How one day’s worth of deals tells you everything you need to know about sports. On January 22, 2014 – as with every day in sports – dozens of deals went down. A few became headlines, the rest were recorded as pure formality. But they all shared something in common: They told a story.
The Mag’s first-ever Transactions issue highlights some of these deals in detail including:
- MLB
- New York Yankees agree to a seven-year contract with standout pitcher Masahiro Tanaka
- Boston Red Sox agree to a one-year contract with outfielder Grady Sizemore
- NBA
- Boston Celtics agree to a 10-day contract with guard Vander Blue
- Adidas signs a sponsorship deal with San Antonio Spurs forward Matt Bonner
- NHL
- Nashville Predators trade defenseman Kevin Klein to the New York Rangers for defenseman Michael Del Zotto
Also in this issue – the first of four World Cup related features from The Mag’s Wright Thompson entitled “Nothing Can Stay Buried,” which tells the story of Bosnian forward Vedad Ibisevic who returns to his homeland to rebuild a shattered family legacy two decades after escaping the brutality of war. Now, as an international superstar, he’ll lead Bosnia to its first World Cup as an independent nation (VIDEO: “From War to the World Cup”).
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Transactions Issue Features:
Masahiro Tanaka is better than anyone imagined – and funnier too. In fact, it may not be too early to wonder if we’re looking at a future Yankees legend. By Buster Olney
After leading Marquette to the Elite Eight in 2013, Vander Blue left college early to pursue of dream of playing professional basketball. It didn’t occur to him that the dream might mean nine stints with eight teams on three continents in a single year. By Eli Saslow
The restoration of Grady Sizemore
For five years, the former Indians phenom fought helplessly as his body fell apart. Then one miraculous day, he met the doctor who could put all the pieces back together. By Jason Schwartz
Off balance
Matt Bonner needed new shoes. So he took to Twitter and begged. By Andrew McNeil
When Michael Del Zotto was traded out of New York, there was one thing the defenseman refused to leave behind: his friendship with 12-year-old superfan Liam Traynor. By Steve Wulf
Additional Transactions Issue Highlights:
- NBA: In “Out with the Old”, The Numbers columnist Peter Keating writes that the new kingdom of NBA owners abides by one economic rule that Donald Sterling never learned.
- MLB: An appreciation of the underappreciated Dodger, Zack Greinke: Because of some dude named Clayton, it might seem difficult for another Dodger starter to stand out. But to regard Greinke as Kershaw’s running mate is to severely—even tragically—undersell the 30-year-old Cy Young winner.
- Tennis: The Mag caught up with former US Open champ Sam Stosur in Body Shot, who shared her keys to durability on the court and those killer arms.
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