News out of Dodger land from the GearUpForSports blog:

I just read an article today on ESPN written by Peter Gammons.  In the article he stated “Some Dodger officials have spread the word that Martin will either be traded or moved to third base, with a Jason Varitek signing a possibility”.  Could this really be true?  Here I thought the Dodgers were building their team around Martin and molding him as their captain.  I know you’re probably thinking he’s a little bit too green to be their captain, but I swear the Dodgers seemed to be really hot on this guy. continue reading...

Here’s the latest from ESPN.com:

The shakeup promised by Detroit Pistons president Joe Dumars after last season’s Eastern Conference finals has materialized just two games into the new season. continue reading...