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  • Blue Jays to interview Rays bench coach Dave Martinez

    Drew Silva

    Oct 14, 2010, 9:51 PM ET

    Blue Jays to interview Rays bench coach Dave Martinez

    Add another name to the list of candidates for the Blue Jays' managerial opening. Ken Rosenthal of FOXSports.com reports that the Jays plan to interview Tampa Bay bench coach Dave Martinez as a possible replacement for Cito Gaston. Martinez...

  • Must-click link: Something MLB.com calls "TagORama"

    Drew Silva

    Oct 14, 2010, 8:48 PM ET

    Must-click link: Something MLB.com calls

    This is worth checking out. MLB.com put together an interactive panoramic photo of AT&T Park from Game 1 of the NLDS. The finished product was made up of 280 different pictures. You can play around with the zoom and never reach a poor...

  • Red Sox avoid arbitration with Jarrod Saltalamacchia

    Matthew Pouliot

    Oct 14, 2010, 7:50 PM ET

    Red Sox avoid arbitration with Jarrod Saltalamacchia

    The Red Sox still have little idea what their catching situation will be next year, but they did secure one option on Thursday, agreeing to terms with Jarrod Saltalamacchia on a non-guaranteed $750,000 deal. The contract will pay him $250,000...

  • Heath Bell seeking three-year extension from Padres

    Drew Silva

    Oct 14, 2010, 7:05 PM ET

    Heath Bell seeking three-year extension from Padres

    Padres closer Heath Bell was awarded MLB's Delivery Man of the Year Award earlier this week for posting a 1.93 ERA and converting 47 of 50 save opportunities during the regular season. And now he's looking to cash in, according to...

  • Must-click link: "Moneybart" quotes from The Simpsons

    Aaron Gleeman

    Oct 14, 2010, 5:19 PM ET

    Must-click link:

    The most recent episode of The Simpsons was all about baseball, with lots of stuff on sabermetrics and even a guest appearance by Bill James. David Brown of Yahoo! Sports put together a list of the 25 best baseball-related lines...

  • MLB announces umpire crews for ALCS and NLCS

    Aaron Gleeman

    Oct 14, 2010, 4:15 PM ET

    MLB announces umpire crews for ALCS and NLCS

    A new round of playoff games means a new batch of umpires, and MLB announced the crews for the ALCS and NLCS today: Yankees-Rangers: Gerry Davis, Brian Gorman, Angel Hernandez, Fieldin Culbreth, Jim Reynolds, Tony Randazzo. Giants-Phillies: Derryl Cousins, Tom...

  • Reason #3,456 why we need to eliminate postseason offdays

    Craig Calcaterra

    Oct 14, 2010, 4:04 PM ET

    Reason #3,456 why we need to eliminate postseason offdays

    Because the human interest stories about the participants are approaching a Super Bowl Media Day-level of randomness:For a good chunk of his childhood, Cody Ross wanted to be a rodeo clown.Son of a team roper and steer wrestler, he would...

  • Mets fans: help buy out Oliver Perez's contract

    Craig Calcaterra

    Oct 14, 2010, 3:30 PM ET

    Mets fans: help buy out Oliver Perez's contract

    This is what the Internet was created for. Some Mets fans are accepting donations to help buy out Oliver Perez's contract.  In 2009 Perez signed a 3 year 36 million dollar deal. Since that signing, Oliver Perez has been a...

  • Braves GM: Derrek Lee had torn thumb ligament, Freeman to be Opening Day first baseman

    Aaron Gleeman

    Oct 14, 2010, 3:19 PM ET

    Braves GM: Derrek Lee had torn thumb ligament, Freeman to be Opening Day first baseman

    Braves general manager Frank Wren revealed a couple interesting tidbits in his end-of-the-season press conference today, telling reporters that Derrek Lee played through a torn thumb ligament down the stretch and indicating that prospect Freddie Freeman will take over for...

  • HBT Daily: Previewing the ALCS

    Craig Calcaterra

    Oct 14, 2010, 3:00 PM ET

    Does Cliff Lee not pitching until Game 3 Doom Texas?

  • Wayne Gretzky's son to play baseball for Tony Gwynn at San Diego State

    Aaron Gleeman

    Oct 14, 2010, 2:47 PM ET

    Wayne Gretzky's son to play baseball for Tony Gwynn at San Diego State

    Wayne Gretzky's son, high school senior Trevor Gretzky, has committed to play baseball at San Diego State University for Aztecs manager Tony Gwynn. Trevor Gretzky apparently never really got into hockey, instead playing baseball and football in high school. Cameron...

  • Cancel the ALCS: we already know who's gonna win

    Craig Calcaterra

    Oct 14, 2010, 2:36 PM ET

    Cancel the ALCS: we already know who's gonna win

    Thanks to the New York Daily News' Filip Bondy, we do.  He thinks the Rangers don't stand a chance for the following reasons:In the 50 years since the Rangers franchise came into being as the Washington Senators v.2.0, the Yankees...