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.

Don't expect Yankees to meet Teixeira's price  —  This promises to be a fascinating baseball offseason, with huge dollars being committed to huge names.  The free-agency battle that seems to be exciting industry folks the most is not that for the stud starting pitcher CC Sabathia, nor for the wonder that is Manny Ramirez.

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.

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.

Perhaps a storybook ending  —  If this was Pat Burrell's last memory of Philadelphia, and the last memory the city will have of Burrell in a home uniform, then it was a better ending than either the player or the town had a right to expect.  —  “I'm taking in the moment,” Burrell said last night …

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.