Ballbug Firehose http://www.ballbug.com/ MLB Buzz Bot en-us Fri, 10 Oct 2008 20:30:16 -0400 Fri, 10 Oct 2008 20:30:16 -0400 ProElite, Slice-Petruzelli fight under investigation (Franklin McNeil/ESPN) http://www.ballbug.com/081010/p35#a081010p35 Franklin McNeil / ESPN:
ProElite, Slice-Petruzelli fight under investigation  —  After what might have been its most successful night as a mixed martial arts promoter, ProElite finds itself on the defensive.  For the past several days, the Los Angeles-based company has been fending off allegations of fight fixing.

]]> Fri, 10 Oct 2008 20:30:03 -0400 http://www.ballbug.com/081010/p35#a081010p35 Pregame notes - ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - First pitch is in roughly two hours. (Adam Kilgore/Boston Globe) http://www.ballbug.com/081010/p34#a081010p34 Adam Kilgore / Boston Globe:
Pregame notes  —  ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — First pitch is in roughly two hours.  What did everyone think of that Manny Ramirez home run?  Pretty cheap, huh?  (For those not watching LA-Philly, Ramirez hit a three-run line drive into the first row in left to make it 8-5 Phils in the fourth.)

]]> Fri, 10 Oct 2008 20:00:11 -0400 http://www.ballbug.com/081010/p34#a081010p34 WINSLOW HAS SWOLLEN, UM, PARTS? (Mike Florio/ProFootballTalk.com) http://www.ballbug.com/081010/p33#a081010p33 Mike Florio / ProFootballTalk.com:
WINSLOW HAS SWOLLEN, UM, PARTS?  —  A league source tells us that the talk among the Browns is that tight end Kellen Winslow landed in the Cleveland Clinic because his balls swelled to the size of grapefruits.  (We think that technical term is testiculus coconutus.)

]]> Fri, 10 Oct 2008 19:10:03 -0400 http://www.ballbug.com/081010/p33#a081010p33 Canseco 'Detained' at Mexican Border For Steroids (Brooks/SPORTSbyBROOKS) http://www.ballbug.com/081010/p32#a081010p32

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.

]]> Fri, 10 Oct 2008 18:20:02 -0400 http://www.ballbug.com/081010/p32#a081010p32 As if the White Sox didn't have enough image problems ... (Duk/Yahoo! Sports) http://www.ballbug.com/081010/p31#a081010p31 Duk / Yahoo! Sports:
As if the White Sox didn't have enough image problems ...  ... Ambiorix Burgos reports to jail in the Dominican Republic wearing not a cap of his team, the New York Mets, but of Chicago's South Side squad.  He'll have to wait in detention for three months while awaiting trial for allegedly killing …

]]> Fri, 10 Oct 2008 17:00:11 -0400 http://www.ballbug.com/081010/p31#a081010p31 Ray Knight, Mets remain apart (Jim Baumbach/Newsday) http://www.ballbug.com/081010/p30#a081010p30 Jim Baumbach / Newsday:
Ray Knight, Mets remain apart  —  As unbelievable as the Mets' 1986 World Series title was, so is this: 22 years have passed and there's still an uneasy separation between the franchise and Ray Knight, the World Series MVP.  —  The relationship soured because of their failed negotiations …

]]> Fri, 10 Oct 2008 16:25:00 -0400 http://www.ballbug.com/081010/p30#a081010p30 Yanks interested in Peavy (Pete Caldera/NorthJersey.com) http://www.ballbug.com/081010/p29#a081010p29 Pete Caldera / NorthJersey.com:
Yanks interested in Peavy  —  Free agency isn't the Yankees' only route toward restocking their starting rotation.  —  If the Padres are rebuilding, then unanimous 2007 NL Cy Young award winnner Jake Peavy might ask to relocate.  And, in the right scenario, the 27-year-old right-hander could switch leagues.

]]> Fri, 10 Oct 2008 16:10:00 -0400 http://www.ballbug.com/081010/p29#a081010p29 The Tampa Bay Rays have gotten cocky (Richie Rich/Home Run Derby) http://www.ballbug.com/081010/p28#a081010p28

Richie Rich / Home Run Derby:
The Tampa Bay Rays have gotten cocky  —  You know, with the Cubs out of the playoffs - I was kinda leaning towards cheering for the Tampa Bay Rays the rest of the way.  And why not?  They've been a great story this season and it would just be another expansion team to make or win …

]]> Fri, 10 Oct 2008 16:10:00 -0400 http://www.ballbug.com/081010/p28#a081010p28 Dallas Mavericks win, but baseball is the talk (Jan Hubbard/Fort Worth Star-Telegram) http://www.ballbug.com/081010/p27#a081010p27

Jan Hubbard / Fort Worth Star-Telegram:
Dallas Mavericks win, but baseball is the talk  —  CHICAGO — The Chicago Bulls opened their preseason Thursday night against the Dallas Mavericks so, of course, it was a perfect time to talk  ... baseball.  —  Cubs fans are still in mourning after their team was swept out of the playoffs …

]]> Fri, 10 Oct 2008 15:55:00 -0400 http://www.ballbug.com/081010/p27#a081010p27 Out of Left Field: The Errors In Counting Black Ballplayers (Wall Street Journal) http://www.ballbug.com/081010/p26#a081010p26

Wall Street Journal:
Out of Left Field: The Errors In Counting Black Ballplayers  —  For 61 years, ever since Jackie Robinson broke Major League Baseball's color barrier and won the National League's Rookie of the Year Award in the same season, African-American players have starred in the majors.

]]> Fri, 10 Oct 2008 15:35:02 -0400 http://www.ballbug.com/081010/p26#a081010p26 A closer look at Game 1 in the ALCS, NLCS Game 2 (Cliff Corcoran/Sports Illustrated) http://www.ballbug.com/081010/p24#a081010p24 Cliff Corcoran / Sports Illustrated:
A closer look at Game 1 in the ALCS, NLCS Game 2  —  Breaking down today's two League Championship Series games.  All times are Eastern; all stats for starting pitchers are for this postseason only.  —  Dodgers at Phillies  —  Series: NLCS, Game 2; Phillies lead 1-0  —  TV: FOX

]]> Fri, 10 Oct 2008 14:40:01 -0400 http://www.ballbug.com/081010/p24#a081010p24 AA Interview With Curtis Granderson (Awful Announcing) http://www.ballbug.com/081010/p25#a081010p25 Awful Announcing:
AA Interview With Curtis Granderson  —  I don't know what it is, but I'm kind of anti website interviews.  Don't get me wrong, I think other sites do it well, but there just aren't enough people that I like to do them on a regular basis.  I've of course interviewed Gus Johnson …

]]> Fri, 10 Oct 2008 14:40:01 -0400 http://www.ballbug.com/081010/p25#a081010p25 Manuel's mom dies; he'll manage Phils in Game 2 (ESPN) http://www.ballbug.com/081010/p23#a081010p23 ESPN:
Manuel's mom dies; he'll manage Phils in Game 2  —  June Manuel, the mother of Philadelphia Phillies manager Charlie Manuel, died Friday morning, the Phillies announced.  —  Manuel, who watched batting practice from his usual spot behind the cage on Friday afternoon, will manage Game 2 …

]]> Fri, 10 Oct 2008 14:25:01 -0400 http://www.ballbug.com/081010/p23#a081010p23 Simulations say ... Rays likely to advance (ESPN) http://www.ballbug.com/081010/p22#a081010p22 ESPN:
Simulations say ... Rays likely to advance  —  Last week, we ran our Diamond Mind simulation on behalf of ESPN and predicted the Tampa Bay Rays would easily defeat the Chicago White Sox, most likely in three or four games, and the Los Angeles Angels would upend the defending world champion Boston Red Sox …

]]> Fri, 10 Oct 2008 14:20:25 -0400 http://www.ballbug.com/081010/p22#a081010p22 Sox/Rays - The Tampa Bay Rays had a tremendous season ... (Patrick Sullivan/Baseball Analysts) http://www.ballbug.com/081010/p21#a081010p21 Patrick Sullivan / Baseball Analysts:
Sox/Rays  —  The Tampa Bay Rays had a tremendous season and are very much capable of taking Boston out in the 2008 ALCS.  Let me explain, however, why these two teams might not be as evenly matched as they appear.  The important measures, as far as I am concerned, are how a team performed …

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