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Ballbug http://www.ballbug.com/ MLB Buzz Bot en-us Sat, 04 Feb 2012 21:05:18 -0500 Sat, 04 Feb 2012 21:05:18 -0500 If Frank McCourt's L.A. Dodgers go for $2 billion, Fred Wilpon's NY Mets could be worth more (Bill Madden/NY Daily News) http://www.ballbug.com/120204/p8#a120204p8

Bill Madden / NY Daily News:
If Frank McCourt's L.A. Dodgers go for $2 billion, Fred Wilpon's NY Mets could be worth more — Franchise values in baseball are about to take a quantum leap — Frank McCourt seen here in happier times as the L.A. Dodgers introduce Joe Torre as skipper in 2007.

]]> Sat, 04 Feb 2012 21:05:01 -0500 http://www.ballbug.com/120204/p8#a120204p8 Could Red Sox, Reds or Phillies land Oswalt? (JonPaulMorosi/mlbbuzz) http://www.ballbug.com/120204/p7#a120204p7

JonPaulMorosi / mlbbuzz:
Could Red Sox, Reds or Phillies land Oswalt? — Roy Oswalt is without a contract two weeks before the start of spring workouts. — And he is scrambling. — Oswalt is known to prefer a team close to his Mississippi home, but his top choices - the Texas Rangers or St. Louis Cardinals …

]]> Sat, 04 Feb 2012 16:15:04 -0500 http://www.ballbug.com/120204/p7#a120204p7 Nelson looking to seize opportunity this season (Thomas Harding/MLB.com) http://www.ballbug.com/120204/p5#a120204p5

Thomas Harding / MLB.com:
Nelson looking to seize opportunity this season — DENVER — Rockies manager Jim Tracy said this winter he was tired of the heartbreaking conversations he kept having with infielder Chris Nelson informing him that he was being sent to Triple-A Colorado Springs. But think of how Nelson felt each of the three times it happened.

]]> Sat, 04 Feb 2012 12:20:04 -0500 http://www.ballbug.com/120204/p5#a120204p5 Cecil Fielder chides his son Prince at Ted Williams Hitters Hall of Fame induction (Marc Topkin/St. Petersburg Times) http://www.ballbug.com/120204/p4#a120204p4

Marc Topkin / St. Petersburg Times:
Cecil Fielder chides his son Prince at Ted Williams Hitters Hall of Fame induction — ST. PETERSBURG — Seeing son Prince pull on the Olde English D he once wore proudly in Detroit only brought Cecil Fielder back so far. — Dismissing talk of an “improving” relationship with his son …

]]> Sat, 04 Feb 2012 10:30:02 -0500 http://www.ballbug.com/120204/p4#a120204p4 Nats' Rizzo: Bryce can make team; others unsure (CBSSports.com Sports News ...) http://www.ballbug.com/120204/p3#a120204p3

CBSSports.com Sports News, Fantasy Scores, Sports Video:
Nats' Rizzo: Bryce can make team; others unsure — Nationals manager Davey Johnson has been telling anyone who'll listen he wants slugging teen-aged phenom Bryce Harper to start the season with the big-league team. And while most folks around baseball think that's a reach …

]]> Sat, 04 Feb 2012 10:00:20 -0500 http://www.ballbug.com/120204/p3#a120204p3 Cashman's wife files for divorce (Fox Sports) http://www.ballbug.com/120204/p2#a120204p2

Fox Sports:
Cashman's wife files for divorce — The wife of Yankee general manager Brian Cashman filed for divorce Friday — a day after her husband was publicly accused of a second affair, this time with a woman who was charged with shaking him down, sources said. — Mary Cashman, 42 …

]]> Sat, 04 Feb 2012 09:35:02 -0500 http://www.ballbug.com/120204/p2#a120204p2 Dodgers ask court to disallow claims by Stow (ESPN) http://www.ballbug.com/120204/p1#a120204p1

ESPN:
Dodgers ask court to disallow claims by Stow — WILMINGTON, Del. — The Los Angeles Dodgers asked a U.S. Bankruptcy Judge on Friday to disallow claims against the team filed by Bryan Stow, the San Francisco Giants fan nearly beaten to death outside Dodger Stadium last spring.

]]> Sat, 04 Feb 2012 02:20:00 -0500 http://www.ballbug.com/120204/p1#a120204p1 Blue Jays mull installing grass surface (Gregor Chisholm/MLB.com) http://www.ballbug.com/120203/p29#a120203p29

Gregor Chisholm / MLB.com:
Blue Jays mull installing grass surface — Range of other events at Rogers Centre may halt project — TORONTO — Arguably the biggest news to come out of this week's State of the Franchise in Toronto was the potential for the Blue Jays to install a natural-grass surface at Rogers Centre.

]]> Fri, 03 Feb 2012 22:45:04 -0500 http://www.ballbug.com/120203/p29#a120203p29 Busting back onto scene? Posey, Giants ready (Lyle Spencer/MLB.com) http://www.ballbug.com/120203/p28#a120203p28

Lyle Spencer / MLB.com:
Busting back onto scene? Posey, Giants ready — Catcher rehabbing quickly, confident in Opening Day return — SAN FRANCISCO — Bruce Bochy looks at Buster Posey, whose 24-year-old body is equipped with a mind seemingly 10 years older, and what the Giants' manager sees chases away whatever blues he might be feeling.

]]> Fri, 03 Feb 2012 22:15:01 -0500 http://www.ballbug.com/120203/p28#a120203p28 Hamilton's slip could cost him millions (Fox Sports) http://www.ballbug.com/120203/p27#a120203p27

Fox Sports:
Hamilton's slip could cost him millions — “I feel like I've got a handle on it. But every time I feel like I've beaten it, I take control back of the situation, and I end up falling on my face again.” — Texas Rangers star Josh Hamilton drank alcohol in a bar Monday night.

]]> Fri, 03 Feb 2012 21:55:06 -0500 http://www.ballbug.com/120203/p27#a120203p27 Girardi would welcome one more bat (Bryan Hoch/MLB.com) http://www.ballbug.com/120203/p25#a120203p25

Bryan Hoch / MLB.com:
Girardi would welcome one more bat — Yanks' manager considers Ibanez, Damon, Matsui candidates — NEW YORK — Joe Girardi is generally pleased with the work done during his club's offseason, but the Yankees' manager would like to have one more bat added to his lineup card before Spring Training begins.

]]> Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:00:01 -0500 http://www.ballbug.com/120203/p25#a120203p25 Padres agree to one-year deal with Owings (Corey Brock/MLB.com) http://www.ballbug.com/120203/p24#a120203p24

Corey Brock / MLB.com:
Padres agree to one-year deal with Owings — SAN DIEGO — In a move to bolster their pitching ranks — and possibly add a bat off the bench — the Padres agreed to a one-year deal with right-handed pitcher Micah Owings on Thursday. — Owings' deal is a Major League contract worth a reported $1 million …

]]> Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:30:00 -0500 http://www.ballbug.com/120203/p24#a120203p24 Dodgers Sign Todd Coffey (Ben Nicholson-Smith/MLB Rumors) http://www.ballbug.com/120203/p23#a120203p23

Ben Nicholson-Smith / MLB Rumors:
Dodgers Sign Todd Coffey — The Dodgers have signed Todd Coffey to a one-year deal with a club option for 2013, the team announced. He'll earn $1MM in 2013, and the club option is worth $2.5MM with a $300K buyout for a total guarantee of $1.3MM. The Beverly Hills Sports Council represents Coffey.

]]> Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:25:02 -0500 http://www.ballbug.com/120203/p23#a120203p23 Friday Fun - Popeye and PEDs (Larry Granillo/Baseball Prospectus) http://www.ballbug.com/120203/p22#a120203p22

Larry Granillo / Baseball Prospectus:
Friday Fun - Popeye and PEDs — On a Friday afternoon when all the “baseball talk” around the web has been decidedly not about baseball, how about a little fun? — They say the PED problem in baseball is a recent issue in baseball, with most experts placing it's emergence to somewhere around Jose Canseco's career.

]]> Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:00:19 -0500 http://www.ballbug.com/120203/p22#a120203p22 Marcum deal went down to wire before settlement (Adam McCalvy/Brew Beat) http://www.ballbug.com/120203/p21#a120203p21

Adam McCalvy / Brew Beat:
Marcum deal went down to wire before settlement — It turns out that Shaun Marcum's arbitration hearing was scheduled for 1:30 p.m. CT today in St. Petersburg, Fla., and the parties were minutes away from presenting their cases when they agreed to settle at the midpoint of each sides' salary request.

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