MILLER CRITICAL OF UNION  —  Marvin Miller, the founding executive director of the baseball players union, was confounded.  He had just been told that his union had agreed to blood testing for human growth hormone, and he was bewildered.  —  “Oh boy,” he exclaimed.  “What did they get for it?”

From bad to worse in offseason  —  Can the Red Sox do anything else to boost their image as a doofus organization?  —  Remember when the Yawkey Way boys were a mere team, playing baseball games?  —  Not anymore.  The Sox don't play games in November (they don't play in October anymore, either, come to think of it).

Phillies Acquire Ty Wigginton From Rockies  —  The Phillies have acquired utility man Ty Wigginton from the Rockies in exchange for a player to be named or cash, Colorado announced on its official Twitter feed (link).  —  The teams will split Wigginton's $4MM 2012 salary …

Braves have asked Yankees about shortstop Eduardo Nunez as trade posibilities grow  —  Braves could make stater Jair Jurrjens part of a deal  —  Brian Cashman has always said he never regretted clinging tightly to Eduardo Nunez back in July of 2010 when the young infielder might …

Miami Marlins' expensive experiment: Will MLB work here?  —  Step back.  Sometimes, to really appreciate a view, to see scope clearly, you have to take a step back.  This can be true whether you are looking at the art that made the owner of the Miami Marlins rich, or the new ballpark he has built …

Bautista is AL MVP by large margin: Anthopoulos  —  Blue Jays GM points to slugger's offensive numbers, Gold Glove defence  —  Blue Jays' Jose Bautista recently won his second straight Hank Aaron Award as the most outstanding offensive performer in the American League after a vote by fans and a panel of Hall of Famers.

Inside the Phillies: An Ibanez re-signing would be worthwhile  —  Ruben Amaro Jr.'s first trade as Phillies general manager was for John Mayberry Jr.  —  Given the fact that Mayberry is the leading candidate to become the Phillies' starting leftfielder next season, the GM's initial acquisition …

Epstein immersing himself in Cubs' background  —  He's looking to determine what's good in organization and build upon it  —  Theo Epstein has had a month now to try to figure out this Cubs thing.  —  From the Wrigley Field offices to a Ukranian Village bar, Epstein and general manager Jed Hoyer …

Yankees may need more RBI singles to find success in postseason  —  Analyzing the Yankees is never easy.  —  They win 97 games but leave you searching for reasons why they fell in a best-of-five American League Division Series to the Detroit Tigers.  They go to the postseason 15 of the past 16 years …