The pictures, which aren’t exactly safe for work, show a nearly nude Sizemore in a number of different poses. Some of them are indeed hilarious.

Sizemore’s girlfriend is Brittany Binger, who happens to be a Playboy Playmate. If you do a Google Image search of Brittany Binger, you can see that she’s not exactly known for discreet pictures on the internet either.

Major League Baseball has tried to intervene. They’ve sent this letter to a number of websites in an attempt to get Sizemore’s pictures removed:

“The photos posted in the article cited below are the property of Grady Sizemore. They were stolen from a personal computer. We’ve begun an investigation and request that you immediately remove Mr. Sizemore’s property from the posting. We also ask that you preserve any records associated with its submission in anticipation of a criminal complaint to be filed with local law enforcement.”

The Indians are also supporting their star player.

“We fully support Grady as he deals with this personal matter. The posted photos were stolen from his girlfriend’s e-mail account and a legal investigation is under way.”

Grady Sizemore is dealing with nude pictures hitting the internet (Image: Zuma Press)

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Macchione, who lives in the Illinois city of Bartlett, faces two counts — one for illegal conduct within a sports facility and the other one for battery. There has yet to be a public comment by Macchione.

Right after the game, Victorino talked about how disappointed he was at the fan’s action.

“It’s one of those things that happens,” said Victorino, “and I just want to make sure that guy gets what’s due.”

The Cubs as an organization were very apologetic after the game.

Said Crane Kenney, the Cubs chairman: “It shouldn’t have happened here. It’s not a good reflection on our city or organization. We’re going to do whatever we can to make sure that things are made right here.”

The incident occured during Wednesday’s game and was somewhat overshadowed by the return of Pedro Martinez. Despite the thrown beer, the Phillies were able to capture a 12-5 win.

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The deal is over five years and will keep Zimmerman in the fold as they try to build the team around him. On the year, Zimmerman is hitting .275 with two homers and ten RBIs. The 24-year-old out of the University of Virginia has played with Washington since 2005.

His best season came in 2006 when he hit 20 homers and collected 110 RBIs and 84 runs while hitting .287. Last season, he struggled with injury and only hit 14 homers while driving in 51 runs.

Zimmerman was originally a first round pick in 2005.

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Ramirez, who was traded during the middle of the 2008 season to the Los Angeles Dodgers, helped the Red Sox win two World Series championships. However, his breakup with the team didn’t go smoothly by anyone’s account.

A free agent this offseason, Ramirez ended up re-signing with the Dodgers. His contract makes it possible to become a free agent next year if he wishes. If not, he can opt to pick up a second-year option.

Papelbon also said that no teammates have told him to stop making comments about Ramirez. If Papelbon and the Red Sox meet up with Ramirez and the Dodgers in the 2009 World Series, expect to see fireworks.

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Manny Ramirez
A lot of insiders have expected the New York Mets to make a run at Manny Ramirez but that doesn’t appear to be happening. The Mets instead are looking around for pitching. Ramirez looks like he has a couple suitors, with the San Francisco Giants showing the most interest. A new darkhorse? The Texas Rangers.

Ivan Rodriguez
The interesting news about Ivan Rodriguez is that there is virtually no news. The future Hall of Famer hasn’t drawn much attention from anyone and his hopes of landing a starting gig appear to be declining by the day.

Randy Wolf
Right now, it appears as if the Los Angeles Dodgers are the favorites to win the Randy Wolf sweepstakes. The other team to show a lot of interest was the Mets, who might actually prefer Wolf if Oliver Perez asks for too much money.

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CC Sabathia, SP – NY Yankees – 7 years, $161,000,000
A.J. Burnett, SP – NY Yankees – 5 years, $82,500,000
Ryan Dempster, SP – Chicago Cubs – 4 years, $52,000,000
Francisco Rodriguez, RP – NY Mets – 3 years, $37,000,000
Raul Ibanez, LF – Philadelphia – 3 years, $31,500,000
Rafael Furcal, SS – LA Dodgers – 3 years, $30,000,000
Kerry Wood, RP – Cleveland – 2 years, $20,500,000
Edgar Renteria, SS – San Francisco – 2 years, $18,500,000
Casey Blake, 3B – LA Dodgers – 3 years, $17,500,000
Brian Fuentes, RP – LA Angels – 2 years, $17,500,000
Jamie Moyer, SP – Philadelphia – 2 years, $13,000,000
Juan Rivera, RF – LA Angels – 3 years, $12,750,000
Kyle Farnsworth, RP – Kansas City – 2 years, $9,250,000
Nick Punto, SS – Minnesota – 2 years, $8,500,000
Jeremy Affeldt, RP – San Francisco – 2 years, $8,000,000
Randy Johnson, SP – San Francisco – 1 years, $8,000,000
Willy Taveras, CF – Cincinnati – 2 years, $6,250,000
Cesar Izturis, SS – Baltimore – 2 years, $5,000,000
Mike Lincoln, RP – Cincinnati – 2 years, $4,000,000
Arthur Rhodes, RP – Cincinnati – 2 years, $4,000,000
Ramon Vazquez, 3B – Pittsburgh – 2 years, $4,000,000
Felipe Lopez, SS – Arizona – 1 years, $3,500,000
David Ross, C – Atlanta – 2 years, $3,000,000
Doug Brocail, RP – Houston – 1 years, $2,750,000
Bob Howry, RP – San Francisco – 1 years, $2,750,000
Daniel Cabrera, SP – Washington – 1 years, $2,600,000
Chan Ho Park, RP – Philadelphia – 1 years, $2,500,000
Alan Embree, RP – Colorado – 1 years, $2,250,000
Mike Hampton, SP – Houston – 1 years, $2,000,000
Horacio Ramirez, SP – Kansas City – 1 years, $1,800,000
Russell Branyan, 3B – Seattle – 1 years, $1,400,000
Joe Nelson, RP – Tampa Bay – 1 years, $1,300,000
Mark Loretta, 2B – LA Dodgers – 1 years, $1,250,000
John Bale, SP – Kansas City – 1 years, $1,200,000
Adam Everett, SS – Detroit – 1 years, $1,000,000
Jorge Julio, RP – Milwaukee – 1 years, $950,000
Tony Clark, 1B – Arizona – 1 years, $800,000
Joey Gathright, CF – Chicago Cubs – 1 years, $800,000
Greg Norton, LF – Atlanta – 1 years, $800,000
Aaron Boone, 3B – Houston – 1 years, $750,000
Jason Michaels, OF – Houston – 1 years, $750,000
Trever Miller, RP – St. Louis – 1 years, $500,000
Mike Lamb, 3B – Milwaukee – 1 years, $400,000

Which players are the best of the remaining free agents? Here are the best of the baseball free agents still available.

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• Allison at BCS Frenzy offers four reasons USC thumped Ohio State.
• Tony at Dejuiced talks about the Cubs’ almost pulling off back-to-back no hitters.
• Tony also discusses the Brewers firing Ned Yost at Inside the Ballpark.
• Jodie at Gossip on Sports talks about No Jet-ribution and tells a funny story about what happened to Tom Brady.
• Jeanne at Hockey Beat discusses NHL 09 on XBOX 360 and their unreadable discs.
• Jyle at Footie thinks that some fans of the UEFA Euro 2008 have gone bat crazy.
• Over at Sneaks ‘N Gear Jyle shows us a metallic version of the Converse Chuck Taylor All-Star Hi Top.
• David at Every Morning Quarterback features his interview with N.Y. Jets defensive back Darrelle Revis.
• Sandy at Light the Torch shows the Paralympics have their share of star athletes, such as Sweden’s Jonas Jacobsson, who picked up his 14th Paralympic Gold Medal this week.
• At Green Posse, Sandy gives us a look at Louisville’s Valhalla Golf Club, wthe site of this week’s Ryder Cup duel between Team USA and Team Europe.
• Stephen at Hoops Fantasy talks about the 2009 NBA MVP Award Favorites.
• At Knuckle Curve, Stephen takes a look at the American League MVP Candidates.
• Jarrod is back blogging with us at Thoroughbred Fever. Stop by to check out the latest horse racing news.
• Kori at The Fantasy Kickoff talks about the top fantasy football players from Week 2.

Last but not least, we want to welcome Scott Wharton to the channel. Scott is blogging at Jab and Grapple, where he writes about MMA and wrestling. Bookmark the site and visit often!

Thanks for reading!

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• Sandy kicks off the favorite talk with her favorite Olympic sport at Light the Torch.
• Sandy also discusses her favorite golfer – Tom Weiskopf – at Green Posse.
• Michael talks about not showing favoritism at Jab and Grapple.
• Tim talks about Tony Stewart and Stewart-Haas Racing at Do You NASCAR.
• Lyndsey tells all about being a Kansas City Chiefs fan at Girls Dig Sports.
• Tony talks about his favorite team – the Houston Astros – at Inside the Ballpark.
• Jodie tells us about favorite players, teams and more across many sports at Gossip on Sports.
• Cherie reminisces about her favorite moments as an Ohio State fan at Dejuiced.
• Stephen talks about his favorite baseball teams of 2008 at Knuckle Curve.
• Stephen also discusses his five favorite fantasy basketball players at HoopsFantasy.
• David talks about America’s favorite spectator sport at Every Morning Quarterback.
• Kori discusses her favorite fantasy football players at The Fantasy Kickoff.

Thanks for reading and hopefully you visit all the great blogs here at b5media often.

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I’m an admitted bandwagon baseball fan. I love the sport of baseball but I don’t love any specific team. The last team I loved was the Montreal Expos — and we all saw what happened to the Expos. However, each year I latch on to a few teams and watch those teams a little bit more. Who are my favorite baseball teams in 2008?

Los Angeles Dodgers
The combination of Joe Torre and Manny Ramirez trying to climb the mountain all the way to the World Series is a good story. Those two long-time rivals are now fighting for the same cause on the other side of the country.

Chicago Cubs
The lovable losers are actually winners this year. This is one of the best Chicago Cubs teams in a long time. If the Cubs are ever going to end their World Series drought, wouldn’t this be the perfect year?

Texas Rangers
The Josh Hamilton story is just too cool not to follow. Hamilton has gone from heroin to hero in record time. Although the Rangers don’t have much of a chance to make the postseason, they have an puncher’s shot.

Tampa Bay Rays
Who can’t love what the Tampa Bay Rays are doing. In years past, the Devil Rays were one of the worst franchises of all-time. Seemingly overnight, the Rays are now making a run at the American League playoffs.

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