Sports Blogs :: Major League Baseball Daily EntriesSports Blogs :: Major League Baseball Daily EntriesA Red Sox Fan In Pinstripe Territory :: Unlucky Star- July 1, 2008 Madonna and A-Rodhttp://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1252311&src=rss Reds (and Blues) :: Random thoughts- July 1, 2008 Thinking out loud (or in a blog) today&8230; I was very fearful Dusty would overthink and put the lefty Bako in for Ross last night to face Capps. Thankfully, he didn&8217;t. I have SO much more confidence in Ross than I do in Bako. Javy Valentin does not get cheated in his cuts. I&8217;ve never seen anyone ...http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1252310&src=rss Athletic Supporters - powered by Most Valuable Network :: July 2nd Signing Period Upon Us- July 1, 2008 Tonight at 9:00pm PST, the official &8220;July 2nd&8221; signing period for international free agents opens. The Oakland A&8217;s, for the first time arguably ever, are expected to be major players. It has been widely reported by Baseball America, ESPN and others that the A&8217;s are expected to announce the signing of 16-year-old right-hander Michel Inoa ...http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1252309&src=rss Raystalk :: Is C.C. Sabathia Worth the Risk Is There a Better Option- July 1, 2008 Everywhere you see a rumor about C.C. Sabathia, the Rays are mentioned as a &8220;player&8221; in the sweepstakes. While Sabathia is a great pitcher, and will be for a few more years, it won&8217;t be in Tampa Bay. Even if the Rays were to acquire C.C. it would be strictly on a two month rental. ...http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1252308&src=rss Alex Belth's Bronx Banter :: Bronx Banter: Know When to Walk Away...- July 1, 2008 Here is a nice vignette from Mark Winegardner's book about the legendary scout Tony Lucadello, Prophet of the Sandlots. (For more on Lucadello, check out Gare Joyce's terrific e-ticket piece.) The following took place at a Michigan-Michigan State game on a chilly spring day in 1988.http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1252300&src=rss Baseball Musings :: Chad Bad- July 1, 2008 Chad Cordero's shoulder forces him to miss the rest of the season: Cordero will have surgery on the shoulder, which has been bothering him all season. The date for the procedure has not been set. Cordero has pitched in only...http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1252028&src=rss Baseball Musings :: Waiting for the Team Fight- July 1, 2008 Metstradamus is waiting for the Mets version of Shawn Chacon and Manny Ramirez: But when it happens, it's going to be huge. And make no mistake, when you pour an underachieving team into a pot and mix it with a...http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1252029&src=rss River Avenue News :: A-Rod Ties Hall of Famer on Career Home Run List- July 1, 2008 Bronx, NY June 30, 2008 Alex Rodriguez tied Jimmie Foxx for 14th place on the all-time home run list with 534 on Monday with a first-pitch solo homer off Rangers...http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1252298&src=rss The Baseball Consigliere :: MLB Weekly Review- July 1, 2008 Written by Consigliere The theme over the past week is that the American League is superior to the National League.The hottest team as of late has been none other than the Minnesota Twins, who just had their 10 game winning streak snapped by the Milwaukee Brewers. The Twins now sit at 9-1 over the last 10 games, while fellow division mates Kansas City and Detroit are 8-2 during that span. The Tigers are now 16-4 over their last 20 games and have reached .500 for the first time all s...http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1252288&src=rss The Baseball Consigliere :: Bombs Bursting in Air!- July 1, 2008 Bombs Bursting in Air Most people should be able to tell you that Francis Scott Key is responsible for the National Anthem that we hear before each baseball game, but not many know the journey of the song. Francis Scott Key was actually a poet who wrote a poem called Defence of Fort McHenry after witnessing Royal Navy ships attack Fort McHenry during the War of 1812. After being circulated, renamed and set to the tune of a British drinking song called To ...http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1252286&src=rss |