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Astros Come to Town, Bring Giant Field Rat
Published 9/7/2007 by Itsmetsforme at It's Mets For Me: Off-Beat, Tangentially Relevant Mets Ruminations

Congrats to Pirates fans
Published 9/7/2007 by Daedalus at Church of Baseball
You guys finally got rid of your bum of a GM. May your next one bring some respect back to your organization. I have to admit, I'm a little envious... ...

Game 140 Thread/Cubs @ Pirates (1 of 3)
Published 9/7/2007 by Cubnut at The Cub Reporter (TCR) | A Chicago Cubs Blog -

BOB: Minor league attendance records and more on the Marlins
Published 9/12/2007 by Brian Borawski at The Hardball Times
... , Andy Fixmer speculates that the high prices that ESPN is paying for professional sports television deals could mean lower profits for parent company Disney down the road. Sports contracts will boost the company’s expenses by over $1 billion beginning in 2008, but cable companies like Comcast and Time Warner are limited in the amount they can increase subscriber fees. The story is a very interesting look into some of the happenings with ESPN. Pirates fire David Littlefield The Pittsburgh Pirates are on the verge of yet another losing season and ownership finally took action by firing general manager Dave Littlefield. In the meantime, the team’s senior director of player development, Brian Graham, will take over as the interim general manager. Littlefield became somewhat of a joke this past July when reports came out that he wanted Toronto Blue Jays ...