MLB Notebook: Koufax, Torre in charitable mood for benefit
Filed Under (National League) by admin on 01-03-2010
MLB Notebook: Koufax, Torre in charitable mood for benefit
The story line was a simple one: two guys from Brooklyn talking baseball. Joe Torre invited Sandy Koufax to visit with him and talk about their lives playing a game as a way to raise money for his Safe At Home Foundation to combat domestic abuse.
Weglarz basks in glow of Canadian win
Nick Weglarz was one contented Canuck on Monday morning. The big-bodied, red-headed outfield prospect from Stevensville, Ontario, was the only guy in the Indians‘ clubhouse rooting for Team Canada in Sunday’s Olympic hockey final against the U.S. As the game started, Weglarz was in the middle of an interview with a newspaper reporter.
Bodley: Repeat fever hits Spring Training
The Yankees and Phillies play a Grapefruit League game on Thursday, CC Sabathia vs.
Top ten MLB teams
With pitchers and catchers just reporting, I thought I’d give you a list of my top 10 teams going into the MLB preseason.
Year of the Rookie: The 2010 NL Edition
Athletics 11. Blue Jays 12. Reds 13. White Sox 14. Brewers 15. Rangers 16. Cubs 17.
Baker not worried about contract situation
GOODYEAR, Ariz. — If the Reds don’t finally break through the door for a plus-.500 season this year, it’s possible that manager Dusty Baker could be shown another door — out of Cincinnati Job insecurity comes with the territory for any manager, but it’s especially true this season for skippers like Baker, who is entering the final year of his …
Veteran arms offer A’s sensible options
It is reasonable to assume red lights and uh-oh flares went up among A’s fans late Sunday when the club announced the signings of a pair of veteran right-handers. That might have been a natural reaction among followers of a team that entered Spring Training with a trio of pitchers seeking to resume careers following a season lost to injury.
Braves have 12 TV games this spring
That’s one benefit of playing home games in a complex recently renamed ESPN’s Wide World of Sports.
The prospects that got away
Came across a couple of interesting pieces this morning regarding the prospects the Phils have given up since 2008 in trades for Joe Blanton, Cliff Lee, and Roy Halladay.
