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Early indications are injuries not life-threatening -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ESPN.com news services PITTSBURGH -- Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger was involved in a motorcycle accident in Pittsburgh on Monday morning. "He was alert and conscious," said Ernie Roman, shift commander for the Allegheny County emergency service. Witnesses told authorities that the player's motorcycle collided with a car near a downtown intersection and that Roethlisberger's head hit the windshield and was bleeding. Roethlisberger has said in the past that he prefers not to wear a helmet when riding. The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review reported that Roethlisberger wasn't wearing a helmet. In previous interviews, Roethlisberger has said that he does not like wearing a helmet while wearing a motorcycle. ESPN.com's John Clayton reports that early indications are the injuries are not life-threatening. One of his agents, Ryan Tollner, is in route to Pittsburgh for what was supposed to be a pre-planned trip and will arrive later Monday. One witness told KDKA television that Roethlisberger was conscious but appeared disoriented before he was taken from the scene to Mercy Hospital. A Steelers spokesman is at the hospital and confirmed Roethlisberger is being treated there, but wouldn't provide additional details. Information from The Associated Press was used in this report. I hope he's ok, but I found this article on ESPN.com pretty funny....

Before we start breaking out the champagne I suggest people take a look at the Marlins schedule (especially inter-league) for the rest of June and July. It's going to take a monumental effort to finish this month playing .500 ball. It will take a big effort, but it isn't unrealistic to think the fish can finish above .500 this month. The Braves come in and are struggling big time. The Jays will be tough and then we go to Baltimore, not exactly a great team and then the Yanks who are also having a rough time lately. They were just swept at home by the A's and looked bad doing it. Then we owe the D-Rays payback at home....and then the tough series against the Red Sox. I think that it is very possible to end the month with more wins than losses if our pitching keeps up the way it has. Go Marlins!

Kensing certainly has settled into his role nicely. I can picture him setting up Carlos Martinez for the next Marlins playoff team (hopefully in 2008 )I'm still not sure why he was so hated by some people. He clearly wasn't ready to pitch in the majors in his past 2 stints with the Marlins, and it wasn't his fault he was rushed. Hopefully he keeps it up. If he can develop into a top setup man, the Marlins will be ready to contend that much quicker. If the past 2 seasons have taught us anything it's that reliable stup men aren't easy to find.

Why not just go buy them at the stadium? I'm positive that there is no shortage of good seats available for the entire Rays series.

Great show...another in a growing list of brilliant series that Fox pulled the plug on too quickly.

http://www.sportsline.com/mlb/story/9480765 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Former umpire Gregg dies at 55, day after suffering stroke June 5, 2006 CBS SportsLine.com wire reports PHILADELPHIA -- Former major league umpire Eric Gregg had died at the age of 55 on Monday, a day after a stroke that left him with little hope of any significant recovery, his son said. The 55-year-old Gregg, who spent his career trying to overcome weight problems that saw him reach almost 400 pounds, was in critical condition earlier in day at Lankenau Hospital. "Physically, his body is with us. The brain is almost gone," Gregg said before his father passed away. "The damage to the brain is so severe, we're just waiting to see how long he can fight. We're still waiting to see if it's two hours or two days. "The family has come to grips that we're going to lose this one eventually." Gregg said his father complained to family members on Sunday morning at his home in Ardmore, Pa., that he couldn't feel anything on his left side. Eric Gregg (right) and Jerry Crawford work an NL game in August, 1999. (Getty Images) Gregg was among 22 umpires who lost their jobs in 1999 when their labor plan of mass resignations backfired. Recognized for his large frame and large strike zone, he worked the 1989 World Series, four championship series, two division series and one All-Star Game. "I always worried about him because, you know, his weight and everything," Boston Red Sox manager Terry Francona said Monday night. "I know it was a real battle for him. He is one of the all-time good guys, boy. And you say that before somebody asks you about him having a stroke." In early March, the former umpire had his right knee replaced. Kevin Gregg said his father was taking blood thinners to prevent clots. With his wide smile, gregarious personality, and lively stories from his days in the majors, Gregg remained a popular fixture in town. He worked at the popular sports bar Chickie's and Pete's in northeast Philadelphia as a jack-of-all trades bartender, host, or waiter and also poured beers at their concessions stand at Citizens Bank Park. Manager Michael Herron saw Gregg on Saturday night, and said the former ump was looking and feeling great. Herron said Gregg had lost some weight because of the knee rehabilitation, had changed his diet (from chicken cutlets to grilled chicken) and had stopped drinking. "He looked as good as I've seen him," Herron said. "He always talked about how he was rehabbing and things were great. He was doing well." Gregg also was a longtime commissioner of Wing Bowl, a decadent binge-eating event. Admin Bowa was a coach for the Phillies in the 1990s and remembered a steamy day in Florida when Lenny Dykstra became agitated. The leadoff man argued balls and strikes with Gregg, hoping an ejection would give him an extra day off. "Eric said, 'Lenny, I know exactly what you want me to do. You want me to run you out of this game.' And he says, 'If I got to stay in this heat, you got to stay in this heat, so it doesn't matter what you call me, how many times you call me, I'm not running you out of this game,'" said Bowa, now a coach with the New York Yankees. Yankees manager Joe Torre, who also managed the Mets, Atlanta and St. Louis, said Gregg was a fun-loving umpire who never held a grudge against the ones he ejected. "That's what I admired about him, the fact that he -- I try to be the same way, if you have a problem with an umpire, the next day it's over with," Torre said. Gregg called his first game in 1975 and became a member of the NL staff in 1978. He was left jobless after union head Richie Phillips called for mass resignations as a way of forcing an early start to contract negotiations. He was plagued by financial woes soon after he left baseball. Gregg said he borrowed money from Phillips, umpire Jerry Crawford and former umpire Terry Tata just to pay the mortgage. Though Gregg once earned a six-figure salary, he complained in 2000 that he could not afford college tuition for his sons or braces for his daughter. In December 2004, Gregg and five other umpires whose resignations were accepted in 1999 received severance pay and health benefits for themselves and their families. Gregg received $400,000 under the deal. "He got squeezed in that umpire thing and then it seemed like from then on, things didn't really roll his way after that," Bowa said. The 6-foot-3 Gregg, once fined $5,000 for failing to report at 300 pounds, was widely criticized for having a wide strike zone as Florida's Livan Hernandez struck out a record 15 in Game 5 of the 1997 NL Championship Series against Atlanta. "Eric will be ever known for one game, but I don't think that's fair," Braves pitcher John Smoltz said. In 1996, shortly after his friend and fellow umpire John McSherry died, Gregg entered a weight-loss program at Duke University. By adjusting his diet and exercise program, he lost 100 pounds from his former frame of nearly 400. "We feel very blessed that he's been able to do what he did in his career and his life," Kevin Gregg said. Umpire crew chief Tim McClelland recalled that Gregg was one of his instructors at umpire school in 1976. "Probably one of the most well-liked umpires, because he had a great personality, a great sense of humor," McClelland said. "I think he was well-liked amongst umpires, amongst players, because he had such an extroverted, bubbly personality." AP NEWS The Associated Press News Service Copyright 2005-2006, The Associated Press, All Rights Reserved He has a big place in Florida Marlins history and will be forever remembered for Game 5. Sad to see him die so young. RIP.

I've listened for the past couple of years. It is actually pretty interesting and the picks are made very quickly. They also provide some pretty good analysis between rounds. Definately worth a listen if you are interested in this sort of thing...if you are not, then it is just a bunch of names being read.

He's been awesome out of the pen this year. Could have used him in the 8th inning last year! Keep it up Logan.

Sounds like you are referring to the Orange Bowl site? If so, I hope that is not the case. The Hialeah location seems to make a lot more sense location-wise. But whatever keeps the team in South Florida.

On Descarga Deportiva and he was referring to the stadium situation. He said the tension that gripped the FO last year is a thing of the past. Also said the shouting matches that occurred when the Marlins and Miami were negotiating are a thing of the past. Just thought I'd get that in. Any word on when we will get our next update from Mayor Robina?

Thanks for posting that!!

Could someone with a subscription to Baseball America post the mock draft that they have posted on their web site? Thanks!

Looks nice. Hopefully this will inspire Hialeah and the Marlins to hurry up and finish the deal.

I have the DVD's, but it is good that more people will be exposed Newsradio. I rank it as easily one of my top ten favorite TV shows of all time. For those who were either too young or just didn't watch when it was on the air, make sure to catch it on Nick at Nite. Great cast, great writing....and Phil Hartman was a comic genius.

So far the new show i'm looking forward to the most is Andy Richter's show, Andy Barker P.I., on NBC that is co-written by Conan O'Brien. It was picked up as a mid-season replacement.

Ok, that wasn't very informative. When will we get another update from Jerry Del Castillo?

Samson is going to be on 790am at 6:05. Anyone listening? If so can you post what he says? Thanks!

Maybe they are just referring to the May 15th San Antonio deadline? If they knew of some kind of stadium announcement i'd think that they would have an article about it, trying to scoop the other papers.

Why would the stadium ushers be told something like this? Exactly. As much as i'd love for this to be true, ushers would not be told this information. The ushers at Dolphin Stadium are neither Marlins employees nor do they work for the Stadium. They are employees of CSC, a company hired to staff event security. Could the usher have overeard something? Sure, anything is possible, but I wouldn't put much stock in this rumor.

San Antonio, Marlins end courtship for now By Carlos Fr?as Palm Beach Post Staff Writer Thursday, May 11, 2006 The Marlins won't be moving to San Antonio, at least not any time soon. Officials in Bexar County, Texas, had set a May 15 deadline for the Marlins to pledge a move west. But the team this week declined to meet the deadline, saying its preference was to work out a deal in South Florida, according to a San Antonio official. "Major League Baseball wants them to exhaust all the possibilities in South Florida. That's what the Marlins indicated they want to do. That's their preference," Bexar County Commissioner Lyle Larson said Wednesday. The Marlins made the decision despite a recent setback in their quest for money to build a South Florida stadium. Friday night, with less than half an hour before the end of the 2006 legislative session, the Florida Senate passed a bill to give the Marlins $60 million in subsidies to help build a stadium. But as the clock struck midnight, the session ended before the House could vote on the bill. Judge Nelson Wolff, who presides over the Bexar County Commission, spoke with Marlins President David Samson after the no-vote and Samson said they still were intent on working out a deal in South Florida, Larson said. San Antonio, which has failed to land baseball and football teams in the past, again feels like it has been rejected, Larson said. "We're going to stop courting them for now," Larson said. "As in a classic courtship, we're hurt and they're getting what they want." Wolff wanted a written commitment from the Marlins by May 15, expressing their intention to move if voters in November approve $200 million in rental car and hotel taxes to help build a stadium. Wolff did not return calls Wednesday and a Marlins spokesman said the team had no comment. South Florida leaders hoping to work out a deal with the Marlins remain confident, despite the recent failure in Tallahassee. Hialeah Mayor Julio Robaina, who approached the Marlins about building a stadium in his city on land east of Florida's Turnpike, said he was told there were sufficient votes in the House to pass the bill. That legislation would have offered up to $60 million in subsidies to the Marlins and Florida's eight other professional teams. The Marlins remain at least $100 million short of the $420 million the team says it needs to build a retractable roof stadium, although recent cost estimates have the project reaching $500 million. Robaina said they will eventually need that $60 million commitment from the state for the deal to happen. "I think our doors are open for next year," Robaina said. "It's important to have that component. I wish we had it today. I'm sure we'll get it next year." Bexar County's Larson said the courtship of the Marlins is "definitely over this year," but San Antonio will reconsider the Marlins' interest if a deal reaches an impasse in South Florida. "I don't think that door is closed completely," Larson said. Link Interesting quote about the Marlins getting what they want.

Yeah, this pretty much won't be coming out of the truck or out of rotation on the iPod for a while. Yup, bought it at lunch today. Listened to some of it on the way home, good stuff. Have the song "Wet Sand" stuck in my head.

Do you really think they are going to start building this thing with a funding gap? That sounds a little weird to me. I mean, what happens if they get a year into it and the state still doesn't give them the rebate? I'd imagine that they'll have to come up with a backup plan to fill the funding gap with the hope that the Miami delegates will push this thing through next year. If you remember back to the Orange Bowl proposal, they also said that they could start building and get the rebate later on. I'm not sure if that was part of the whole "Marlins will pay overruns" issue, but they have said in the past that the rebate could be sought after they start building.

Except this is one thing he will never get done. An ill-conceived and effort over his head. So yes, he will look silly. Well you guys certainly seem to be authorities on silly. Remind me again how long South Florida politicos have been trying to get this done? Is it 9 or 10 years now? Just curious. The team has been trying to get a stadium for almost 9 years now. That doesn't mean all that much though. These things usually do take years. The Brewers fought for 13 years before getting their park built. The Twins have probably been at it longer than that.

Was anything said on the show today about the stadium situation?

That is dispicable. I hate the fact that people are allowed to misuse power like this. If one chamber approves something, the other should have the decency to at least hear the bill in a timely manner. If they do not like the bill it is certainly within their power to vote against it. I am sure that if a stadium is built in Hialeah that the House speaker will have no problem reaping the benefits that a new stadium will bring to the state.