Ballbug http://www.ballbug.com/ MLB Buzz Bot en-us Sat, 04 Jul 2009 01:50:19 -0400 Sat, 04 Jul 2009 01:50:19 -0400 Johnson's 11th-inning double lifts Mariners over Red Sox (Associated Press) http://www.ballbug.com/090703/p33#a090703p33 Associated Press:
Johnson's 11th-inning double lifts Mariners over Red Sox  —  BOSTON (AP) — Rob Johnson doubled home two runs in the 11th inning and the Seattle Mariners beat the Boston Red Sox 7-6 on Friday night.  —  George Kottaras hit his first major-league homer in the bottom of the 11th for the Red Sox …

]]> Sat, 04 Jul 2009 01:50:03 -0400 http://www.ballbug.com/090703/p33#a090703p33 Source: Padres to extend Black's contract (Tim Brown/Yahoo! Sports) http://www.ballbug.com/090703/p30#a090703p30 Tim Brown / Yahoo! Sports:
Source: Padres to extend Black's contract  —  Buzz up!  —  SAN DIEGO - Rebuilding under new ownership, the San Diego Padres intend to extend manager Bud Black's contract in the coming weeks, according to a club source.  —  Black, 52, is in his third season managing the Padres …

]]> Sat, 04 Jul 2009 01:25:02 -0400 http://www.ballbug.com/090703/p30#a090703p30 Rafael Palmeiro continues to deny knowingly using performance-enhancing drugs (MLB) http://www.ballbug.com/090703/p29#a090703p29 MLB:
Rafael Palmeiro continues to deny knowingly using performance-enhancing drugs  —  Rafael Palmeiro spent some time reflecting before he was inducted into the College Baseball Hall of Fame on Friday in Lubbock, Texas, on Friday.  —  Palmeiro's legacy shifted in the summer of 2005.

]]> Sat, 04 Jul 2009 00:55:02 -0400 http://www.ballbug.com/090703/p29#a090703p29 Thinking about Dusty Baker (Mike/Redleg Nation) http://www.ballbug.com/090703/p27#a090703p27 Mike / Redleg Nation:
Thinking about Dusty Baker  —  Some things I was just wondering about...  Dusty Baker continuing to lead off Willy Taveras and building the lineups he does — is that the single worst thing any recent Reds manager has done to hurt the team's chances of winning?

]]> Sat, 04 Jul 2009 00:10:04 -0400 http://www.ballbug.com/090703/p27#a090703p27 Phillies designate Taschner for assignment (MiamiHerald.com) http://www.ballbug.com/090703/p28#a090703p28 MiamiHerald.com:
Phillies designate Taschner for assignment  —  PHILADELPHIA — The Phillies have purchased the contract of right-hander Rodrigo Lopez from Triple-A Lehigh Valley and cleared a roster spot by designating reliever Jack Taschner for assignment.  —  Lopez, a two-time 15-game winner with Baltimore …

]]> Fri, 03 Jul 2009 23:15:00 -0400 http://www.ballbug.com/090703/p28#a090703p28 Bases loaded walk gives Cubs win over Brewers (Associated Press) http://www.ballbug.com/090703/p22#a090703p22

Associated Press:
Bases loaded walk gives Cubs win over Brewers  —  Jake Fox drew a bases-loaded walk off Mike DiFelice to force in the winning run with two outs in the 10th inning Friday, and the Cubs beat the Milwaukee Brewers 2-1.  —  Ryan Theriot singled off second baseman Craig Counsell's glove …

]]> Fri, 03 Jul 2009 22:25:05 -0400 http://www.ballbug.com/090703/p22#a090703p22 Burnett shuts down Blue Jays (Ronald Blum/Globe and Mail) http://www.ballbug.com/090703/p17#a090703p17

Ronald Blum / Globe and Mail:
Burnett shuts down Blue Jays  —  A.J. Burnett scatters six hits over seven innings as Yankees beat Blue Jays 4-2 to win for the eighth time in nine games  — Special Report: Salt - Weather - Blogs - RSS Feeds - Globe Books - TV listings - Globe on Twitter

]]> Fri, 03 Jul 2009 21:05:03 -0400 http://www.ballbug.com/090703/p17#a090703p17 Hudson possibly heading to Strand (Alan Blondin/TheSunNews.com) http://www.ballbug.com/090703/p26#a090703p26

Alan Blondin / TheSunNews.com:
Hudson possibly heading to Strand  —  Braves pitcher may rehab with Pelicans  —  MYRTLE BEACH — Tom Glavine is no longer with the Atlanta Braves, but he spread word throughout the Braves' clubhouse about Myrtle Beach before he left.  —  Glavine pitched in Myrtle Beach last August …

]]> Fri, 03 Jul 2009 19:45:01 -0400 http://www.ballbug.com/090703/p26#a090703p26 BoSox in talks with coveted Cuban SS (Jon Heyman/Sports Illustrated) http://www.ballbug.com/090703/p18#a090703p18 Jon Heyman / Sports Illustrated:
BoSox in talks with coveted Cuban SS … The Red Sox are in serious discussions with Cuban shortstop whiz Jose Iglesias, according to a league source.  —  If finalized, the contract is expected to be for about $8 million, perhaps a little bit more than that, according to people familiar with the talks.

]]> Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:15:02 -0400 http://www.ballbug.com/090703/p18#a090703p18 Star Cuban pitcher defects; Yankees interested? (Sports Illustrated) http://www.ballbug.com/090703/p14#a090703p14 Sports Illustrated:
Star Cuban pitcher defects; Yankees interested? … A highly regarded Cuban pitching prospect has defected from the national team while playing in a tournament in Rotterdam, Netherlands.  His next stop could be in the major leagues, possibly with the New York Yankees.

]]> Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:10:00 -0400 http://www.ballbug.com/090703/p14#a090703p14 If Cleveland's willing to trade Martinez, Boston's a likely suitor (Jon Heyman/Sports Illustrated) http://www.ballbug.com/090703/p16#a090703p16 Jon Heyman / Sports Illustrated:
If Cleveland's willing to trade Martinez, Boston's a likely suitor … Indians higher-ups say they aren't likely to trade hitting star Victor Martinez.  Not only is Martinez one of the better hitters in baseball, with 14 home runs, 57 RBIs and .313 batting average, but the Indians hold …

]]> Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:50:02 -0400 http://www.ballbug.com/090703/p16#a090703p16 Boras's Next Assault on Draft Might Come From Far East (Dave Sheinin/Washington Post) http://www.ballbug.com/090703/p10#a090703p10

Dave Sheinin / Washington Post:
Boras's Next Assault on Draft Might Come From Far East  —  The Major League Rules is a sprawling, dense, little-known, 254-page document, periodically updated, that governs the business side of baseball.  Among other things, it lays out, in painstaking legalese, the process and guidelines …

]]> Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:35:01 -0400 http://www.ballbug.com/090703/p10#a090703p10 It's so wrong to celebrate Manny's return (Jayson Stark/ESPN) http://www.ballbug.com/090703/p12#a090703p12 Jayson Stark / ESPN:
It's so wrong to celebrate Manny's return  —  Widespread love for Ramirez upon his being back in Dodgers' lineup a puzzling thing  —  That dreadlocked bon vivant, Manny Ramirez, will rejoin us — and the Dodgers — this weekend after eight weeks of purgatory on Planet Manny.  Whoop-de-doo.

]]> Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:35:01 -0400 http://www.ballbug.com/090703/p12#a090703p12 Report: Rangers borrowed money from MLB (Associated Press) http://www.ballbug.com/090702/p53#a090702p53 Associated Press:
Report: Rangers borrowed money from MLB  —  The Texas Rangers borrowed millions of dollars from Major League Baseball within the last week, according to a Yahoo! report.  —  Rangers spokesman John Blake told the website that the club would have no comment, and Rich Levin …

]]> Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:00:23 -0400 http://www.ballbug.com/090702/p53#a090702p53 Former Yankee Jim Leyritz to spend weekend in jail after domestic battery arrest (Sun-Sentinel) http://www.ballbug.com/090702/p39#a090702p39

Sun-Sentinel:
Former Yankee Jim Leyritz to spend weekend in jail after domestic battery arrest  —  Ex-wife denies making up domestic battery story  —  DAVIE - Former New York Yankee Jim Leyritz will be spending the Fourth of July weekend in jail following his arrest early this morning on charges of domestic battery, a Broward judge decided today.

]]> Fri, 03 Jul 2009 12:35:00 -0400 http://www.ballbug.com/090702/p39#a090702p39 Braves complete sweep of Phillies, 5-2 (Associated Press) http://www.ballbug.com/090703/p1#a090703p1 Associated Press:
Braves complete sweep of Phillies, 5-2  —  ATLANTA (AP) — Matt Diaz drove in the go-ahead run with an eighth-inning double and the Atlanta Braves beat Philadelphia 5-2 on Thursday night to complete their first home sweep of the Phillies in four years.  —  Diaz had his second straight three-hit …

]]> Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:30:03 -0400 http://www.ballbug.com/090703/p1#a090703p1 There's Some Grit In Them Furry Beasts (Metstradamus/The Musings and Prophecies ...) http://www.ballbug.com/090703/p6#a090703p6

Metstradamus / The Musings and Prophecies of Metstradamus:
There's Some Grit In Them Furry Beasts  —  As if going to Pittsburgh for a one game rainout makeup isn't exciting enough, the Mets were also able to catch the phenomenon known as Anthrocon 2009, a convention where people can dress like animals.  Boy, it was the club's lucky day ... let alone Kevin Burkhardt's lucky day.

]]> Fri, 03 Jul 2009 09:45:00 -0400 http://www.ballbug.com/090703/p6#a090703p6 Hanson named NL's top rookie in June (Adam Rosenberg/MLB.com) http://www.ballbug.com/090703/p3#a090703p3 Adam Rosenberg / MLB.com:
Hanson named NL's top rookie in June  —  Wins over Yankees, Red Sox among righty's highlights  —  ATLANTA — One month into his Major League career, right-hander Tommy Hanson has been as good as advertised.  Braves fans have known about the 6-foot-6 phenom since he dominated opponents in the Minor Leagues.

]]> Fri, 03 Jul 2009 02:35:02 -0400 http://www.ballbug.com/090703/p3#a090703p3 Votto leads Reds over D-backs with a single in 10th (Associated Press) http://www.ballbug.com/090702/p47#a090702p47

Associated Press:
Votto leads Reds over D-backs with a single in 10th  —  CINCINNATI (AP) — Joey Votto still has his touch in the clutch.  —  Votto turned a tough pitch into a two-out single with the bases loaded in the 10th inning Thursday, sending Cincinnati to a 3-2 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks …

]]> Fri, 03 Jul 2009 02:32:36 -0400 http://www.ballbug.com/090702/p47#a090702p47 Triple-A All-Stars Announced (John Manuel/Baseball America) http://www.ballbug.com/090702/p44#a090702p44 John Manuel / Baseball America:
Triple-A All-Stars Announced  —  The Triple-A All-Star Game is scheduled for July 15 in Portland, Ore. The host Pacific Coast League announced its roster Wednesday, and the International League followed suit Thursday, with some intriguing prospects as well as Triple-A veterans.

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