Torre Team USA Will Be Focused At WBC - RealGM Wiretap

Joe Torre believes he has put together a team worthy of winning the United States their first World Baseball Classic title.

This year's tournament begins in Asia on March 2. The U.S. hasn't made it beyond the semifinals in either of the first two Classics nike kd 6 christmas for sale , both won by Japan.

"Right now, we can't look at the finish line," Torre said. "In any tournament or playoff, if you get all pumped up about the final result, it's going to keep you from paying attention to what you need to pay attention to. It sounds trite, but we have to just go out there and play one game at a time nike kevin durant 6 uk , with the need to win every single game, every single day."

Blue Jays Scratch Josh Johnson From Start - RealGM Wiretap

The Toronto Blue Jays have scratched Josh Johnson from Friday's scheduled start against the New York Yankees because of right triceps tightness.

Aaron Laffey will start in Johnson's place.

Johnson has struggled in four starts since coming to Toronto in an offseason trade with the Miami Marlins.

Baseball Wont Return For 2020 Olympics - RealGM Wiretap

Baseball won't return to the Olympics in 2020.

Tokyo's winning bid was announced on Saturday. Some thought baseball would be reinstated because of the sport's popularity in the host country, but the International Olympic Committee on Sunday chose to reinstate wrestling for 2020 over baseballsoftball and squash.

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Alex Rodriguez was pinch-hit for late in Games 3 and 4 of New York's ALDS against Baltimore, reducing him to a $30 million cheerleader.

That raises the question -- how much of his contract would the Yankees agree to eat if a team like the Marlins targeted him?

It might help if the Yankees agreed to take on Heath Bell (owed $18 million over two years) in addition to a good chunk of the $115 million or so Rodriguez is still owed.

Rodriguez is from Miami and might prove a brief attendance boom for the Marlins.

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