Former general manager of the Pittsburgh Pirates, Dave Littlefield has joined the Chicago Cubs as an advanced scout. Littlefield aged 47, was fired by Pittsburgh after the Pirates went 442-581 for a .432 winning percentage in his six-plus seasons as general manager. During his long career, Dave with the Pirates, Florida Marlins and Detroit Tigers. Hopefully, he will manage to do much for the Cubs this season.
Add comment December 24th, 2007
The Brewers and the Mets have recently exchanged their players.
Add comment December 20th, 2007
Monday has brought the following changes in the world of baseball:
MLB. MLB-Suspended Oakland minor league C Raul Padron for the first 50 games of the 2008 season.
American League. BOSTON RED SOX- Named Kevin Boles manager, Billy McMillon hitting coach and Bob Kipper pitching coach for Greenville (SAL).
National League. CINCINNATI REDS-Named Michael E. Anderson public relations manager for business operations.
HOUSTON ASTROS-Named Luis Pujols manager for Corpus Christi (Texas).
American Association. EL PASO DIABLOS-Agreed to terms with RHP Josh Neitz.
ST. PAUL SAINTS-Agreed to terms with OF Andre Marshall.
SIOUX FALLS CANARIES-Agreed to terms with LHP Josh Kite and LHP Ryan Ford.
Can-Am League. ATLANTIC CITY SURF-Agreed to terms with OF Chaz Lytle and INF Logan Christensen.
Northern League. JOLIET JACKHAMMERS-Named Wally Backman field manager.
Add comment December 11th, 2007
Famous baseball players Bowie Kuhn (who died in March at the age of 80), Walter O’Malleyand 3 more were featured on the Baseball Hall of Fame while Marvin Miller, who faces different attitudes from different people, was snubbed. The reaction was quite ambiguous. The five elected will be incorporated into the Hall on July 27 in Cooperstown, N.Y. They will be joined by any players elected in traditional voting by the Baseball Writers’ Association of America to be announced Jan. 8.
Add comment December 4th, 2007
With the MLB Winter Meetings about to start, here are some updates on the states of trade discussions for Johan Santana. According to a person close to the Minnesota Twins’ talks, the team is going to take a hard line in trade negotiations involving Johan Santana during this week’s meetings in
Add comment December 3rd, 2007
MLB.com is going to provide baseball fans with expansive video coverage of the annual MLB Winter Meetings from Nashville, Tennessee, via its offseason subscription package. The package is available at http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/subscriptions/index.jsp. The broadcasts will begin from Music City USA on December 3 at 11 o’clock with the live results announcement from the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum 2008 Veterans Committee election.
Add comment November 30th, 2007
Free agent Serafini was suspended for fifty games by MLB on Tuesday after the pitcher tested positive for a banned substance. Dan Serafini participated in three matches for the National League champion Rockies last year, spent the previous three and a half seasons pitching in Japan for the Chiba Lotte Marines and the Orix Buffaloes. He says it was there, where he was prescribed medicine that produced the positive tests.
Add comment November 28th, 2007
The details of A-Rod’s revenue-sharing bonuses in his new New York deal finally have been agreed upon and approved by the MLB. If A-Rod attains all 5 of the $6-million bonuses, his total offer will be worth $305 million. The draft contract was agreed upon a couple of weeks ago with a base of ten years and $275 million. The bonuses were the most difficult points to agree upon, as the New York Yankees don’t typically include incentives for awards such as MVP or Gold Glove, and the baseball league doesn’t typically allow statistics-based bonuses.
Add comment November 26th, 2007
Friday will mark the annual day, we have been waiting for so long. The holiday shopping will begin in full force everywhere, when shoppers will be looking for the ideal gift for a true baseball. Consider the MLB.com Auction. MLB Properties and Advanced Media announced yesterday that an exclusive auction of game-used and autographed items from this postseason will start on Friday and will run until December 7, featuring over fifty extraordinary items
Add comment November 20th, 2007
A-Rod said that the talks concerning the contract with the Yankees are “in the bottom of the 5th inning.” Rodriguez did not go into detail but in a video interview with MLB.com, the player referred to negotiations that are leading toward a $275 million, ten-year deal with the New York Yankees. Alex also talked about how he approached the New York Yankees senior vice president Hank Steinbrenner to restart negotiations after Boras told the team Rodriguez was opting out of the final 3 seasons of his $252 million, ten-year deal
Add comment November 19th, 2007
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