Travel Tip No. 1 for the upcoming 2007 Baseball Winter Meetings in Nashville: Wear comfortable shoes.The minor leagues get together for a trade show, business seminars, and various other things.From Dec. 3-6, the 106th annual meetings return to the Opryland Resort and Convention Center for the fifth time since 1983.
The hotel itself is a popular vacation destination, featuring nearly 3,000 guest rooms. Despite the grand scale of the site, it is still overbooked, forcing several participants to shuttle to and from Opryland out of overflow hotels.
Even if you're not a fan of Nashville's biggest export, country music, few will fail to be mesmerized by the Opryland resort itself. It encompasses nine acres of indoor gardens, waterfalls, fountains and even a river running below the dazzling glass atriums.
Within all that real estate, which seems to cover about three zip codes, are dozens of shops, restaurants, bars, and, for these few days, a few thousand members of the "fraternity" of professional baseball.
Jim Molony has the major league stuff at Nashville Confidential, what may be a short-lived blog.
Rain wasn't the only thing pelting Nashville as media, agents and baseball officials began arriving at the Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center on Sunday for the Winter Meetings.A few other subjects at the first posting include the latest on former Kane County Cougar Miguel Cabrera, pitchers on the free agent market, and centerfielders on the market.The rumors were flying too, though many general managers weren't scheduled to arrive until Monday morning.
The Red Sox are believed to have upped the ante for Minnesota ace Johan Santana while another Cy Young Award winner, Jake Peavy, was nearing an extension with the San Diego Padres.
There was news as well, as a report claimed the Padres agreed to terms with left-hander Randy Wolf and while the Astros announced that they had secured Kazuo Matsui's services with a three-year, $16.5 million contract.
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