ajc: Bisher: Sayonara, baseball tradition (RR)
baseballthinkfactory.org 3/26/2008 — I understand that Mr. Bisher was at the Louisville Colonels 1896 home opener eating American-made cotten candy...but cripes all-mighty! Well, not any longer. Money can change any habit. Eight springs ago the Mets and Cubs opened the season, not in ...

Old Racist Columnist Furman Bisher Doesn't Like MLB Playing Games In Japan
FanIQ.com 3/26/2008 — Some angry racist southern columnist born around the time of the Civil War is upset about MLB opening the season in Japan. He even plays the Pearl Harbor card, because we all know Dice-K was involved with that. What a moron.

17 Bold Predictions for the 2008 Season
dugoutcentral.com 3/26/2008 — Ben Sheets will get hurt. An announcer will describe David Eckstein as “gritty.” Joe Morgan will claim Billy Beane wrote “Moneyball.” Alex Rodriguez will fail in a clutch situation (he’ll also come through in a ...

Am I Turning Into My Grandma?
seamheads.com 3/26/2008 — As the Pirates prepare to move into a record tying 16th consecutive losing season, I think I’ve turned into my grandmother. My grandmother, grandfather, dad, aunts, uncles, cousins, etc. were and are all Cub fans. My grandparents actually remembered the Cubs’ last World Series win over the Tigers in 1908. Will I have to wait as long for another Pirates World Series title?

Hardball: Cubs choose Cedeno over Cintron
blogs.chicagosports.chicagotribune.com 3/26/2008 —

YANKEES CATCH RED SOX FROM 14 GAMES BACK — NY Post: Sports 3/26/2008
The Bronx was burning in the summer of 1978, its championship dreams seemingly in flames. There was no way its dysfunctional Bombers, 14 games behind the hated Red Sox on July 19, were going to set the city afire the way they did a year earlier...

No free pass for rookies Hank and Girardi — FOXSports.com News for MLB 3/26/2008
For years, the Red Sox chased the Yankees. Now that the roles are reversed, Ian O'Connor says N.Y. can't afford to be patient.

Power Rankings: Preseason title, awards favorites — USATODAY.com MLB - Top Stories 3/26/2008
Alex Rodriguez will win another MVP award, but the Boston Red Sox will win the World Series once again according to the preseason ...

Red Sox OF Moss optioned to Triple-A Pawtucket — FOXSports.com News for MLB 3/26/2008
Red Sox outfielder Brandon Moss was optioned to Triple-A Pawtucket after Boston's 5-1 loss to Oakland on Wednesday. Moss played right field in Boston's first two regular season games in Japan in place of the injured J.D. Drew. Moss' ninth-inning home ...

Pirates add RHP Tyler Yates to already crowded bullpen — Red Sox & MLB - BostonHerald.com 3/26/2008
BRADENTON, Fla. - Right-hander Tyler Yates, a hard-throwing reliever who probably wasn't going to make the Atlanta Braves' opening day roster, was traded Wednesday...