Catch a Falling Star

December 3, 2010 by Ted Leavengood · 6 Comments

Lastings Milledge was non-tendered by Pittsburgh yesterday. It is just another benchmark in the descent of a once promising talent that was briefly with the Washington Nationals. Jim Bowden traded Ryan Church and Brian Schneider to the Mets for Lastings Milledge during the off-season before the start of 2008.Â The rumblings of his unpopularity in […]

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