OpenlineBlog.com (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
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More Hardball...... (Free subscription) | yesterday
It's been a while since we've heard from Sammy Sosa. Once viewed as baseball's saving grace from the horrors of the Steroid Era, Sosa's career hit rock bottom after a fallout with his longtime employer, the Chicago Cubs, and ending his career in disgrace with the Rangers. But Slammin' Sammy has resurfaced again. Over the weekend, he and his lovely wife Sonia attended the Latin Grammy's in Vegas. But...
man with black hat (Free subscription) | yesterday
My first job was in the fourth grade, as a newsboy with The Cincinnati Enquirer . For getting five new customers in early 1965, I got two tickets to see the Reds play the Chicago Cubs (I think) for the Opening Day game. Now, a lot of baseball towns have opening day games. But everyone knows that the REAL one can only take place in the city that gave the world professional baseball. Not only that, but...
[FashionRatty] Lattest Articles (Free subscription) | yesterday
Sammy Sosa and his wife Sonia Sosa have been photographed at several red carpet events this year and to the surprise of most, the former MLB athlete appears to be undergoing a skin transformation from...
CBS 4 - South Florida's Source for (Free subscription) | yesterday
The Florida Marlins are big on players who outperform their contract, which is why outfielder Jeremy Hermida is bound for Boston.
Top Stories from Newser (Free subscription) | yesterday
The sports blogosphere is abuzz over some new photographs of Sammy Sosa in which the former performance-enhanced Chicago Cubs star looks much, much lighter-skinned than we’re used to. Seems nobody’s been able to reach Sosa yet, and nothing in the captions of photos from Tuesday’s event in Las Vegas yields...
OTB Sports (Free subscription) | yesterday
He was a journeyman reliever for six teams. I remember Collum’s name well from my playing of Strat-O-Matic Baseball past seasons. RIP. Collum, who was born in Victor and lived in Grinnell for much of his life, pitched in the 1950s and 1960s. Advertisement He died Saturday at Mayflower Health Care Center in Grinnell. Memorial services were held [...]
MySportsRumors (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
The Philadelphia Phillies are wasting no time making personnel moves. Not even two full days since they lost to the New York Yankees in the World Series, they’ve picked up one players option and informed another he’ll be let go. The two players? Cliff Lee and Brett Myers. General Manager [...]
The Hardball Times (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
I didn't get to it today due to other obligations, but you don't need me when you have Josh to tell you all that has happened . Obviously the most notable thing in all of this is that the person who will be overseeing the case is named Commissioner Gordon. It's nice to see him back to work after what happened to Barbara. Read more great baseball stuff at The Hardball Times .
365 Gay News (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
The Chicago Cubs have become the first major-league sports franchise to have an openly gay owner according to the Windy City Times.
Another Cubs Blog (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
Derrick Goold expects the Cubs will offer Mark DeRosa a free agent contract. DeRosa, coming off wrist surgery, figures to field an offer from the Chicago Cubs, at the least. He and Chone Figgins are two of the best utility players in the game, and both are free agents. This isn’t exactly predicting something wild. After all, it would be the single most shocking event in Cubs history if they...
Power Line (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
Last night, the New York Yankees ended this decade of baseball the way they began it -- by winning the World Series. In between these triumphs, things didn't go quite as planned. However, when you sort it all out, the Yankees are the team of the decade, having appeared in four World Series, winning two. Their arch-rivals, the Red Sox, are runners-up. They won two titles, but played in only those two...
Chicago Tribune (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
Chicago Cubs third base prospect working on fielding MESA, Ariz. -- As Cubs fans spend yet another off-season marinating in angst, top prospect Josh Vitters retains his Southern California cool and a budding star's confidence.
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