Brewers to name Macha manager  —  Former A's skipper won two division titles with Oakland  —  MILWAUKEE — Six years after Brewers general manager Doug Melvin first asked Ken Macha to be the team's field manager, Macha is poised to accept.  —  The Brewers called a 2 p.m. CT press conference Thursday during …

Herzog has an idea for weather issue  —  PHILADELPHIA — If you thought this baseball season has lasted too long into wintry weather — Wednesday's resumption of World Series Game 5 was the second-latest by date in history — this is nothing compared to what the potential is for next year.

KC acquires power-hitting Jacobs  —  Royals send reliever Nunez to Marlins for first baseman  —  KANSAS CITY — The Royals acquired power-hitting first baseman Mike Jacobs from the Florida Marlins on Thursday for right-handed reliever Leo Nunez.  —  Jacobs, who turned 28 on Thursday …

Japan pitcher avoids draft, hopes to pitch in US  —  TOKYO — Junichi Tazawa, a hard-throwing right-handed pitcher who wants to play in the major leagues, was passed over by Japan's 12 professional teams in Thursday's amateur draft.  —  Tazawa, whose fastball reaches 97 mph …

Dodgers' Ned Colletti says club hopes to talk to Manny Ramirez's agent soon  —  General manager says re-signing the outfielder is one of the team's top three priorities this off-season.  —  Dodgers General Manager Ned Colletti said Wednesday his communication with agent Scott Boras …

Phillies Fan Takes Grey Goose Bottle Flush To Head  —  http://www.youtube.com/watch?  v=MufTb-D4AcE  —  We knew the moronic videos would be flooding YouTube and thankfully we picked this one off before it gets buried into the neverland of World Series celebration videos.  —  This speaks for itself.

Tigers decline option on Renteria  —  The Detroit Tigers announced on Thursday that they have declined to exercise the 2009 option on the contract of shortstop Edgar Renteria, making the veteran a free agent.  —  Renteria batted .270 with 10 home runs and 55 RBI in 138 games last season, his first for the Tigers.

Venditte the best from every angle  —  Ambidextrous closer earns MiLBY for Best Short-Season Reliever  —  Pat Venditte has heard it all before.  —  The Yankees prospect made his unassuming professional debut back in June, and within moments, he became the buzz of the baseball universe.

Pres. Bush offers congrats to champion Phillies … WASHINGTON (AP) — President Bush has called the president of the Philadelphia Phillies to congratulate the National League team on winning this year's World Series.  —  White House spokeswoman Dana Perino said that Bush talked to David Montgomery …

Phillies fan robs bank to pay for gear  —  Phillies fans are known for their diehard, drastic and often drunken support for their team.  —  Crazed Phanatics paint the team's logo on their lawns or imbibe the same amount of shots as the number on favorite player's jersey.  —  It doesn't matter.

Rosenthal's Latest: Sabathia, Teixeira, Peavy  —  By Tim Dierkes [October 30 at 9:00am CST]  —  Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports posted a new column yesterday; let's take a look.  — Rosenthal says the “expectation in some baseball circles” is that the Brewers will offer a four-year, $100MM contract to C.C. Sabathia.

Brewers claim third baseman from Cubs  —  By Tom Haudricourt of the Journal Sentinel  —  Philadelphia - The Brewers claimed third baseman Casey McGehee off waivers from the Chicago Cubs today and placed him on their 40-man roster.  —  To clear a spot on their roster, the Brewers designated infielder Joe Dillon for assignment.