Check out Mini-Ballbug for simple mobiles or Ballbug Mobile for modern smartphones.
8:55 AM ET, January 19, 2012

Ballbug

 Top News: 
T.R. Sullivan / MLB.com:
Yu haul: Rangers land Darvish in $60M deal  —  ARLINGTON — Yu Darvish is undertaking the journey from Japan to the U.S. with the intention of helping the Rangers achieve their goal of winning a World Series championship.  —  That is one of the reasons why he is coming to Texas and why the Rangers …
RELATED:
Richard Durrett / ESPN:
Rangers, Yu Darvish reach deal … ARLINGTON, Texas — Japanese ace Yu Darvish will be pitching in a Texas Rangers uniform in 2012, agreeing to a six-year deal worth approximately $60 million on Wednesday.  —  Darvish agreed to the deal, which includes a player option for the sixth year, just before Wednesday's 5 p.m. ET deadline.
Discussion: VFTB, Seattle Mariners blog and 6-4-2
Fox Sports:
Darvish, Texas agree to six-year deal  —  The Texas Rangers and Japanese pitching star Yu Darvish have agreed on a six-year contract, the team announced Wednesday.  —  The deal is worth close to $60 million, one major-league source confirmed to FOXSports.com.  It does not include deferred money.
Discussion: Baseball Prospectus
Jeff Wilson / Fort Worth Star-Telegram:
It's time for Rangers to make a deal with Yu Darvish
T.R. Sullivan / Postcards From Elysian Fields:
Darvish not done and not guaranteed
Ben Cafardo / ESPN MediaZone:
Star-Studded Schedule for ESPN's Sunday Night Baseball  —  ESPN's Sunday Night Baseball Presented by Taco Bell - the exclusive, national game of the week - will continue to showcase Major League Baseball's top teams and biggest stars throughout 2012.  The Sunday Night Baseball schedule …
RELATED:
Enrique Rojas / ESPN:   Gerardo Concepcion free to deal
ESPN.com:   Pujols' Angels Sunday night guests of Yankees
Enrique Rojas / MLB:
Gerardo Concepcion nears free agency
Discussion: HardballTalk and ESPN
Peter Abraham / Boston Globe:
Orlando Cabrera retires  —  Orlando Cabrera, who helped the Red Sox to the 2004 World Series, told a radio station in his native Columbia that he was retiring.  —  Cabrera, 37, played for nine teams over 15 seasons, hitting .272 with 123 home runs and two Gold Gloves.
RELATED:
Ben Nicholson-Smith / MLB Rumors:
Orlando Cabrera To Retire  —  Longtime MLB shortstop Orlando Cabrera said on a Colombian radio station that he will retire from baseball, reports ElHeraldo.co. Cabrera spent 15 seasons in the Major Leagues, winning two Gold Gloves and collecting 2,055 hits along the way.
Discussion: Full Count
Troy E. Renck / Denver Post:
Rockies sign 49-year-old Jamie Moyer to minor-league deal  —  Left-handers aren't measured in years.  Carbon dating is more like it.  Lefties believe they can throw forever, and in the case of Jamie Moyer, he's going to try.  —  In a deal first reported by The Denver Post on Monday …
Discussion: On the Rox
RELATED:
Ben Nicholson-Smith / MLB Rumors:
Rockies To Sign Jamie Moyer  —  The Rockies have agreed to sign 49-year-old left-hander Jamie Moyer to a minor league deal, the team announced.  Troy Renck of the Denver Post reported Monday that the Rockies had offered the veteran a contract.  The Rockies will give Moyer the chance to compete …
Discussion: MLB Daily Dish and Yahoo! Sports
Gordon Wittenmyer / Chicago Sun Times:
Cubs, Red Sox want Bud Selig to set compensation for Theo Epstein  —  Theo Epstein, with manager Dale Sveum, has been unable to settle compensation with former Red Sox colleague Ben Cherington.  The Red Sox have held the upper hand in negotiations.  Scott Stewart~Sun-Times
RELATED:
Carrie Muskat / MLB.com:   Cubs, Red Sox turn to Selig over compensation
Peter Abraham / Boston Globe:
Ellsbury agrees to one-year deal
Discussion: The Soxaholix
Ben Badler / Baseball America:
Yoenis Cespedes Hits First Home Run (With Video)  —  Yoenis Cespedes has gotten off to a sluggish start in the Dominican League playoffs, but he flashed his bat speed and power potential tonight with his first home run since joining the Aguilas Cibaeñas.
Evan Grant / Rangers Blog:
Rangers remain interested in Prince Fielder, but only in “creative” deal  —  Having come far enough that they took a meeting with agent Scott Boras last week, the Rangers are still willing to listen on Prince Fielder, too.  —  But the bulk of the work will have to be done by the agent and Fielder.
Discussion: Federal Baseball
Greg Johns / MLB.com:
Veteran Perez inks Minors deal with Mariners  —  SEATTLE — Nine-year Major League veteran pitcher Oliver Perez has signed a Minor League deal with the Mariners and will be a non-roster invitee to big league Spring Training, the club announced Wednesday.  —  Perez, 30, was a 15-game winner …
Discussion: Yahoo! Sports
 
 Archived Page Info: 
This is a snapshot of Ballbug at 8:55 AM ET, January 19, 2012.

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: 
Andrew Baggarly / Boston Herald:
Tim Lincecum seeking record $21.5 million; Giants, Pablo Sandoval agree on 3-year deal
Discussion: McCovey Chronicles
Jonathan Mayo / MLB.com:
Profar No. 2 on list of top SS prospects
Steve Dilbeck / Dodgers Blog:
The Dodgers, Clayton Kershaw, Tim Tebow and Jesus Christ
Wallace Matthews / ESPN:
Derek Jeter embodies MLK's dream
 Earlier Picks: 
csnphilly.com:
Agent expects ‘elite’ contract for Hamels
Discussion: HardballTalk and MLB Rumors
Sports Reference:
Sean Forman to appear on Clubhouse Confidential, MLB Network
MLB:
MVP Braun to accept award, then give speech
Baseball America:
2012 Kansas City Royals Top 10 Prospects
Discussion: Beyond the Box Score
 

 
From WeSmirch:

Alexandra Macon / Vogue:
Lana Condor and Anthony De La Torre Married in an Intimate Ceremony on Top of the Malibu Mountains—And Then Got Matching Tattoos the Next Day

Mia O'Hare / The Mirror:
Heidi Klum has lived ‘many lives as a man’ and hoards objects that belonged to past life

Rebecca English / Daily Mail:
Charles finally cuts off Andrew's cash: King severs brother's ‘£1million-a-year’ allowance …

 
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