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As All-Star starter, Halladay trying to tune out trade speculation: ST. LOUIS - Bob Costas couldn't help himself. When it came time to announce the American League's starting pitcher for tonight's All-Star Game at Busch Stadium, he prefaced his remarks:"Representing, at least for the moment, the Toronto Blue Jays . . ."
Costas ready to return to play-by-play: Bob Costas, the quick-witted former face of NBC Sports who is coming out of play-by-play"retirement"to headline MLB Network's coverage of the new Yankee Stadium opener, confesses to feeling a bit rusty.
Torre discusses book on MLB Network: In a point made emphatically during a one-hour interview with Bob Costas which aired Thursday on the MLB Network, former Yankees manager Joe Torre remains comfortable with his new book,"The Yankee Years."
Bob Costas says free to speak mind on MLB Network: Bob Costas insists he is free to speak his mind about baseball, even though he's now an employee of the new MLB Network.
Costas joins MLB Network on-air lineup: Bob Costas, the 19-time Emmy Award-winning broadcaster who has always professed a special love for baseball, has joined the MLB Network's gilded on-air lineup.
Costas leaves HBO, joins MLB Network: It's hardly surprising Bob Costas would sign on with a channel devoted to baseball, a sport that famously fascinates him. But for one of the more independent voices in mainstream TV to join the MLB-owned MLB Network is the sports equivalent of joining state-run TV.
Bob Costas to MLB Network, leaving HBO: Bob Costas is going to work for Major League Baseball by joining the MLB Network and is leaving HBO.
Costas hired by MLB Network: Bob Costas will be back in the baseball broadcast booth this season, calling games on the new MLB Network.
Bob Costas to join MLB Network: Legendary sportscaster Bob Costas has signed a multi-year deal to join the upstart MLB Network, the league announced Tuesday.
Costas says free to speak mind on MLB Network: Bob Costas insists he is free to speak his mind about baseball, even though he's now an employee of the new MLB Network.
TV Sports: Aaron-Mays Interview Offers Glimpse of Past: A nearly hourlong interview with Willie Mays and Hank Aaron is an extended version of one that was a segment on the live All-Star Game edition of Bob Costas’s series.
In Interview, Torre Details Meeting With the Yankees: Joe Torre told Bob Costas on HBO Tuesday night that the team’s principal owner, George Steinbrenner, held him to a standard of winning that could not be met.
Costas: HR record is 'inauthentic': Two weeks after exchanging barbs with Barry Bonds through the media, Bob Costas is not shying away from his feelings about the new home run king.
Bonds has issue with Costas' reporting, not height: Barry Bonds says his problem with Bob Costas has to do with his reporting, not the broadcaster's height.
Bonds issues statement on Costas: The war of words between Barry Bonds and Bob Costas escalated on Thursday when the Giants slugger charged the longtime commentator with"irresponsible journalism"for his comments and interviews on the current edition of HBO's"Costas Now."
Costas Not Upset About Bonds Comment: NEW YORK (AP) _ A day after Barry Bonds called him a "little midget man who knows (nothing) about baseball," broadcaster Bob Costas said he wasn't upset with the San Francisco Giants slugger and responded with a jab of his own. "As anyone can plainly...
Costas jabs back at Bonds: One day after Barry Bonds called him a"little midget man who knows jack about baseball,"broadcaster Bob Costas said he wasn't upset with the Giants left fielder and responded with a jab of his own.
Between the Seams | Costas measures up in war of words: A day after Barry Bonds called him a "little midget man who knows jack ... about baseball," broadcaster Bob Costas said he wasn't upset...
Costas responds to 'midget man' shot by Bonds: A day after Barry Bonds called him a "midget man," broadcaster Bob Costas said he wasn't upset and responded with a jab of his own.
Schilling takes aim at Bonds, McGwire: In an interview on HBO with Bob Costas, right-hander Curt Schilling was outspoken when asked about Barry Bonds, Mark McGwire and the issue of steroids.
Sheffield dismisses latest steroid claims: Another day, another steroid accusation. As first reported by the New York Times, Patrick Arnold, the creator of a steroid commonly known as"the clear,"told Bob Costas on HBO's"Costas Now"that both Barry Bonds and Sheffield took steroids they received from BALCO.
M.L.B. Roundup: Rodriguez Talks Retirement and Attracts Silence: Toward the end of the 2006 season, Alex Rodriguez told Bob Costas in a nationally syndicated radio interview that he might not play once his current 10-year contract expired after the 2010 season.
A-Rod talks retirement and attracts silence: Toward the end of his most challenging season in baseball, Alex Rodriguez told Bob Costas in a nationally syndicated radio interview that he might not play once his current 10-year contract expired after the 2010 season.
Bob Costas in the Blog Pen
Jim Gerard: July 3, 2008 - DFA, chapter 31: Enter Letty:Gene Carney: June 20, 2008 - Baseball History as Seen From the Shadows of Cooperstown, Part 11: 1995 to 2000:
: April 3, 2008 - DFA, chapter 20: Viva La Revolucion!:
Jim Gerard: March 17, 2008 - DFA, chapter 18 -The Creative Process:
: March 12, 2008 - My Transaction History, part 2:
John Shiffert: January 3, 2008 - John Shiffert on Steroids, Records Across Eras and the Hoosier Thunderbolt!:
Sam Abady: December 3, 2007 - The Bete Noir of Baseball - Will Barry Bonds’s BALCO Biceps Land Him in the Hoosegow?:
John Shiffert: June 27, 2007 - The Winless Pitcher Syndrome:
Peter Doyle: June 26, 2007 - Roger Clemens, The Best Righty?:
Richard Lally: June 18, 2007 - Richard Lally Spends Five Minutes With...Eddie Joost:
Peter Doyle: May 30, 2007 - Those Who Ignore History...:
: May 29, 2007 - :
: May 7, 2007 - : THE NATURAL, AFTER ALL THESE YEARS
Bob Costas in Bios
