The Yankee Universe (Free subscription) | 10/30/2009
From Brian Costa: The Yankees won’t have to face Cliff Lee again until Game 5 of the World Series. The Phillies named Joe Blanton their Game 4 starter Friday, opting to use a fourth starter rather than bring Lee back on short rest. Phillies manager Charlie Manuel said he was reluctant to have Lee pitch on just [...]
Ballbug (Free subscription) | 10/31/2009
... name. — Manuel certainly didn't extend many accolades toward … Discussion: , and Discussion: Brian Costa / : Joseph Pawlikowski / : iYankees / : Bryan Hoch / : Discussion: , and Discussion: Joe Sheehan / : Marc Topkin / : Greg Cohen / : : — The first in an expected avalanche of Milton Bradley rumors spread across the Internet on Saturday after a Toronto Sun report of a possible Bradley-for-Vernon...
Ballbug (Free subscription) | 10/30/2009
New York Post : Umpires botch ‘close’ call to end eighth — Another night, another botched call by the umpires. — The October to forget for the men in blue continued in Game 2 of the World Series when first base umpire Brian Gorman called the Phillies' Chase Utley out on an eighth-inning-ending double play.
Ballbug (Free subscription) | 10/30/2009
Jim Callis / Baseball America : Dodgers Draft Report Card — POSITION PLAYERS — BEST PURE HITTER: C J.T. Wise (5) or OF Brian Cavazos-Galvez (12). Wise hit .338/.401/.566 at Rookie-level Ogden, while Cavazos-Galvez batted .322/.353/.618 there. >> BEST POWER HITTER: OF Blake Smith (2) needs to cut down on his strikeouts …
Ballbug (Free subscription) | 10/30/2009
... / Mark Polishuk / Jim Callis / — POSITION PLAYERS — BEST PURE HITTER: C J.T. Wise (5) or OF Brian Cavazos-Galvez (12). Wise hit .338/.401/.566 at Rookie-level Ogden, while Cavazos-Galvez batted .322/.353/.618 there. >> BEST POWER HITTER: OF Blake Smith (2) needs to cut down on his strikeouts … Duk / — Maybe no one told Tommy Lasorda about the Dodgers' demise last week or maybe he just had...
Ballbug (Free subscription) | 10/29/2009
... / Roch Kubatko / Jim Callis / — POSITION PLAYERS — BEST PURE HITTER: C J.T. Wise (5) or OF Brian Cavazos-Galvez (12). Wise hit .338/.401/.566 at Rookie-level Ogden, while Cavazos-Galvez batted .322/.353/.618 there. >> BEST POWER HITTER: OF Blake Smith (2) needs to cut down on his strikeouts … Duk / — Maybe no one told Tommy Lasorda about the Dodgers' demise last week or maybe he just had...
River Ave. Blues (Free subscription) | 10/14/2009
Interesting stuff, no? * * * As we await the weekend start to the ALCS, the Yankees are busy attempting to put together a 25-man team best suited to take on the rival Angels. Brian Costa of The Star-Ledger says the roster won’t change much for the ALCS, but he does highlight a few questions the Yanks [...] Post from: River Ave. Blues A New York Yankees blog Quick Hits: Peterson...
Sliding Into Home (Free subscription) | 10/09/2009
From Brian Costa : As he watched the Yankees pull away from the Twins in Game 1 of the division series Wednesday, A.J. Burnett couldn’t help but look ahead to Friday night. He wondered what it would be like when he makes his first career postseason start. Turns out he was sitting next to the right guy to ask. Andy Pettitte, who was seated alongside Burnett in the Yankees dugout,...
River Ave. Blues (Free subscription) | 10/11/2009
... news outlet has called for expanded instant replay. We have, for example, Anthony Rieber and Brian Costa calling for just that, and Buster Olney thinks more instant replay would be a good fit for baseball. Even an NFL VP mocked baseball’s officiating . The Yankees, meanwhile, think otherwise. As Marc Carig reported , Girardi is a-OK with the current state of replay in baseball. “I...
MetsBlog (Free subscription) | 10/05/2009
This morning at Citi Field, Jerry Manuel addressed the media and answered questions regarding changes on the staff, performance of the team, etc. Brian Costa of the Star Ledger has posted the full transcript here. Below are two excerpts from the transcript. On possibly changing the medical staff: “No. I thought our trainers – Ray Ramirez and Mike Herbst [...]
Ballbug (Free subscription) | 10/07/2009
... / : : Discussion: and Discussion: : Matthew Cerrone / : Steve Popper / : Discussion: Discussion: Brian Costa / : Adam Rubin / : David Lennon / : Discussion: and Discussion: Steve Popper / : Mike Silva / : Matthew Cerrone / : Discussion: and Discussion: Matthew Artus / : : Jon Heyman / : … The White Sox exercised the option for next year on veteran right-handed pitcher Freddy Garcia....
Ballbug (Free subscription) | 10/06/2009
— In an informative post-mortem on the Braves, Mark Bowman of MLB.com reports that Atlanta General Manager Frank Wren “is expected to explore the possibility of trading [Derek] Lowe, who is owed $45MM over the final three years of his contract.” — The idea makes a ton of sense for Atlanta.Brian Costa / Michael Baron / — Jeff Wilpon and Omar Minaya talked with Mike Francesa for more than...
Ballbug (Free subscription) | 10/06/2009
— In an informative post-mortem on the Braves, Mark Bowman of MLB.com reports that Atlanta General Manager Frank Wren “is expected to explore the possibility of trading [Derek] Lowe, who is owed $45MM over the final three years of his contract.” — The idea makes a ton of sense for Atlanta.Michael Baron / Brian Costa / Michael Baron / — Nationals' top Draft pick debuts in instructional...
Ballbug (Free subscription) | 10/06/2009
... within the organization.Discussion: and Discussion: Metstradamus / : James Kannengieser / : Brian Costa / : Discussion: Discussion: Michael Baron / : Buster Olney / : — Trevor Hoffman has agreed to another one-year contract with the Milwaukee Brewers. — Hoffman — Hoffman, who turns 42 next week, had 37 saves and a 1.55 ERA with the Brewers this season, pushing his career saves total...
Ballbug (Free subscription) | 10/05/2009
... Discussion: Ed Ryan / : : : Discussion: and Discussion: Metstradamus / : James Kannengieser / : Brian Costa / : Discussion: Discussion: Michael Baron / : Buster Olney / : — Trevor Hoffman has agreed to another one-year contract with the Milwaukee Brewers. — Hoffman — Hoffman, who turns 42 next week, had 37 saves and a 1.55 ERA with the Brewers this season, pushing his career saves...
