According to Adam Rubin of ESPNNewYork.com, the Mets have signed former Major League catcher Michael Barrett to a Minor League contract. He will report to the Mets Single-A team in Port St. Lucie Florida and then likely move to Triple-A Buffalo in a few weeks. Barrett may be best remembered for his 10-game suspension in 2006 when he got into a fight with Chicago White Sox A.J. Pierzynski...

ESPNNewYork.com reports: On the same day the Cubs placed Carlos Zambrano on the restricted list after his latest blowup, the New York Mets confirmed they have signed former Cubs catcher Michael Barrett to a minor-league contract.Barrett, 33, has not played since 2009, when injuries ended his season with the Toronto Blue Jays. He will report to the Mets' Class A team at Port St...

ESPN sideline princess turned battered media personality Erin Andrews made a U.S. District Court appearance in Los Angeles during the trial of Michael Barrett, 48, who allegedly recorded video footage of Andrews in three different cities in 2008, which he then uploaded to the internet. Andrews spoke to the judge about the distress that Barrett’s [...]

Catchers Eliezer Alfonzo (31) Brad Ausmus (41) Paul Bako (38) Rod Barajas (34) – Type B, offered arb Josh Bard (32) Michael Barrett (33) John Buck (29) Ramon Castro (34) Raul Chavez (37) Toby Hall (34) Bengie Molina (35) – Type A, not offered arb Jose Molina (35) Miguel Olivo (31) – Type B, not offered arb Mike Redmond (39) Mike Rivera (33) Yorvit Torrealba (31...

Unless they re-sign free agent Rod Barajas, the Toronto Blue Jays will have a new catching tandem in 2010.    Jordan Bastian from bluejays.com says the team decided to non-tender Raul Chavez, making him a free agent.  He was the Blue Jays only arbitration-eligible player who was not offered a contract. Chavez began the 2009 campaign in AAA Las Vegas...

Michael Barrett: animated cubs catcher.  Fought A.J. Pierzynski.  Fought Carlos Zambrano.  Now, pleads guilty to shadily videotaping Erin Andrews nude?  Yikes, glad the Cubs shipped this guy out of town!  Ok, so the guy who videotaped the hot broadcaster isn’t the same Michael Barrett who played in Chicago, but I don’t think either guy is happy to [...]

We expected that Michael David Barrett would wind up in a plea over his Erin Andrews peeping and he agreed to plead guilty yesterday. The perv will be back in court Tuesday. The AP dispatched a... Full story: http://www.bobsblitz.com Best Amazon prices for Blitz Subscribers: http://got.to/BlitzBestDeals

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- A US insurance executive agreed to plead guilty to interstate stalking after secretly making nude videos of ESPN reporter Erin Andrews, according to court documents filed Thursday and first obtained by The Associated Press.Michael Barrett, 48, will plead guilty in U.S. District Court in Los Angeles on Tuesday, said Thom Mrozek, a spokesman with the U.S. attorney...

Michael Barrett, the 48-year-old insurance executive from Illinois charged with being the person behind the Erin Andrews hotel room videos that were uploaded to the internet earlier this year, has pleaded not guilty to the charge of interstate stalking. He entered the plea in U.S. District Court earlier today. If convicted, Barrett could face up to [...]

Michael Barrett, 48, is free after posting a higher-than-expected bond Friday of $100,000.

TMZ.com reports today that Erin Andrews peephole video stalker, Michael Barrett, also filmed her in a Columbus hotel room in Jan., 2008 and Milwaukee in July and September, 2008. The feds say Barrett then posted the videos on a Google video account calling the video, “Erin Andrews Naked Butt.” TMZ also reports on a statement from Barrett’s [...]

As our John Northey pointed out in a previous thread, the Jays have claimed left-hander Sean Henn off waivers from Baltimore.  To make room, the Jays have designated catcher Michael Barrett for assignment. Henn began the 2009 season with the Twins organization and earned a call-up to the big club in late May from AAA Rochester.  His Minnesota debut saw him...

Michael Barrett actually looks like a normal dude. I guess I didn't know what to think or who actually did it.My envision was probably stereotypical. You know, some forty year old guy living in his parents basement. Wait, my fault, wrong stereotype. That's the one for bloggers.I was expecting some porn sleaze with a shirt that said "Show me your boobies"You...

Goblazers1? Did charged Erin Andrews stalker Michael D. Barrett try to frame television play-by-play voice of the Trail Blazers on KGW-TV 8 and Comcast SportsNet.Stream Courtside LIVE's Michael... Full story: http://www.bobsblitz.com Best Amazon prices for Blitz Subscribers: http://got.to/BlitzBestDeals

The FBI says they've arrested a Chicago-area man who is accused of taking surreptitious nude videos of ESPN reporter Erin Andrews in a hotel room. The bureau says in a statement that 48-year-old Michael Barrett of Westmont, Ill., was arrested at Chicago's O'Hare Airport Friday night. The FBI says Barrett faces federal charges of interstate stalking for taking the...

It was June 3rd and as the cliche says, the Cubs were going nowhere fast.  Lou Piniella had joined the team with promises of better play and improved fundamentals, but even his best attempts appeared to be fruitless.  Two days earlier, Carlos Zambrano had been sent home by his skipper after busting his catcher Michael Barrett's lip in the clubhouse.  Then on June...

The St. Louis Cardinals magic number sits at 11 before game play started today. That means there is a slim shot they could be clinching against the Cubs this weekend. And whether they do it this weekend or next week or the last day of the season isn't really a big deal, but I'd rather avoid watching the spectacle and the future highlights. So here's a rundown of what...

Looking ahead to 2010, because I really, really can't take much more of 2009, one of the more glaring holes to be filled is behind home plate. Rod Barajas and Raul Chavez, the Belly Brothers, are both free agents. The same goes for Michael Barrett, the forgotten man. And J.P. Arencibia isn't ready.Rod the Bod will turn 34 on Saturday. He's just about done collecting his...

No matter how grim things are looking for the Toronto Blue Jays these days, they could always be worse. All you have to do is take a look at the New York Mets and see that even the second highest payroll in baseball doesn't always necessarily buy you a playoff spot.The other day I was having a conversation with one of my coworkers who is a huge Mets fan, and he was telling me...

It's more than a bit of a shame that as "guy punching other guy square in the face" sports go, boxing currently finds itself in fourth place behind MMA, WWE, and memories of Michael Barrett clocking A.J. Pierzynski in the jaw. As the sport fades out of the conscious, so do its participants, and few reached the heights that Arturo Gatti did. Gatti. at 37, was ancient...

The Jays' affiliates had more rain-outs (2) than wins (1) on the night. Enough said. Tacoma 8 Las Vegas 7Davis Romero received the start and was not overly sharp. He allowed four runs on eight hits and one walk over 5.1 innings of work. Bryan Bullington relieved him and allowed one run in 1.2 innings, but struck out four. Bill Murphy had a scoreless inning and struck out...

Everyone won (seriously, the affiliates actually had a collectively-solid night) except the young kids in the Gulf Coast League... and they lost in extra innings. Las Vegas 4 Tacoma 1Marc Rzepczynski was in fine form during his triple-A debut. The left-hander allowed just two hits and three walks in 5.2 innings, while striking out nine batters. Bryan Bullington worked 1.1 scoreless...

On this day in MLBTR history: Last year, the Blue Jays fired manager John Gibbons and Matt Holliday talks were still swirling. In '07, we actually cared who was on Eric Gagne's team veto list and saw Michael Barrett get traded to the Padres. Bill Ladson at MLBlogs got word that reports that a Nationals rep saw Pedro Martinez pitch Friday are untrue. Joe Pawlikowski...

Three affiliates, in fact, were doomed by big innings, as Las Vegas was the only club to land in the win column. Las Vegas 4 Portland 3David ' The Tease' Purcey was on the mound last night and threw a great game, allowing just two hits and three walks in seven innings of work. A run did not score against the big man. Bubbie Buzachero, though, was roughed up while making his...

As a history student, I have a thing for nostalgia. So I'm busy looking at my official MLB guide to the 2000 season.It's got nuggets such as:Millennium Men (p 28): Who will be the stars of the new millennium? Their predictions:C: Michael Barrett, Expos (uh, who?)1b: Paul Konerko, White Sox (he always ends up on at least one fantasy team of mine. Always.)2B: Carlos...