Braden Looper

The Milwaukee Brewers have declined a club option on right-handed reliever David Weathers for next season. Weathers arrived in Milwaukee in a trade with Cincinnati in August and went 1-3 with a 4.88 ERA the rest of the year. The Brewers also are weighing a decision on picking up a 2010 option on starter Braden Looper, who went 14-7 with a 5.22 ERA last season. Looper's 2010 option is for $6.5 million with a $1 million buyout because he pitched more than 180 innings last season. If Milwaukee exercises the option, Looper has the right to decline it but he would forfeit the buyout. Read Full Story

Braden Looper carried a two-hitter into the seventh inning to beat his former team, Mat Gamel hit a three-run homer in his first career start and the Milwaukee Brewers completed a three-game sweep of the St. Louis Cardinals with an 8-4 victory Monday night. Jason Kendall became the eighth full-time catcher to reach 2,000 hits for the Brewers, who have won 12 of 14 overall and 10 of 11 over the Cardinals the last two seasons. They won their sixth in a row hours after learning Rickie Weeks will miss the rest of the season with a wrist injury, and are a major league-best ... Read Full Story

A 30-year-old man fell headfirst from the upper deck at Busch Stadium on to the concourse below before the St. Louis Cardinals played the Minnesota Twins on Friday night. Witnesses said it appeared the man fainted in the 92-degree heat. Joe Walsh, director of stadium operations, said the fan fell on to an empty seat after grazing a female fan nearby. The man was conscious as he was being taken to a hospital for observation, Walsh said. The fan apparently toppled over a front-row railing and fell about one story to the concourse while a youth choir was singing "God Bless America." The fan ... Read Full Story

Two days after the St. Louis Cardinals dumped Walt Jocketty , interim general manager John Mozeliak announced the team will pick up its $8 million option on Jason Isringhausen . The 35-year-old closer came back with 32 saves in 34 opportunities, just a year after missing the playoffs due to hip surgery. He finished with 54 strikeouts and a 2.48 ERA in 65.1 innings pitched. "I am proud to wear this jersey and this is where I belong," he said. Isringhausen is St. Louis' career franchise leader with 250 saves, enjoying five 30+ save seasons with the club. [ St. Louis Post Dispatch ] ... Read Full Story

While Jon Garland got scooped off the market today, the Orioles are looking at another pitched they have been rumored to want over the offseason -- Braden Looper. With pitching available at now seemingly wholesale prices, Looper might be the perfect stop-gap guy before the young pitching is up and ready to go... From the Baltimore Sun: Still seeking an innings-eater for the middle of their rotation, the Orioles continue to have talks with the representative of free-agent pitcher Braden Looper , according to industry sources. >>> Read More Bet on Baseball at BetUS.com - America's favorite sports betting destination for all sports fans; ... Read Full Story