Johnson returns after long injury period
February 28, 2008
Nick Johnson, who hasn’t played in a baseball game since breaking his leg in September 2006, started at base 1 in the Nationals’ spring opener against Florida on Wednesday night. Johnson will compete against Dmitri Young for the Nats’... Read more »
MLB starts its own online usage restrictions
February 27, 2008
MLB, which has been the most proactive digital rights holder among the leagues, through its digital arm MLB Advanced Media, has now issued its set of restrictions: — News sites can’t post more than 120 seconds a day of audio or video... Read more »
It May Be Cold in Philadelphia …
February 27, 2008
… but there is baseball being played in Florida! The Phillies kick off the 2008 Spring Training Schedule with a game against the Reds at 1:05 today. The baseball season was actually supposed to have been kicked off last night as the Phillies were... Read more »
Clemens story -Congress drafts perjury letter
February 27, 2008
Roger Clemens’s congressional steroid testimony appears to be unraveling word-by-word and boob-by-boob just as the Times discovers that a letter is being drafted to refer Clemens to the Department of Justice for a perjury investigation. The Daily... Read more »
The Scorecard: Mets unveil shocking Citi Field logo
February 27, 2008
Wait, you mean that the new Mets’ stadium logo will have a design that includes the Citibank logo? For real? Well, I think we can certainly say we never saw this coming. It’s not like the company is paying $20 million a year for naming rights... Read more »
Roger Clemens to throw batting practice at Houston Astros minor league training camp
February 27, 2008
Roger Clemens will throw batting practice to minor leaguers this week at the Astros’ spring training camp. A team official says Clemens has informed the Astros that he won’t answer any questions from the media. Jimmy Stanton, director of media relations... Read more »
Shortstop Edgar Renteria offers Tigers leadership
February 27, 2008
On any other team, the acquisition of a five-time All-Star shortstop in the prime of his career would be the talk of the clubhouse. Instead, Edgar Renteria sits quietly at his locker, blending in along with a star-studded cast of newcomers, just one... Read more »
Arizona’s Jackson glad to have first base to himself
February 27, 2008
Conor Jackson connected with Brandon Webb’s sinker in batting practice and sent it sailing over the opposite-field fence. Don’t call Jackson a power hitter, though. Entering his third major league season, with base 1 all to himself, Jackson says... Read more »
Baseball Blogs about Roger Clemens
February 27, 2008
Last week we looked at one face of the steroid era (Barry Bonds) and wondered where he might end up playing in 2008. Today let’s take a look at the newest face of the steroid era, Roger Clemens. Clemens has yet to decide whether to pitch in 2008. While... Read more »
Feds move closer to launching probe against Clemens
February 26, 2008
A probe into whether American baseball star Roger Clemens committed perjury during testimony about drugs in baseball may be getting closer, the New York Times reported Monday. [inline] [/inline] LINK TO THIS POST Feds... Read more »
