Bloggin’ baseball: Brewers fans excited about Sabathia

Bloggin’ baseball: Brewers fans excited about Sabathia
Sports Weekly continues its season-long series of Q&As with bloggers who cover teams in the news. This week, we check in on the Milwaukee Brewers, who, after having acquired pitcher C.C. Sabathia from the Cleveland Indians, are chasing the NL-Central first-place Chicago Cubs.

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A-Rod aims to broaden his brand recognition
Alex Rodriguez signed another big-league contract, joining the William Morris Agency in an attempt to extend his brand beyond the baseball diamond.

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Who’s next after Rauch, Wolf? (Yahoo! Sports)
The Diamondbacks find a closer, the Astros baffle everyone and other names are flying around the phone lines.

Sunny day: Yankees rescind stadium ban on sunscreen
Go ahead, Yankees fans. Slather on that SPF 45: sunscreen is now legal in Yankee Stadium.The baseball team has lifted a ban on plastic containers of sunscreen at their ballpark after deciding “not to be as stringent,” team spokesman Jason Zillo said Tuesday.

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Changes are necessary for Phils to beat out Mets

AP Photo Florida Marlins‘ Hanley Ramirez, right, of the Dominican Republic, slides safely into home as Philadelphia Phillies catcher Carlos Ruiz, left, of Panama, waits for the ball on a single.