The Cleveland Indians have fired manager Eric Wedge.
The Indians were one game away from the World Series in 2007. The Indians fell out of contention in 2008, and then traded away AL Cy Young Award Winner C.C. Sabathia.
In 2009,the Cleveland Indians were the runaway favorite for the AL Central with the new additions of Mark DeRosa and Kerry Wood, but the Indians fell out of contnetion again in 2009, and traded away AL Cy Young Award Winner Cliff Lee.
Indians fans have been calling for the firing of Wedge for a while now.
Bobby Cox has agreed to a one year extension for the 2010 season.
Cox will retire following the 2010 season, where he will become a consultant to advise the Braves in baseball operations.
There was talk of both Bobby Cox hanging it up after this season and Chipper Jones retiring in 2010, but following this news, I expect Chipper to retire after the 2010 season.
I expect the Braves to fight long and hard to win one more division title, one more World Series title for Bobby Cox.
Bobby Cox has managed the Braves since 1990. Cox led Atlanta to fourteen straight postseason appearances and to the 1995 World Series Championship.
The Houston Astros fired manager Cecil Cooper with thirteen games left in the season. I don't understand why they didn't wait until after the season to make this move. The Astros are an old team, with old players like Lance Berkman and Roy Oswalt who are past their prime.
The Houston Astros could use a complete rebuilding. I do not think their owner, Drayton McLane, would allow that.
Perhaps Jeff Bagwell and Craig Biggio will return to the Astros with some kind of coaching job! I really would like to see "The Killer B's" with something more than a restaurant at Minute Maid Park.
The Chicago Cubs have suspended Milton Bradley for the rest of the season.
Bradley was signed to a three year, $30 Million dollar contract. How has Milton Bradley justified his fat pay day? Bradley batted .257 with 12 homeruns and 40 RBIs! Let's compare that to some of the other outfielders who were paid less yet produced way more.
Raul Ibanez of the Philladelphia Phillies was signed to the same deal as Bradley (Three Years, $30 Million) yet his stats are way better! Ibanez has a .277 average with 31 homers and 87 RBIs.
Bobby Abreu was signed to a one year, $five million dollar deal. Abreu has a .295 average with 13 homers and 96 RBIs.
Adam Dunn signed a two year, $20 million deal, and he may have put up the best stats of all! Dunn has a .278 average with 37 homeruns and 101 RBIs.
Milton Bradley just could not handle the heat that comes with playing on the North Side of Chicago. The fans want to see their team win a championship so badly, and if you are not producing, they will let you know it, as Alfonso Soriano was booed mercilessly this season despite playing with only one good knee.
I was not a fan of the signing of Bradley, as I just felt like he would not fit in Chicago. Now, it seems like Milton Bradley may have burned his last bridge with the Chicago Cubs.
Lawrence Tynes kicked a 37-yard field goal as time expired, as the Giants beat the Cowboys Sunday night, 33-31, in front of the largest crowd in NFL regular season history. It was the regular season debut of the Cowboys' $1.15 billion stadium.
The Cowboys simply gave this game away. There is no way around it. The Giants took advantage of the Cowboys back to back turnovers. Tony Romo threw an interception that was returned for a touchdown, and then Felix Jones fumbled away a kickoff return. The Cowboys played a very sloppy game of football, and despite that, they still almost won this game!
Wade Phillips clock mismanagement, Tony Romo's interceptions, and the fact that the Cowboys were careless with the football. For the reason for this loss, the Cowboys need to look in the mirror.
The National Football League fined the New York Jets, their president and former coach Eric Mangini on Wednesday, for not reporting an injury last season to Brett Favre.
The New York Yankees will start and end the 2010 season playing the Red Sox at Fenway Park. The season begins April 4th with a TBA matchup. The opening Red-Sox Yankees series begins April 5th.
On April 12th, the Red Sox will be the first team to play against the Twins in the new Target Field.
May 21st could be Milton Bardley's first visit back to Arlington, as the Cubs will play the Rangers in an interleague matchup.
June 18th might be Manny Ramirez's first trip back to Fenway Park since he was traded to the Dodgers.
The 81st Annual All Star Game is going to be played July 13th at Angel Stadium of Anaheim.
The final game between the Giants and Dodgers will be played August 1st.
The Atlanta Braves play host to their division rival Florida Marlins September 27-29th.
On October 1st through the third, Lou Piniella's Chicago Cubs will play their final series against the Houston Astros at Minute Maid Park.
The Pittsburgh Steelers will play their first game since they won Super Bowl XLII.
They play the Tennesee Titans in the NFL's first Regular season game.
I expect The Steelers to repeat that same formula that brougth them the title in tonight's game. Lots of running game and ball control offense. I just don't see Tennesee taking a victory in this game.
The Pittsburgh Pirates are assured of a record-breaking 17th consecutive losing season with their 10th loss in 11 games in a 4-2 final against the Chicago Cubs on Monday.
The Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees will face each other to open the 2010 Major League Baseball Season, according to reports.
The opening series is scheduled to be held at Fenway Park in Boston, however, the Red Sox are trting to get the game moved to Yankee Stadium due to the NHL's January 1, 2010 Winter Classic that will be held there.
The Red Sox and Yankees could open the season April 4th on the first telecast of ESPN's Sunday Night Baseball. The series could also begin over the next two days.
Oregon coach Chip Kelly and athletic director Mike Bellotti on suspending LeGarrette Blount for the rest of the season.
ESPN's Colege Gameday talks about the Blount suspension.
Lou Holtz and Mark May talk about the suspension of Blount.
This was the kind of message that Oregon needed to send. He may have lost his cool for a few seconds, but he makes Oregon and the NCAA look bad. He had gone the field during pregame and was shaking hands as part of the NCAA's attempt to promote good sportsmanship!
Good move by Oregon, showing that no player is above sportsmanship. Bryon Hout should also get a suspension for taunting, as that is not good sportsmanship.
It was the start of the College Football season, and the huge game between Boise State and Oregon turned out to be a blowout of a match. However, the final score isn't what's being talked about. After the game, LeGerrette Blount took offense to something Bryon Hout said, and threw a punch at him.
ESPN's Mark Jones and Bob Davie talk about the actions of Blount.
New Oregon Head Coach Chip Kelly talks about the punch.
LeGerrette Blount talks about the punch.
I think, no doubt, the NCAA is going to come down hard on Blount. He is going to miss some time, either by the Head coach suspending him, or by the NCAA suspending him.
It is obvious that Josh McDaniels is trying to replicate the success of Bill Bellichick in Denver. He wants a linebacker who can play inside and outside Linebacker.
The Jets are probably willing to make a deal for Brandon Marshall, because their recieving corps is a bunch of relative unknowns.
