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Wednesday, June 11, 2008
Pirates ruffle Unit, catch break on HR call in winThe Pittsburgh Pirates took advantage of a rattled Randy Johnson and a reversed home run call to beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 5-3 on Monday.Filed Under: Technology 3 Comments
Monday, November 17, 2008
GMs agree instant replay a success GMs agree instant replay a success Instant replay was only in use for a few months, but general managers agree that the program was a success. That doesn’t mean they want to start reviewing every call, however. [...]
Monday, November 17, 2008
Yankees acquire Swisher from White Sox in 5-man deal The New York Yankees have given themselves an option at first base, acquiring Nick Swisher from the Chicago White Sox for pitching …
Sunday, November 16, 2008
Yankees sell Rasner’s contract to Japan (AP) The New York Yankees have reached an agreement in principle to sell right-hander Darrell Rasner’s contract to a Japanese team. The Yankees will receive $1 million from the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles of the Pacific League. Matt Sosnick, Rasner’s agent, said they [...]
Sunday, November 16, 2008
Gardenhire signs extension to manage Twins
Minnesota Twins Manager Ron Gardenhire has signed a contract extension that links him to the American League team through the 2011 season.
Saturday, November 15, 2008
Tigers not actively shopping Ordonez Tigers not actively shopping Ordonez While the Tigers noted increased trade talks in recent days as baseball’s free agency hunt heats up, their stance on their most speculated trade target remains the same. [...]
Saturday, November 15, 2008
Tolegian: 10 best free agents It’s shopping season for MLB teams, and the shelves are full of goodies. Aram Tolegian ranks the 10 hottest toys on the GM wish list.
Braves’ Wren says he won’t sweeten offer for Padres’ PeavyFrank Wren says the Atlanta Braves won’t sweeten their offer to the San Diego Padres [...]
Friday, November 14, 2008
Braves end pursuit of Padres’ Peavy Braves end pursuit of Padres‘ Peavy Braves general manager Frank Wren said on Friday that he is no longer having active negotiations with Padres general manager Kevin Towers about Jake Peavy. [...]
Friday, November 14, 2008
Hot Stove: What NL East teams need, what they should do
Baseball Prospectus will break down each of the majors’ six divisions and analyze what’s on tap this offseason.
A’s complete deal for slugger Holliday
Matt Holliday has hit 128 homers over five big-league [...]
Thursday, November 13, 2008
Gardenhire’s contract with Twins now goes to ‘11 The Minnesota Twins have signed manager Ron Gardenhire to a two-year contract extension through the 2011 season.
Thursday, November 13, 2008
Rays’ Upton has surgery on left shoulderTampa Bay center fielder B.J. Upton had surgery on his left shoulder this week and the Rays expect him to be ready by opening day.
Wednesday, November 12, 2008
Big honor highlights busy Tuesday Big honor highlights busy Tuesday With the Matt Holliday trade pending, Tuesday was a busy baseball day. Tim Lincecum was named the NL Cy Young Award winner; Hal Steinbrenner, one of the Yankees‘ co-chairmen, said the Bombers will [...]
Wednesday, November 12, 2008
Nadel: Cubs slaving over hot stove?
Peavy, the All-Star right-hander for the cost-cutting San Diego Padres, instantly would become one of the Cubs‘ three aces – alongside Carlos Zambrano and Rich Harden .
Tuesday, November 11, 2008
Will Cy Young be Lincecum’s?
The National League Cy Young Award winner will be announced today, and it’s hard to identify Tim Lincecum’s chief competition.
Sources: Rockies to deal Holliday to A’s (AP) Star outfielder Matt Holliday appears headed to the Oakland Athletics in [...]
Monday, November 10, 2008
Maddon wins Chuck Tanner Award Maddon wins Chuck Tanner Award In a couple of days, Rays skipper Joe Maddon will likely be recognized by the Baseball Writers’ Association of America as the American League Manager of the Year. On Monday, Maddon got a [...]
Sunday, November 9, 2008
Pitchers from India struggle in front of big-league scoutsThey came to see for themselves, 38 major league scouts, trying to project whether two 19-year-olds from India with six months of experience could pitch one day in the major leagues.
Sunday, November 9, 2008
Brewers tab Randolph as bench coach Brewers tab Randolph as bench coach Former Mets skipper Willie Randolph, who was a finalist for the Brewers‘ recent managerial opening, was named Milwaukee’s bench coach on Saturday.
Saturday, November 8, 2008
Flip out: Baseball likely to eliminate coin flipsNo more flip decisions. Rather than heads or tails, baseball general managers plan to recommend that sites for division and wild-card tiebreakers be decided by wins and losses.
Saturday, November 8, 2008
Rangers bringing back Blalock as DH Texas bringing back Blalock as DH The Rangers have picked up their $6.2 million option on infielder Hank Blalock for the 2009 season, the club announced on Friday.
Pudge not likely [...]
Friday, November 7, 2008
Red Sox find trade interest in Coco Crisp
For the most part, offseason agendas are about acquisition, that is, adding players to an existing roster to fill needs and shore up weaknesses.
Winter Forecast: Offseason outlook for Rangers
It doesn’t take a scholar to [...]
Thursday, November 6, 2008
Yankees want Pettitte back next season Yankees general manager Brian Cashman wants pitcher Andy Pettitte to stay with the team for the 2009 season. The 36-year-old left-hander said near the end of the season that he’d likely want to remain with the Yankees, and he confirmed that decision Tuesday in an interview with KRIV [...]
