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In case Barry Bonds is going end he might never get booed again. The MLB, though, must carry on. Even if under a cloud that now seems to be darker than ever because of its home run king faces charges of obstruction of justice. There’s been a lot of cheating by probably hundreds of players over the last ten or fifteen years. It has become the biggest scandal in the history of the baseball league, and Barry Bonds is just one small piece of it.
November 16th, 2007
The MLB season never ends. Several weeks after the final pitch of the WS, MLB officials are in Naples for the league’s annual owners meetings. Bud Selig, who flew into town yesterday morning, is also here. He will brief the press after a session today with the owners. MLB owners meet every three months to discuss matters relative to the game. Among the major topics the owners will likely discuss on Friday is the pace of the game. Major League Baseball might tweak a couple of rules to make them move faster.
November 15th, 2007
The Red Sox 2B Dustin Pedroia and the Milwaukee Brewer infielder Ryan Braun were named MLB’s 2007 rookies of the year in their respective divisions yesterday. Dustin Pedroia, of the WS champion Red Sox, received 24 of the 28 1st-place votes in balloting that was conducted by 2 writers from each of the fourteen AL cities. The player also received 4 2nd-place votes and 132 total points. Ryan Braun, a 3B with the Milwaukee Brewers, captured the NL award from the Baseball Writers Association of America.
November 13th, 2007
Tuesday brought new life to the debates concerning the instant replay. In their annual Winter Meetings in Orlando, Major League Baseball General Managers voted 25-5 to recommend a rule change that will allow umpires to use instant replay in order to help determine home run calls. But is a right decision for MLB? Commissioner Bud Selig is against using replay. However, he acknowledges that his office may have been too conservative in the past, causing “glacier-like movement.”
November 9th, 2007
Red Sox blogger Allan Wood has recently complained about not being able to see about $300 worth of games that he legally purchased online after MLB.com changed their DRM and stop supporting previous acquisitions. The blogger’s complaints were heard far and near. His story was picked up by popular technology sites, which is likely what prompted MLB.com to reach out to Allan Wood inviting him to take part in a conference call last night.
November 8th, 2007
The Cleveland Indians are still waiting on new information that regards starting pitcher Byrd, his use of human-growth hormones, as well as MLB’s decision on whether or not Paul Byrd is going to face a suspension. With the clock ticking on the player’s 2008 team option, which would have expired Wednesday, we had nothing in mind but baseball. In the end, Cleveland decided Byrd, a 15-game winner last season, is worth keeping around. The same goes for AL saves leader Borowski and left-handed reliever Fultz.
November 7th, 2007
Under Bob Melvin, the Arizona Diamondbacks won the NL West despite getting outscored 732-712. It helped the team to lead the majors with thirty-two one-run wins. Webb pitched forty-two straight scoreless innings, closer Valverde led the MLB with forty-seven saves and a flock of homegrown talent emerged. The major focus is starting pitching, the one who will accompany Webb, the staff ace, and lefty Davis and someone at the back end as insurance for Johnson coming off back surgery.
November 6th, 2007
As expected, John Russell will be hired today as manager of the Pittsburgh Pirates. Several sources have confirmed that John Russell, the Philadelphia Phillies’ manager, has won out over a field, which included the White Sox 3B coach Trent Jewett, Joey Cora, manager of Pittsburgh Class AAA Indianapolis affiliate, the LA Dodgers bench coach Dave Jauss, and Cleveland 3B coach Joel Skinner.
John Russell’s hiring may be an unpopular choice among the baseball fans. John Russell spent 3 years as Pittsburgh 3B coach. He was fired following the 2005 season along with the rest of the coaching staff after Lloyd McClendon, the team’s manager had been let go 3 weeks earlier. However, it would look like Pittsburgh is bringing back a retread.
John Russell, however, has a much better reputation among those who work in the league.
Russell, 46, could not be reached for any comments the past 2 days though he expressed great interest in Pittsburgh job 2 years ago, when it came open after McClendon left.
During the final week of the 2005 season John Russell said that there was no doubt that the Pittsburgh Pirates could be a winning organization.
Apparently, not everyone in the league believes the Pittsburgh Pirates can win. John Farrell, Boston pitching coach, turned down the opportunity to interview for the manager’s position this past week. Assistant general manager Chris Antonetti of Cleveland and Rick Hahn of the Chicago White Sox declined chances to interview for the General Magager opening that eventually went to Neal Huntington in October.
John Russell played in the MLB from 1984-93, primarily as a catcher, with Philadelphia (1984-88), Atlanta (1989) and Texas (1990-93). He hit .225 with thirty-four homers and 129 RBIs in 448 matches. Russel was the Phillies’ 1st-round draft pick in 1982 from the University of Oklahoma.
November 5th, 2007
The rooster changes are continuously coming across the league. The new York Yankees have experienced the greatest transition so far. One manager is out and another already in. The team’s 3rd baseman chose to opt out of the final 3 years of his contract. The MLB season concluded on Sunday with the Red Sox winning their 2nd WS championship in 4 years. Though it already seems as if that’s old news, and the league has started heating up with several player and managerial moves.
November 2nd, 2007
Adam Dunn became the Reds’ highest-paid player after the club picked up his contract option for $13 million next season. Cincinnati answered that their most expensive offseason question by keeping their top hitter, the only one in the history of the franchise to have forty homers in 4 consecutive seasons. Adam Dunn wanted to stay with the club that drafted and developed the player. The owner of the franchise Bob Castellini was consulted about this decision. A couple of days ago, Bob Castellini stated he wanted Adam Dunn to stay, even if it cost $13 million.
November 1st, 2007
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