http://www.baseballnow.com Information for baseball fans Thu, 11 Mar 2010 02:49:41 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Dodgers hitting coach Don Mattingly confirmed that there have been talks about him succeeding Joe Torre. http://www.baseballnow.com/53002/don-mattingly-confirms-talks-about-succeeding-joe-torre/ Adrian Beltre's shattered bat hit Rays pitcher David Price in Tampa's win over Boston on Wednesday. http://www.baseballnow.com/53031/beltres-broken-bat-hits-price-in-red-sox-game/ Because of a herniated disc in his lower back, Russell Branyan has yet to appear in a Cactus League game with the Tribe. http://www.baseballnow.com/53075/tribe-patient-while-waiting-on-branyan/ The Red Sox and Josh Beckett have had 'substantive discussions' on a new contract. http://www.baseballnow.com/53033/source-beckett-sox-working-toward-new-deal/ Baseball bags are valuable in keeping your sporting gear organized. There are plenty of equipments connected with baseball. It is hard to bring all the baseball http://www.baseballnow.com/53062/baseball-bag-choices/ As he was running through the list of Padres players afflicted by injury, manager Bud Black casually mentioned that there was no need to rush left-handed pitcher Joe Thatcher back from minor tightness in his shoulder. http://www.baseballnow.com/53074/no-letup-in-thatchers-approach/ Ben Sheets' first two starts with the A's haven't exactly been cause for celebration, but the right-hander wants to stress that they also haven't been cause for concern. http://www.baseballnow.com/53070/results-not-getting-to-healthy-sheets/ Carlos Zambrano gave up his at-bats Wednesday so Xavier Nady could hit. Zambrano, who doesn't like to miss a chance to swing the bat, volunteered them to Nady, who made his spring debut as the Cubs' designated hitter. http://www.baseballnow.com/53073/zambrano-lets-nady-take-his-hacks/ Yorvit Torrealba still worries about family in Venezuela, nine months after his son was kidnapped. http://www.baseballnow.com/53036/yorvit-torrealba-worries-about-family-after-kidnapping/ New Athletics center fielder Coco Crisp has a strained left hamstring and it isn't clear how long he might be sidelined. http://www.baseballnow.com/52996/oakland-athletics-center-fielder-coco-crisp-has-strained-left-hamstring/