Check out Mini-Ballbug for simple mobiles or Ballbug Mobile for modern smartphones.
7:45 AM ET, June 17, 2009

Ballbug

 Top News: 
Michael S. Schmidt / New York Times:
Sosa Is Said to Have Tested Positive in 2003  —  Sammy Sosa, who joined with Mark McGwire in 1998 in a celebrated pursuit of baseball's single-season home run record, is among the players who tested positive for a performance-enhancing drug in 2003, according to lawyers with knowledge of the drug-testing results from that year.
RELATED:
Peter Abraham / The LoHud Yankees Blog:
Game 64: Nationals at Yankees (updates with Girardi audio, Veras DFA'd and now Slade Heathcott audio)  —  YANKEES (36-27)  —  Pitching: LHP CC Sabathia (5-4, 3.68).  —  NATIONALS (16-45)  —  Guzman DH  —  Johnson 1B  —  Zimmerman 3B  —  Dukes CF  —  Dunn LF  —  Kearns RF  —  Gonzalez SS
Associated Press:
Wakefield's arm, Ortiz's bat propel Red Sox past Marlins  —  BOSTON (AP) — Tim Wakefield's ninth win moved him another spot closer to the AL lead, and the Boston Red Sox think it might finally be the 42-year-old knuckleballer's chance to make his first career All-Star team.
RELATED:
David Lefort / Boston Globe:
Smoltz to make Sox debut next Thursday  —  John Smoltz's first start in a Red Sox uniform will come against the Nationals next Thursday, June 25, in Washington D.C., the pitcher and club confirmed before tonight's game at Fenway Park.  —  Smoltz, who has won 210 games and saved 154 more during …
MLB.com:
Sox proving they are East's best
Howard Ulman / Associated Press:
Smoltz set to pitch for Red Sox on June 25
Stephen Oh / Yahoo! Sports:
AccuScore: Playoff shifts after week 10
Brian McTaggart / MLB.com:
Pudge ties Fisk for most games caught  —  In 2,226th contest behind plate, Astros catcher hits home run  —  ARLINGTON — For at least one day, two guys nicknamed “Pudge” share the distinction of having caught more games than anyone else.  —  Astros catcher Ivan Rodriguez donned a catcher's mask …
RELATED:
Associated Press:
Houston Astros' Ivan Rodriguez ties MLB record for games caught  —  ARLINGTON, Texas — Ivan Rodriguez tied the major league record for games played as a catcher Tuesday night, when he caught against his original team.  —  Rodriguez, now with the Houston Astros, caught his 2,226th career game against Texas …
B.J. Rains / MLB.com:
Willis to miss next scheduled start  —  Leyland yet to name starting pitcher for Saturday  —  ST. LOUIS — Tigers manager Jim Leyland announced on Tuesday that struggling lefty Dontrelle Willis will not make his scheduled start on Saturday against the Milwaukee Brewers …
Discussion: Roar of the Tigers
RELATED:
Associated Press:
Pujols goes deep again as Cardinals crush Verlander, Tigers  —  ST. LOUIS (AP) — Albert Pujols hit his fifth home run in five games — and the longest homer at Busch Stadium this season — and Adam Wainwright worked seven strong innings to help the St. Louis Cardinals rout the Detroit Tigers …
Discussion: Yahoo! Sports
Juan C. Rodriguez / Florida Marlins:
Florida Marlins: Fredi Gonzalez apologizes, handles Hanley HBP flap  —  Fredi Gonzalez was back to his usual self Tuesday.  The Hanley Ramirez hit by pitch flap has been addressed and left in the rearview mirror.  —  “I have spoken to all parties involved and that's it,” Gonzalez said.
RELATED:
Joe Capozzi / Florida Marlins news, analysis …:
Marlins manager Fredi Gonzalez apologizes for tirade
Discussion: Unfiltered
Ben Shpigel / New York Times:
Mets See What It's Like to Benefit From Errors  —  BALTIMORE — Karma works in mysterious ways, as demonstrated by two pivotal moments in the Mets' game Tuesday night.  An error by the Orioles' second baseman on a seemingly routine play paved the way for the Mets' first four runs …
Discussion: Camden Chat
RELATED:
Bart Hubbuch / Mets Blog:
Game 62: Mets at Orioles
Discussion: The 'Ropolitans
Associated Press:
Rays put an end to Rockies' 11-game winning streak  —  DENVER (AP) — Evan Longoria, Carlos Pena and the Tampa Bay Rays powered their way past Colorado 12-4 Tuesday night, snapping the Rockies' 11-game winning streak with a franchise-best 11 extra-base hits.  —  Longoria and Pena hit two of the Rays' five homers.
Discussion: Yahoo! Sports and USA Today
Peter Abraham / The LoHud Yankees Blog:
Congrats to Chien-Ming Wang  —  Chien-Ming Wang and his wife Chia-Ling are proud parents.  Justin Jesse Wang arrived this morning in NYC.  He checked it at 7 pounds, 12 ounces.  —  J.J. Wang is a good name.  Sounds like a shortstop maybe.  —  My Taiwanese friends say that in their culture …
Rhett Bollinger / MLB.com:
Youkilis moves up in All-Star balloting  —  First baseman slides ahead of Teixeira in tight race  —  While the Red Sox currently have the lead in the AL East over their rival Yankees, they also have the lead in projected American League All-Star starters, along with the upstart Texas Rangers.
Scott Merkin / MLB.com:
White Sox-Cubs postponed by rain  —  No makeup date yet; Danks, Dempster face off Wednesday  —  CHICAGO — Ozzie Guillen had one of his unique theories as to why Tuesday's opener of the Crosstown Showdown at Wrigley Field was covered by a deluge of rain, eventually leading to the first cancellation …
Discussion: South Side Sox
Associated Press:
Blue Jays snap skid, score five runs in the 10th to top Phillies  —  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Scott Rolen singled in the go-ahead run in the 10th inning and the Toronto Blue Jays went on to score four more runs to defeat the Philadelphia Phillies 8-3 on Tuesday night.
Discussion: Yahoo! Sports
Associated Press:
Rupp homers twice to lead Texas past Arizona State  —  OMAHA (AP) — Texas' comeback ability was again on full display on Tuesday night.  —  Cameron Rupp hit two homers and had four RBI as the top-seeded Longhorns overcame an early six-run deficit for a 10-6 win over Arizona State in the College World Series.
Discussion: Baseball America and USA Today
Associated Press:
Kemp gets clutch hit as Dodgers edge A's in 10 innings  —  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Matt Kemp's game-winning single with two outs in the 10th inning lifted the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 5-4 victory over the Oakland Athletics on Tuesday night.  —  The victory was Joe Torre's 2,194th …
Discussion: Athletics Nation
Andrew Baggarly / Mercury News:
Giants see Sanchez's trade value dropping  —  Sanchez's trade value falling fast  —  Jonathan Sanchez's uneven performance has cost the Giants in more ways than one.  —  Sanchez pitches today against the Angels having won just once over his past nine starts.  The Giants are 2-7 over that span.
Discussion: El Lefty Malo
Dick Kaegel / MLB.com:
Farnsworth injured in incident with dogs  —  Royals reliever suffers cuts on left index finger  —  KANSAS CITY — Royals reliever Kyle Farnsworth was bitten by one of his dogs on Tuesday morning and had four stitches taken in his left index finger but said he was able to pitch.
Lyle Spencer / MLB.com:
Poised O'Sullivan earns win in debut  —  Halos rookie beneficiary of offensive outburst vs. Giants  —  SAN FRANCISCO — Sean O'Sullivan acted as if he'd been there before, dozens of times.  —  Poised and confident in his Major League debut in a spot-start for the ailing Ervin Santana …
Discussion: 6-4-2
Jim Street / MLB.com:
Aardsma settling in as a top closer  —  Righty aims to be known for more than just his name  —  SAN DIEGO — The last thing right-hander David Aardsma wants to be remembered for is the first pitch he threw in the Major Leagues.  —  That pitch, thrown on April 7, 2004 …
Discussion: Lookout Landing
 
 Archived Page Info: 
This is a snapshot of Ballbug at 7:45 AM ET, June 17, 2009.

View the current page or another snapshot:


 
 See Also: 
Ballbug: site main
Ballbug River: reverse chronological Ballbug
Ballbug Mobile: for phones
Ballbug Leaderboard: Ballbug's top sources
 
 Subscribe: 
Ballbug RSS feed
 
 
 More News: 
Andy Gardiner / USA Today:
Ackley sets CWS hitting record in UNC's 11-4 win
Tom Verducci / Sports Illustrated:
What lies ahead for 'Baseball's LeBron'
Bernadette Pasley / MLB.com:
Relive Yanks' great pitching performances
Discussion: Bombers Beat and Lady At The Bat
Jon Heyman / Sports Illustrated:
Surgery still a possibility for Peavy
Tom Singer / MLB.com:
Dodgers sign Korean high school player
Discussion: MLB Rumors
ESPN:
Three Strikes: Wright having a crazy season
Discussion: MetsBlog.com and My Summer Family
Dom Amore / Hartford Courant:
Posada, Yankees Pitchers On Same Page?
 Earlier Picks: 
Sky Andrecheck / Baseball Analysts:
Draft Picks and Expected Wins Above Replacement
Discussion: THE BOOK
Bob Nightengale / USA Today:
Hunter crashes into outfield wall, injures ribs
R.J. Anderson / FanGraphs Baseball:
Ervin Santana to the DL?
Thomas Harding / MLB.com:
Rockies unsurprised by 11-game streak
Associated Press:
Rangers cut several front office staff members
 

 
From WeSmirch:

Toria Sheffield / People:
Two-Time Oscar Nominee Djimon Hounsou Says He's ‘Still Struggling to Make a Living’ Despite Decades of Working in Hollywood

David Browne / Rolling Stone:
Sam Moore, Soul Man Who Scored Hits With Sam and Dave, Dead at 89

Sharon Mai / Daily Mail:
‘Overeager’ reporter slammed by internet as cringeworthy Dennis Quaid interview goes viral amid LA fires

 
Sister Sites:

Techmeme
 Top news and commentary for technology's leaders, from all around the web
Mediagazer
 Top news and commentary for media professionals from all around the web
memeorandum
 What US political commentators are discussing online right now
WeSmirch
 The top celebrity news from all around the web on a single page