Baseball Transactions - Tuesday
blog.baseballdigestdaily.com 3/26/2008 — A daily look at baseball transactions with links, notes, quotes and more.

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 —

IF IT'S '08, IT'S CUBS' YEAR — NY Post: Sports 3/26/2008
The two leagues are so far apart in ability that you might as well consider the National League a minor league compared to the American League. Each year, the talent gap grows wider. The NL needs a public-relations boost, and the blood rivalry...

NEXT YEAR IS HERE! 2008 Chicago Cubs Expectations — Bleacher Report - MLB 3/26/2008
March 31st is less than a week away, and on that day the Chicago Cubs take the field against the Milwaukee Brewers.  Just as the last 100 years, the Cubs began their quest for the World Series title with 32 other teams.  This year the ...

Cubs release veteran INF Alex Cintron (AP) — Yahoo! Sports - MLB News 3/26/2008
The Chicago Cubs released Alex Cintron on Wednesday, leaving Ronny Cedeno and Mike Fontenot as the likely backup infielders. Cintron had a rough spring. After having surgery on his right elbow during the offseason, he got hit on the right side of his ...

DeRosa scratched vs. Angels — Major League Baseball News 3/26/2008
Cubs second baseman Mark DeRosa was scratched Wednesday because of sinusitis, one of several things he's had to deal with this spring.

Cubs beat Angels 7-5 — Chicago Sun-Times :: Chicago Cubs :: 3/26/2008
TEMPE, Ariz.---- Probable opening day starter Jered Weaver appears ready to start the season for the Los Angeles Angels. Closer Francisco Rodriguez is another story.