November 16, 2006
Thursday on NBC ...
NBCSports.com officially launched its baseball section this morning, completing one of the final stages of a "gradual rollout." The baseball content is pretty sparse so far, since it's literally Day 1, but it will increase rapidly throughout the offseason and really ramp up heading into spring training. Here's the first headlining article in the history of NBCSports.com's baseball section:
Worth a Fortune: If history holds, Daisuke Matsuzaka may surprise the doubters
You may be familiar with the writer.
In Twins news ... Johan Santana will win his second Cy Young Award in three seasons today (and what should be his third straight), while the Official Twins Beat Writer of AG.com, LaVelle E. Neal III, reports that Terry Ryan is kicking the tires on 28-year-old right-hander Jason Jennings in preparation for a possible trade with the Rockies.
