Byrnes calls Beattie, Trades Himself to Orioles

In a fascinating and unexpected follow-up to an earlier story, outfielder Eric Byrnes (pictured above as a member of the Oakland A’s) has engineered his own trade once again, this time from the Colorado Rockies to the Baltimore Orioles. Outfielder Larry Bigbie is headed to Colorado on the other end of the deal, which was […]

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Byrnes Calls O’Dowd, Trades Himself to Rockies

Former Oakland A’s outfielder Eric Byrnes is a “do-it-yourself” kind of guy: from checking his own X-rays to making a bong out of a batting tee to burning Zeppelin CDs for his teammates, the young slugger isn’t content to rely on others. That’s why over the All Star break, Byrnes decided to take his professional […]

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