Sooze, the resident hottie over at Babes Love Baseball, tells us that Mariners pitcher Felix Hernandez’s injury isn’t as serious as it was thought to be.

Mickey Hatcher, Angels hitting coach, says the players need to step up their hitting.

Rangers SS Michael Young is 85th among 94 AL qualifiers for the batting title.

Joe Kennedy will take Rich Harden’s place in the A’s rotation on Saturday.

Rockies pitcher Rodrigo Lopez has found himself on the 15 day DL with elbow inflammation.

Padres pitcher David Wells has a big problem with an umpire.

A handwriting expert has some interesting things to say about the Diamondbacks.

Dodgers pitcher Joe Beimel is pitching better after making some changes to his delivery.

Giants pitcher Noah Lowry only had trouble with his opposing pitcher at the plate in Thursday’s win over the Cardinals.

St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Chris Carpenter is set to resume his rehab from the bone spurs in his elbow.

Mark Buehrle’s no-hitter was the first for the White Sox since Wilson Alvarez in 1991.

Does Reds manager Jerry Narron play favorites with guys who don’t hustle.

Torii Hunter sat out the Twins game on Wednesday night with a sore shoulder.

Brewers minor leaguer and final cut of spring training, Jose Capellan has decided to go AWOL.

The Kansas City Star has an interesting feature called the “Meche Meter“.

Cubs manager Lou Pinella asked Cliff Floyd for advice in the 14th inning of Tuesday’s game.

Indians 3B Andy Marte was given the night off Wednesday after making two errors the previous game.

How come the Brewers spend $20 million more on payroll than the Pirates despite playing in similar size markets?

Wil Ledezma has taken over the departed Jaime Walker’s role as the lefty specialist for the Tigers.

Elias Sports Bureau says Astros 2B Craig Biggio is 30th and not 29th on the all-time hits list as some websites are reporting.

Mets stud David Wright tied the franchise record by hitting safely in his 24th straight game.

The charming and exquisite Sooze over at Babes Love Baseball tells us the Rockies put Byung-Hyun Kim on the DL.

Phillies manager Charlie Manuel got into it with a local radio personality after last night’s loss to the Mets.

The Nationals showed their support of the Virginia Tech shooting victims by donning Virginia Tech baseball caps on Tuesday night.

Andruw Jones and the Braves are mourning the loss of former Braves John Rocker’s father, who died in a car crash on Monday.

Marlins pitcher Rick Vanden Hurk is the 6th player from the Netherlands to reach the big leagues.

Jim Edmonds played in his 1,000th game wearing the Cardinals uniform.

Ryan Freel decided to pack an infielder’s glove on the latest Reds road trip.

Brewers pitcher Chris Capuano is 2-0 despite not pitching 6 innings in a game yet.

Felix Pie deserves to be in the Cubs outfield on an everyday basis.

Pirates INF Freddy Sanchez missed the game on Tuesday with a sore right wrist.

Astros 2B Craig Biggio passed Frank Robinson for 30th on the all time hits list.

The Padres relievers allowed 2 hits and no runs in 9 innings of work in yesterday’s 14th inning win over the Cubs.

Carlos Quentin returned from the DL for the Diamondbacks.

New Dodgers pitcher Jason Schmidt was placed on the 15 day DL with inflammation in his right shoulder.

Giants manager Bruce Bochy will be a coach in this year’s All-Star Game.

Red Sox 2B Dustin Pedroia got some special advice from an opposing player.

Yankees reliever Luis Vizcaino has gained the trust of manager Joe Torre.

The Blue Jays added Troy Glaus to the disabled list and the latest news is closer B.J. Ryan will be out 4-6 weeks.

Devil Rays OF Delmon Young had his 12 game hitting streak snapped on Monday night.

The Orioles haven’t been able to use their regular lineup at all this season.

Angels pitcher Joe Saunders was shaken up by the events that unfolded at Virginia Tech.

A’s OF Shannon Stewart is struggling so far this season but feels comfortable.

Indians OF David Dellucci has raised over $100,000 for charities in the Gulf Coast region.

Mariners pitcher Felix Hernandez is showing why he is “king of the hill.”

Rangers 2B Ian Kinsler was named AL Player of the Week.

Royals 3B Alex Gordon won’t be sent to Triple-A despite his early season struggles.

Tigers pitcher Chad Durbin feels he is a better pitcher than his numbers are showing.

The Twins pitchers are very thankful for Rick Anderson.

Sammy Sosa will return to Chicago on Tuesday when his Rangers take on the White Sox.

With the Red Sox getting ready to renew their rivalry with the Yankees this weekend, I thought I’d share a video that I found via another blog, The Red Sox Times. Hat tip to Tim for finding this.

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The Boston Red Sox rescheduled their Jackie Robinson day for a later date. Some had wanted it today on the 62nd anniversary of his tryout with the Red Sox.

The smashing Sooze over at Babes Love Baseball tells us the Yankees put Mike Mussina and Carl Pavano on the DL.

Anthony over at the Oriole Post tells us the O’s made some roster moves on Sunday.

Blue Jays manager John Gibbons is messing with fantasy baseball owners everywhere.

Devil Rays reserve infielder Brendan Harris is always ready to play no matter what the circumstances.

The Mets will now honor Jackie Robinson this Friday night against the Braves.

Freddy Garcia is set to pitch tonight for the Phillies after starting the season on the DL.

Even though the Nationals starting pitchers have only 1 win, they aren’t that bad.

The Braves suspended Willy Aybar 3 games for not reporting for treatment on his injury.

Marlins pitcher Dontrelle Willis gives us his thoughts about wearing Jackie Robinson’s #42.

And in baseball fashion news, Metschick over at Ladies… tells us about Alyssa Milano’s new clothing line.

With Big Papi’s new book coming out on Tuesday, I thought I would repost the articles that have the excerpts from his book. So if you missed it the first time, please enjoy. And if you have already read it, read it again and then head out on Tuesday to pick up the book.

I have a special treat for all you Boston Red Sox fans out there in the greatest nation in the world, Red Sox Nation. I was asked by the fine people at Holtzbrinck Publishers to take a look at and review David “Big Papi” Ortiz’s new book entitled, ‘Big Papi: My Story of Big Dreams and Big Hits’ which he wrote with Tony Massarotti. The book will be hitting bookstores in approximately 2 weeks on April 17th and can be bought at bookstores nationwide or preordered at Amazon.com. There is even a Spanish version as well.

Once I get my copy of the book, I will be reading and reviewing it here on the site. I also hope to be able to get a few extra copies to give away. I won’t know that until they ship my book out. If I do receive the books, I will be giving them away on our radio show, The Hits Keep Coming…, on a future episode. We would probably do some type of Big Papi trivia contest and the winner would receive a copy of the book. I will have more on this once I know if this will be possible.

So for the next three days, we will be taking a look at excerpts from the book. If you would like to read part 2, click the more button below. To see part 1, you can click here.

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Red Sox closer Jonathan Papelbon now occupies a famous locker in the Sox clubhouse.

The eye-catching Sooze over at Babes Love Baseball tells us the Houston Astros pitcher Jason Jennings will miss at least one start with a strained muscle in his elbow.

Angels shortstop Orlando Cabrera was able to play on Saturday after being hit by a pitch on Friday night.

A’s pitcher Chad Gaudin likes to wear camouflage around the clubhouse.

Adam Lind didn’t answer his phone when the Blue Jays called to tell him he was going to Toronto.

The Braves are undefeated when Rafael Soriano pitches so far this season.

The Brewers’ Jeff Suppan received his World Series ring this weekend.

Cardinals manager Tony LaRussa has used 5 different OF combinations so far this season.

The Cubs are battling the injury bug but still got their first Wrigley Field win on Saturday.

Mets manager Willie Randolph shares his thoughts about Jackie Robinson.

The Philadelphia Phillies are currently working on a year-round baseball academy to help keep the legacy of Jackie Robinson alive.

Nationals 3B Ryan Zimmerman isn’t worried about his sophomore slump.

The Marlins are currently near the top of every offensive category after struggling during spring training.

Reds pitcher Bronson Arroyo is ‘needing some right now‘.

The Pirates will finally answer the question of ‘We will……What?’

Rockies pitcher LaTroy Hawkins doesn’t like the idea of some teams all wearing the #42 today.

Former Padre Tony Gwynn is making sure his players at SDSU understand Jackie Robinson’s legacy.

Diamondbacks outfielder Scott Hairston is having a good start on D.

Way back when, the Dodgers traded Jackie Robinson to the New York Giants and instead of reporting, he retired 50 years ago this year.

Russ Ortiz pitches for the Giants but almost all of his salary is paid for by the Diamondbacks.

Chien-Ming Wang is on target for an April 24th return to the Yankees rotation.

Devil Rays manager Joe Maddon is not happy about his team’s bunting abilities so far this season.

Former Orioles Hall of Famer Frank Robinson felt the impact of Jackie Robinson breaking the color barrier.

White Sox DH Jim Thome feels as though you can’t honor Jackie Robinson enough.

After being a starter his whole career, Twins pitcher Glen Perkins is happy to be a reliever.

Royals OF Reggie Sanders is inspired by Jackie Robinson’s legacy.

The Indians and Travis Hafner have halted their contract negotiations.

Tigers OF Curtis Granderson once wrote a research paper about Jackie Robinson in middle school.

Mariners OF Ichiro is not using the missed games as an excuse for his slump.

Rangers manager Ron Washington says Jackie Robinson’s autobiography, ‘I Never Had It Made‘ changed his life.

With Big Papi’s new book coming out on Tuesday, I thought I would repost the articles that have the excerpts from his book. So if you missed it the first time, please enjoy. And if you have already read it, read it again and then head out on Tuesday to pick up the book.

I have a special treat for all you Boston Red Sox fans out there in the greatest nation in the world, Red Sox Nation. I was asked by the fine people at Holtzbrinck Publishers to take a look at and review David “Big Papi” Ortiz’s new book entitled, ‘Big Papi: My Story of Big Dreams and Big Hits’ which he wrote with Tony Massarotti. The book will be hitting bookstores in approximately 2 weeks on April 17th and can be bought at bookstores nationwide or preordered at Amazon.com. There is even a Spanish version as well.

Once I get my copy of the book, I will be reading and reviewing it here on the site. I also hope to be able to get a few extra copies to give away. I won’t know that until they ship my book out. If I do receive the books, I will be giving them away on our radio show, The Hits Keep Coming…, on a future episode. We would probably do some type of Big Papi trivia contest and the winner would receive a copy of the book. I will have more on this once I know if this will be possible.

So for the next three days, we will be taking a look at excerpts from the book. If you would like to read part 1, click on the more button below.

Continue reading →

If you were wondering what was going to happen to all the #42 jerseys that will be worn on Sunday for Jackie Robinson’s 60th anniversary of breaking the color barrier, MLB has announced that they will be auctioning them off. All proceeds from the auction will go to benefit the Jackie Robinson Foundation.

There will be jerseys available from 29 of the 30 teams. Yankees closer Mariano Rivera is the only current player that wears 42. How will you know if they are the game worn jerseys? MLB is going to be on site to authenticate the jerseys so there will be no frauds. They will be auctioned off at different times during the season so that all of them won’t be available for auction at once. The auction will take place on MLB.com.

On the following teams, all of the members will wear #42: Los Angeles Dodgers, St. Louis Cardinals, Philadelphia Phillies, Houston Astros and Pittsburgh Pirates. The list below is the players and coaches who will wear it. Hat tip to Armchair GM for the list.

* Arizona Diamondbacks: Orlando Hudson, Tony Clark, Eric Byrnes, Chris Young, Scott Hairston, and coaches Bob Melvin and Lee Tinsley
* Atlanta Braves: Andruw Jones
* Baltimore Orioles: Corey Patterson
* Boston Red Sox: Coco Crisp
* Chicago Cubs: Jacque Jones, Cliff Floyd, Derrek Lee and Daryle Ward
* Chicago White Sox: Jermaine Dye and coach Harold Baines
* Cincinnati Reds: Ken Griffey Jr. (got permission from Robinson’s widow)
* Cleveland Indians: Josh Barfield and C.C. Sabathia
* Colorado Rockies: LaTroy Hawkins
* Detroit Tigers: Gary Sheffield, Curtis Granderson, Craig Monroe, Marcus Thames, and coach Lloyd McClendon
* Florida Marlins: Dontrelle Willis
* Kansas City Royals: Reggie Sanders, Emil Brown
* Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim: Gary Matthews Jr.
* Milwaukee Brewers: Bill Hall
* Minnesota Twins: Torii Hunter, Rondell White and coach Jerry White
* New York Mets: manager Willie Randolph
* New York Yankees: Mariano Rivera (grandfathered) and Robinson Cano
* Oakland Athletics: Milton Bradley, Shannon Stewart and Tye Waller
* San Diego Padres: Mike Cameron
* San Francisco Giants: Barry Bonds
* Seattle Mariners: Arthur Rhodes and Jason Ellison
* Tampa Bay Devil Rays: Carl Crawford
* Texas Rangers: manager Ron Washington
* Toronto Blue Jays: Vernon Wells, Frank Thomas, Royce Clayton and coach Mickey Brantley
* Washington Nationals: Dmitri Young

“Life is not a spectator sport. … If you’re going to spend your whole life in the grandstand just watching what goes on, in my opinion, you’re wasting your life.” — Jackie Robinson