The Cincinnati Redlegs have added former St. Louis Cardinals general manager Walt Jocketty to the club’s front office, reports the Associated Press.
Jocketty’s role will be as a special advisor to team owner Bob Castellini, whom both worked together in St. Louis when Castellini was a minority owner.
“We are fortunate to be able to add to our baseball department someone who has had as much success in the game as Walt,” Castellini said in a statement released by the Reds. “Clearly, he is a proven winner and his experience will be invaluable to me and to our entire organization.”
Somewhere, current general manager Wayne Krivsky is slamming a NyQuil so he can get a better night’s rest.
Despite writing the contrary this morning in “The ‘Snooze,” the Milwaukee Brewers have bolstered their line-up with more veteran leadership, inking outfielder Mike Cameron to a one-year deal plus an option for ‘09, writes Tom Haudricourt of the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel.
The contract terms haven’t been released, but the Brewers outbid the New York Yankees for his services.
The move allows for the Brew Crew to move Ryan Braun to left field and Bill Hall to third after the 25-game suspension to Cameron ends this season.
Cameron becomes the second solid veteran addition after they signed catcher Jason Kendall earlier this offseason.
O.J. Simpson is in custody in Florida on allegations that he violated terms of his release on bail in a Las Vegas armed robbery case, a court official said Friday.
Simpson was to go before a judge Wednesday at the request of Clark County District Attorney David Roger, who was filing a motion Friday to revoke Simpson’s bail, according to a court clerk.
This will no doubt interrupt Orenthal James’ search for the real killers.
(From time to time, we’ll post a short blog entry regarding a current topic or something else that catches our fancy. It might be something trivial or something that really makes us wonder what the hell is going on.)
On Thursday, we happened to catch an edition of ESPN’s SportsCenter and one of the best things “The Worldwide Teaser” has done in quite some time popped on the screen: Kenny Mayne’s Mayne Event reel that regularly appears on Gameday.
In this video, Mayne re-enacts the final scene of the great television series “The Sopranos” while spoofing on the last name of Dallas Cowboys coach Tony Sporano.
News and notes while digging up something to post in this space…
Knoblauch ends silence about Mitchell Report (NY Times) Former MLB all-star — and wayward throwing second baseman — Chuck Knoblauch broke his silence on being named in the Mitchell Report, telling the New York Times that he has “nothing to defend.”
Grantham out in Cleveland (PFT.com) A source tells ProFootballTalk.com’s Mike Florio reports that the Cleveland Browns have axed defensive coordinator Todd Grantham.
‘American Gladiators’ — A brilliant comeback! (SportsBIZ) Old friend Darren Rovell of CNBC writes that NBC’s re-incarnation of the cult hit “American Gladiators” from the 1990s is an initial success.
Former Olympic sprinter Marion Jones, who for years denied allegations that she took PEDs and late last year came clean after the federal government busted her for check fraud, has been sentenced to six months in prison according to a broadcast report on MSNBC.
According to Maury Brown of the excellent site BizofBaseball — via Eric Fisher of The Sports Business Daily — the Cleveland Indians have entered into a sponsorship agreement with Progressive Insurance to re-name Jacobs Field to Progressive Field.
The deal is expected to be worth some $3.6 million annually.
Former team owner Richard E. Jacobs had held the ballpark’s naming rights, but his contract expired at the end of the 2006 season, and the club hired sports marketing firm IMG to find a new naming rights partner.
The International Association of Athletics Federations (you know, the governing body of track & field folks with a heart) has delayed announcing their decision regarding whether or not double-amputee Oscar Pistorius will be allowed to compete in the 2008 Beijing Games to Monday.
Why the delay?
The move by the IAAF allows Pistorius’ side to prepare a response to the findings of German professor Gert-Peter Brueggemann, who conducted tests on the prosthetic limbs and said they give him a clear competitive edge.
Sources: Falcons, Carroll still talking (ESPN.com) Atlanta Falcons mouthpiece Len Pasquarelli of ESPN.com reports that while the likelihood of USC’s Pete Carroll getting the gig are slim, both he and team owner Arthur Blank are continuing phone conversations regarding the position.
Titans’ defensive coordinator leading candidate in ‘Skins coaching derby? (NBC Sports) Kevin Curran of NBCSports.com writes that Jim Schwartz, the defensive coordinator of the Tennessee Titans, is the frontrunner for the head coaching position that was left vacant by the retirement of Joe Gibbs. Interesting note: former ESPN MNF analyst Joe Theismann is consulting on the job search. Good to see he found something else to do besides whining about his dismissal — and Tony Kornheiser.
Yanks join Brewers in Cameron sweepstakes (FOXSports.com) Milwaukee…you’ve got company: Yankees have interest in free agent — and suspended — outfielder Mike Cameron. In other words, unless the Brewers want to blow their budget, he’s likely going somewhere else.
Book: Marketer gave Bush $200K at USC (AP/Y! Sports) A San Diego sports marketer claims in a new book that he gave former Southern California running back Reggie Bush nearly $300,000 in cash while Bush was still in school.
Saint Louis sets record for futility in loss to GW (AP/CSTV.com) Saint Louis set a modern Division I record for fewest points in a game Thursday, falling 49-20 to George Washington in the Atlantic 10 opener for both teams. P-a-t-h-e-t-i-c.
…and finally…
Strahan: I’d date Simpson, too (AP/SI.com) New York Giants defensive end Michael Strahan backs Dallas’ Tony Romo, says he’d date starlet Jessica Simpson.
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