He’s the defense lawyer, obviously he wants the charges dropped.
Attorney Jacqueline Goodman said in a motion Thursday that 23-year-old Andrew Thomas Gallo’s designated driver got drunk, so Gallo took the wheel of his minivan instead, which according to the lawyer means that Gallo did not have the “implied malice” needed for second-degree murder charges.
Prosecutors say Gallo’s intent was irrelevant because he still chose to drive.
The hearing on the motion is …

He’s been so injury ridden these last few years.
Jones tore his left ACL fielding a ground ball, the 6 month recovery time would put Jones back in time for the start of next season, if he decides to play again next year.
Jones was considering retiring at the end of the year, and now that his year is over the discussion will come sooner than later.
Jones has been a key contributor …

The charge stems from an altercation with his father-in-law at Citi Field.
Rodriguez was charged with third-degree assault after the incident Wednesday night. He was being held at the ballpark Thursday morning. It is expected he will be arraigned Thursday morning in Queens Municipal Court.
According to reports several security guards were seen around the Mets’ family lounge near the clubhouse after New York’s 6-2 loss to Colorado. Rodriguez’s father-in-law had swelling …

Earlier today in Cincinnati in a game between the Reds and the St. Louis Cardinals, the benches cleared in the bottom of the first inning! MLB Dot Com reports that “Words of venom towards the Cardinals from Reds second baseman Brandon Phillips on Monday led to a benches-clearing incident between the two clubs Tuesday in St. Louis’ 8-4 victory.”
The words in question – “”I’d play against these guys with one …

The Morris Daily Herald reports that “The Cincinnati Reds are likely hoping Jim Edmonds does for them something similar to what he did for the Cubs during their 97-win 2008 season that culminated with an NL Central title.”
Read the full story here.
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McFarlane Toys is on deck and ready to knock it out of the park with full in-packaging photography of the highly anticipated MLB PlayMakers action figures line.
PlayMakers is a completely new McFarlane Toys product based on our existing sports licenses. These new action figures include the high level of detail McFarlane Toys is known for in a newly developed 4-inch scale figure. The addition of tremendous articulation, more than 20 …

The Minnesota Twins have upgraded the bullpen by acquiring Matt Capps from the Nationals. They gave up top prospect Wilson Ramos, a catcher, and lefty Joe Testa.
While the Twins gave up their top prospect, it was a needed addition; Capps will fill in for injured closer Joe Nathan. On top of that, Capps is under team control for 2011. He was non-tendered by the Pirates in the …

Pods had become a hot commodity, and is now heading to LA.
The Dodgers sent catching prospect Lucas May and minor league pitcher Eli Pimental to the Royals for Podsednik who is owed $650,000 for the rest of the year.
The Dodgers had an opening in the outfield with Manny Ramirez and Reed Johnson on the DL with no timetable for a return for either player.
For Kansas City, Podsednik hit .310 and …

The Rockies just got Tulo back, now Street goes down.
The Rockies closer was struck in the right pelvic area by a line drive off the bat of Ian Stewart during batting practice and was taken to the hospital in an Ambulance.
Rockies head athletic trainer Keith Dugger said that Street passed out “two or three times” and that Street had pain in his right leg and stomach discomfort.
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It has been said that modern baseball players don’t have the clever, endearing nicknames they used to. Now, all you need to do is take the first letter from their first name and attach it to the initial three letters of their last name (a la A-Rod) and there you go, you got a nickname.
Today, I’m going to try to remedy that a little. Just for the heck of it, …

That will change the AL Central race.
Ordonez was attempting to score from first base on a Miguel Cabrera double when he injured his ankle sliding against the Toronto Jays.
Ordonez is expected to miss 6-8 weeks.
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The long running case won’t be done any time soon.

The legal team for Major League Baseball’s home run king, the government lawyers prosecuting him and the judge overseeing the 3-year-old case were unable to set a definitive trial date Friday. They agreed to reconvene on Aug. 6 to try again.
Bonds has pleaded not guilty to lying to a federal grand jury in 2003 when he denied knowingly taking performance-enhancing drugs.
On …

The Houston Astros are starting to rebuild, but there are some good pieces to build up their system.
We all know Roy Oswalt is on the market, with the Cardinals and Phillies in the lead. From an Astro’s standpoint, I think the Cardinals have more to offer. I’d move him with a little cash for 4 close to ready prospects: Lance Lynn, Allen Craig, Eduardo Sanchez, and Pete Kozma. …

Pinella announced that he was leaving and called it the perfect time.
Pinella has managed the Cubs for the last four years and is suffering through one of the roughest season’s in his time in Chicago.
Pinella said he made the announcement now so that Cubs GM Jim Hendry could look for a replacement without having to do it in secret.
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Pettitte strained his groin in the third inning yesterday and will have to be put on the DL.
Pettitte suffered a grade 1 strained groin on a 2-1 pitch to Kelly Shoppach, he tried to throw a warm-up pitch to see if he could stay in the game but said he felt significant pain on his follow through. An MRI revealed the strain and the Yankee’s made plans to be without …

Recently, Yankees legends Bob Sheppard and George Steinbrenner passed away. Those are, at least in baseball-dom, household names. People know who they were and know what they did.
A few days before their passing on July 9, Frank Verdi, another former Yankee, perished at age 84. Verdi didn’t play long in the majors and it is likely that hardly any baseball follower—whether he is casual or hardcore—really knows who he was. …

Today is a sad day as we found out this morning that the owner of the New York Yankees, George M. Steinbrenner III had passed away after having a massive heart attack. He was 80 years old.
In the past few years “The Boss” had slowly allowed his sons to take control of the Yankee organization, but his legacy is all over the ballclub and the building that they play …

The Seattle Mariners have started the July Trading, by dealing ace Cliff Lee with Mark Lowe and cash to the Texas Rangers for Justin Smoak and 3 prospects.
What are your thoughts on the deal?
Earlier in the day, he was pretty much all but a New York Yankee; the deal fell through due to the health of one of the prospects. The Yankees were upset because they thought the deal was …

First he was supposed to go to the Twins, then the Yankees, but he finally ended up with the Rangers.
The Rangers will send first baseman Justin Smoak, and minor leaguers Blake Beavan, Josh Lueke, and Matt Lawson to the Mariners in return for Lee and reliever Mark Lowe.
Lee is 8-3 with a 2.34 ERA this season for the Mariners, his first in Seattle. The Phillies traded him this offseason after …

The pitcher said he felt something in his last start, but had to pull himself out of his start last night.
Peavy delivered a 2-2 pitch to Mike Napoli and jumped off the mound after the pitch and walked off the field with the head trainer. Peavy said in his last start he felt something and had some bruising after the start that was treated by the training staff. They don’t …