BBTN Minute: Interleague Storylines

The BBTN crew looks at some of the top storylines from this weekend's interleague action.

Francona Dealing With Changes At Sox Camp

Terry Francona talks to Steve Berthiaume about the Red Sox offseason changes.

Hall Of Fame Perspective On Steroids

Various Hall of Fame baseball players talk about how the steroid era should be viewed

Greater Baseball Sin: PEDs or Gambling?

Richard Justice and Howard Bryant debate the actions of steroids users compared to Pete Rose's betting on baseball.

NBA Free Agency: Staying Or Going

Chris Broussard on the top free agents in the NBA

My Thoughts On The 2009 WBC

The World Baseball Classic began this morning, as the defending World Champion Team Japan defeated Team China 4-0.

I was one of the few people that actually got up very early to watch this game. Why, you ask? Because I love the game of Baseball.

Tomorrow Morning Chinese Taipei plays Team Korea early in the morning, and guess what? I'm going to get up and watch it, because I love the game of Baseball.

This Saturday Team USA plays their first game of the Tournament. They play Team Canada in Toronto.

All games will be on ESPN and the MLB Network.

Baseball Is Back!

Video: A-Rod Talks About His Past

ESPN Video has just put up the whole video of Peter Gammons' interview with Alex Rodriguez about the news he tested positive in 2003. Check It Out Below.


Now that you've seen the interview, answer the poll question: Do you believe that A-Rod has been clean since 2003?

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Buster Olney Talks Ken Macha & Offseason Moves

Buster Olney talks about Milwaukee's decision to hire Ken Macha as its manager.


Buster Olney discusses Rays and Phillies offseason moves, free-agent market and the trade market for pitcher Jake Peavy.

World Series Game Three Preview

Here is your preview of Game Three of the 2008 World Series.


Rays Starter Matt Garza talks about preparing for Game 3 in Philadelphia.


I'm picking the Phillies to win tonight. I think the fact that they are at home, and Tampa Bay will not only lose their DH, they lose their climate controlled dome as well.

Matt Garza pitches against Jamie Moyer tonight.

Watch Game Three of the World Series tonight on Fox.

49ers Fire Nolan; Promote Singletary To Head Coach

Chris Mortensen reports on the firing of 49ers coach Mike Nolan.

Good move by the 40ers to get Nolan out. Hopefully the players will adjust to Mike.

Congratulations to Mike Singletary on becoming the new 49ers coach, but he has a lot of work to do to bring the 49ers back to respectability in the NFL.

Cole Hammels Pitches Phillies to World Series

The Philadelphia Phillies will be playing in their first World Series since 1993. Cole Hammels, the Phils ace pitcher, helped get them there by winning game five in Los Angeles on Wednesday.


John Kruk and Buck Showalter break down the Phillies victory.


Congratulations to the Phillies.

Watch The Red Sox try to avoid elimination to the Tampa Bay Rays tonight on TBS. The Rays are going for the knockout punch by starting Scott Kazmir tonight. The Red Sox counter by using Daisuke Mastuzaka, who was the starter of Game Five of last year's ALCS, when Boston was in the exact same spot, but came back to win the series.

Red Sox, Rays Take 2-0 Series Leads

J.D. Drew belted a two-run homer in the top of the ninth inning, leading Boston to a 7-5 win over the Angels. The Red Sox lead the best of five series two games to none.

Here's J.D. Drew talking about that huge homerun last night off Francisco Rodriguez:



The Rays beat the White Sox for a 2-0 lead in their playoff series.

Rocco Baldelli And J.P. Howell Talk After The Rays Game 2 Win:


Here's Joe Maddon talking about Akinori Iwamura's huge homerun last night:


Both Chicago teams have choked in this series. Tonight, the Cubs will try to avoid a sweep. Tommorow, the White Sox will try to do the same.

Baseball Tonight Looks Ahead to tonight's games:


Watch The Brewers and Cubs try to avoid elimination tonight on TBS.

BBTN: Yankees Eliminated From Postseason

The Boston Red Sox won at least a wild card berth last night. The Red Sox win officially eliminated the New York Yankees from postseason contention. The Yankees streak of 13 consecutive Octobers is over.

Baseball tonight analyzes this and projects the Yankees Next Season.

MLB Instant Replay To Start On Thursday

Expect to see less of this, Starting Thursday.


Baseball has finally caught up with the times.


Major League Baseball will allow umpires to check video on home run calls in series that start Thursday.

Three series are scheduled to start Thursday, with Philadelphia at the Chicago Cubs, Minnesota at Oakland and Texas at the Los Angeles Angels. For other games, replays will be available to umpires starting Friday.

For now, video will be used only on so-called "boundary calls," such as determining whether fly balls went over the fence, whether potential home runs were fair or foul and whether there was fan interference on potential home runs.


Good to see that Baseball is catching up with the times. For those who say "this will make baseball even longer now" I think It doesn't matter how long it takes, as long as they get the calls right, especially as we head into October with the Postseason and the World Series!

Here's ESPN's Buster Olney on MLB's decision to start using instant replay with series starting on Thursday.

The Winner For "Titletown USA" Should Be...

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS

Why? You have The Cubs, White Sox, Bears, Bulls, and Blackhawks, and they are all supported by Chicago and they all have won their respective League Championship.

Anyway, Here's ESPN going to Chicago to resume their "Titletown USA" Series. They;re right behind Wrigley Field.

It's George Smith with Mike Ditka.

Mike & Mike Throw Out First Pitch, Sing Seventh Inning Stretch at Cubs Game Yesterday

The Cubs won this ballgame 7-4.

This morning, Mike Greenberg and Mike Golic discuss throwing at the first pitch at the Cubs game with Erik Kuselias and Tommy John.

Willie Randolph Disappointed By Firing

Stark: Mets Mishandle Firing Of Willie Randolph