Meche Staying In Kansas City
mlbtraderumors.com 6/12/2008 — Yesterday, ESPN's Peter Gammons said the Cubs are "sifting through names that could be available," mentioning starters A.J. Burnett , Gil Meche , Randy Wolf , Paul Byrd , Joe Blanton , Erik Bedard , and Aaron Cook .  Gammons notes that ...

Rick Reilly Continues To Not Think Too Highly Of That Billy Simmons Kid [Dumb Media Feuds]
deadspin.com 6/12/2008 — The roiling tensions between Bill Simmons and newly-acquired superstar Rick Reilly had seemed to be more media created than anything else, but more and more it appears the two just absolutely despise each other. Simmons took his little jabs on his ...

Cardinals vs. Reds - Recap - June 11, 2008
sports.espn.go.com 6/12/2008 — Fast Facts •Braden Looper is the first Cardinals pitcher to throw a shutout when St. Louis scored 10-plus runs since Vicente Palacios on July 19, 1994. The Cardinals beat the Astros 10-0 that day. • It is the first time the Cardinals have scored at ...

Fightin' Words: On ESPN's Obsession With YANKS vs SAWX
ballhype.com 6/12/2008 — Welcome to the BallHype Spotlight Series , Volume 3: Fightin' Words , a series of debates on sporting subjects vital and trivial. In this edition, Patrick Smith and David Chalk of the fantastic baseball blog Bugs & Cranks provide a counterpoint on whether ESPN's obsession with the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox is good for baseball fans. We begin with Mr. Chalk. Enjoy.  ...

Rick Sutcliffe is a horrible person and ESPN’s no better
ussmariner.com 6/12/2008 — This is still bugging me hours later, so: I was watching ESPN’s broadcast of the Braves game tonight, and there was a really, really weird moment where they were discussing Rick Sutcliffe taking time off to go get cancer treatment, and Erin ...