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Mark Grace, 1B, Retired PlayersHot off the Wire Fantasy Sports NewsCubs | Grace bashes team Chris De Luca, of the Chicago Sun-Times, reports former MLB 1B Mark Grace said the Chicago Cubs "rolled over" for the second straight year in the playoffs, getting swept by the Los Angeles Dodgers in three games in the NLDS. "They [bleeped] it up, honestly," said Grace. "That's twice now that this same group of players has gone out and played tight. I mean, come on, dude, are you kidding me?" Diamondbacks | Grace signs TV deal The Arizona Republic's Nick Piecoro reports the Arizona Diamondbacks signed former Chicago Cubs and Diamondbacks 1B Mark Grace to a three-year contract extension with a team option for 2010 to remain the club's primary television analyst. MLB | Trio of ex-big leaguers hired for Fox baseball analysis The Chicago Tribune's Teddy Greenstein reports former Florida Marlins manager Joe Girardi, Chicago Cubs 1B Mark Grace and Los Angeles Dodgers/Cubs 1B Eric Karros will work as analysts this year on the Fox television network's Saturday "Game of the Week" broadcasts. It is not known where they will be placed, although all three are expected to contribute both in studio and on the road. Diamondbacks | Sutton to call games Updating an earlier item, the Green Bay Press-Gazette confirms that former Milwaukee Brewers play-by-play announcer Daron Sutton has signed a five-year deal to announce games for the Arizona Diamondbacks. Financial terms were not disclosed. Sutton is the son of Hall of Fame pitcher Don Sutton and will be teamed with retired 1B Mark Grace on the Arizona broadcasts. The deal includes a three-year option that would extend through 2014. Cubs | Grace returning under right circumstances? The Chicago Tribune's Fred Mitchell reports former Chicago Cubs 1B Mark Grace, who left the team following the 2000 season and had strained relations with former team president Andy MacPhail, is interested in returning to Chicago under the right circumstances. It is not known whether Grace would coach, manage or simply work in the TV booth. Cubs | Grace buries the hatchet The Chicago Tribune's Paul Sullivan reports former Chicago Cubs 1B Mark Grace sang during the seventh-inning stretch Aug. 3 at Wrigley Field, ending a nearly seven-year feud with the club. Grace's contentious relations with his former team date back to after the 2000 season, when Grace left the Cubs to sign with the Arizona Diamondbacks as a free agent. Diamondbacks | Grace Staying With TV The Arizona Republic reports the Arizona Diamondbacks have signed former 1B Mark Grace to a two-year contract extension that will allow him to stay in the broadcast booth through the 2007 season. Diamondbacks | Grace uses Expletives during Broadcast The Associated Press reports Arizona Diamondbacks broadcaster and former MLB 1B Mark Grace used multiple expletives during a broadcast on Fox Sports Net Arizona. Team president Rich Dozer said the incident was regrettable and blamed an apparent faulty "talk-back" button connecting the visiting TV booth to the television truck at Dolphins Stadium. Diamondbacks | Grace Won't Manage Updating an ongoing story, The Arizona Republic's Bob McManaman reports the Diamondbacks informed Mark Grace Thursday, Oct. 21 that he wouldn't be managing the team next season, but Grace hoped to remain in the organization either as a broadcaster, a possible coach for the new manager, or as a skipper in the minor leagues. Diamondbacks | Grace Being Considered for Managerial Post ESPN.com reports former Arizona Diamondbacks 1B Mark Grace met with Arizona's management for 3.5 hours Friday, October 8, to discuss the possibility of Grace taking over as manager of the club. He is the second person to interview for the job. Diamondbacks | Grace to be Removed from Roster Diamondbacks.MLB.com's Steve Gilbert reports the Arizona Diamondbacks are going to remove 1B Mark Grace from the team's 40-man roster, as he has retired. Diamondbacks | More on Grace’s New Broadcasting Career Updating a previous item, the AP reports former 1B Mark Grace of the Arizona Diamondbacks has signed a one-year contract to serve as the team's color commentator for about 115 games. The team originally offered him an opportunity to manage in Class A Missoula, but he preferred to stay in the Phoenix area, especially since he and his wife Tanya have a newborn baby son. Financial terms were not disclosed. Diamondbacks | Grace to Broadcast USAToday.com reports the Arizona Diamondbacks named former 1B Mark Grace color analyst for the team's television broadcasts on KTVK-TV and Fox Sports Net Arizona. Diamondbacks | Grace to Call it Quits The AP's Bob Baum reports Arizona Diamondbacks 1B Mark Grace will retire at the end of the 2003 season. Grace played 16 years in the majors, 13 with the Chicago Cubs and the previous three seasons with the Diamondbacks. He won four Gold Gloves, was selected to three All-Star games and no one had more hits in the 1990s than Grace. Diamondbacks | Grace Activated USAToday.com reports Arizona Diamondbacks 1B Mark Grace (elbow) was activated from the 15-day disabled list. Diamondbacks | Grace to the DL Diamondbacks.MLB.com's Steve Gilbert reports Arizona Diamondbacks 1B Mark Grace (elbow) was placed on the 15-day disabled list with a hyper-extended right elbow. Diamondbacks | Grace Teases Sosa USA TODAY.com reports Arizona Diamondbacks first baseman Mark Grace, a former teammate of Chicago Cubs outfielder Sammy Sosa, is having fun teasing his ex-teammate. After batting practice, Grace brought a bat back from the cage and proudly showed it to teammates and reporters in the Arizona dugout. The bat had a roll of tape and a long cork on the top of it. | Feature LinksFantasy Football Weekly Playbook FREE Fantasy Baseball
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