whole thing. Scott Hatteberg and Chad Bradford and David Justice aren’t why the 2002 Oakland A’s won 20 in a row and went to the playoffs. They were great additions to the team and proved that Billy Beane is really, really good.

chron.com
9/25/11