kansascity.com (Free subscription) | 11 hours ago
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. | The story’s been told a million times in baseball circles. It’s late July 2004, and news just broke about the New York Mets trading uber-prospect Scott Kazmir to Tampa Bay for — lets be honest here — ordinary pitcher Victor Zambrano.
Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | 9 hours ago
Oakland Athletics assistant general manager David Forst withdrew his name from consideration for the Mariners GM position Friday.
AstrosDaily.com's Astrowire (Free subscription) | 8 hours ago
By David DriverSpecial CorrespondentThe mood was festive in the Tampa Bay clubhouse as the Rays closed the regular season.The traveling secretary went around the room asking players how many tickets they wanted to buy for family and friends for the American League playoffs.One group of players engaged in a game of dominoes before batting practice. And many of the Rays sported some new Mohawk haircuts,...
Luxist (Free subscription) | 2 hours ago
Filed under: Sports Wall Street may be in turmoil but that hasn't affected the need for luxury baseball suites yet it seems. Bloomberg reports that the New York Mets have already sold out the luxury suites in thei r new stadium, Citi Field . These 49 suites start at $250,000 a year and go up to $500,000. Mets season-ticket holders are also renewing even though the prices for the team's first season...
Hot Foot (Free subscription) | 15 hours ago
When it comes to playoff rooting, there’s always two schools of thought: either you root for a team within your division (or league) or you root against said teams because of the bitter rivalries from the season. I am in the latter group. This might sound sacreligious, but I would never describe myself as a “National [...]
Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | 14 hours ago
It was a busy Thursday in the Mariners general manager derby, just one of many to come.
Was Watching (Free subscription) | 12 hours ago
Seems like the Mets are beating the Yankees in the luxury suites sold standings. Via Bloomberg - The New York Yankees have seven luxury suites priced at $600,000 a season left for sale at their new stadium and the club isn’t concerned that the economic crisis will hamper its ability to sell them, chief operating [...]
Ballbug (Free subscription) | 13 hours ago
Brooks / SPORTSbyBROOKS : Canseco ‘Detained’ at Mexican Border For Steroids — David Vassegh of KLAC-AM in Los Angeles reports today that Jose Canseco was recently detained at the U.S.-Mexico border near San Diego by Federal authorities for alleged possession of steroids. — Canseco will appear in Federal Court to address the charge on Tuesday.
Baltimore Sun (Free subscription) | yesterday
The New York-Penn League is a short-season Single-A league with 14 teams split into three different divisions – McNamara, Pinckney and Stedler. Despite the name of the league, the teams aren’t exclusively located in New York and Pennsylvania. As many Orioles fans are aware, the Aberdeen IronBirds represent the organization in the league. There are also teams in Massachusetts, Ohio and Vermont.The Boston...
Dominican Today (Free subscription) | yesterday
NAGUA. - New York Mets pitcher Ambiorix Burgos said he’s innocent in the September 30 deaths of Josefina Minaya and Anjeli Faña, killed while riding a motorbike on the Nagua-Cabrera highway, on the Dominican north coast. “I’m innocent…., I’m going to come out of this case because I haven’t committed the fact they blame me for.”
San Diego Union (Free subscription) | yesterday
Clint Malarchuk, the former NHL goalie best known for having his jugular vein slashed by a skate in a 1989 game with Buffalo, is recovering after accidentally shooting himself in the chin with a rifle.
Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | yesterday
Harold Reynolds made a welcome return to the national baseball landscape with his analysis during the AL Division Series.
Philadelphia Inquirer (Free subscription) | yesterday
New York Mets pitcher Ambiorix Burgos will be jailed for three months in the Dominican Republic while awaiting trial for a hit-and-run accident that killed two women.
San Fransisco Chronicle (Free subscription) | yesterday
Evander Holyfield has been offered a fight with WBA heavyweight champion Nikolai Valuev in December. Holyfield, a former heavyweight champ who turns 46 this month, has not fought since losing a unanimous decision a year ago to then-WBO champion Sultan...
San Fransisco Chronicle (Free subscription) | yesterday
No Dodger can be happier to return to the postseason than left-handed reliever Joe Beimel because he has a chance to erase a disgraceful episode from 2006. Beimel was the team's left-handed specialist when the Dodgers won the National League West and faced...
