Sports Blogs :: Major League Baseball Daily EntriesSports Blogs :: Major League Baseball Daily EntriesBoston Red Thoughts :: Red Sox 2, Astros 3: Revenge of the Former Sox Players- July 1, 2008 Ya know&8230;it always seems to happen&8211;the Sox let a player go, and it comes back to bite them on the ass&8230;Sometimes its a good thing that they let the player go (Carl Everett, et al) but in others, not so much&8211;like Mark Loretta for example&8230; And unfortunately, Okajima cannot manage to get his groove back, throwing ...http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1251542&src=rss Baseball Digest Daily :: Short Stops Around the Majors for June 30, 2008- July 1, 2008 - Miguel Olivo hit a pinch-hit home run in the 9th inning to tie the game, and Jose Guillen drove in the winning run with an RBI single in the 11th inning as the Royals rallied to beat the Orioles, 6-5. Billy Butler had 3 hits for Kansas City. - Scott Feldman allowed just one run in 5 23 innings, and the Texas bullpen was perfect the rest of the way as the Rangers held off the Yankees, 2-1. Michael Younghttp://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1251537&src=rss Bless You Boys :: It's Official: Kenny Rogers is a Tiger- July 1, 2008 Link DALLAS -- The Tigers have reached a tentative agreement with free-agent left-handed starter Kenny Rogers on a two-year, $16 million contract, the Free Press has learned Thursday. Rogers provides the veteran starting pitcher the Tigers had sought. The club met its other major off-season priority by signing free-agent closer Todd Jones, whose return to t...http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1251523&src=rss The RotoFeed :: Chipper Off The Old Leg- July 1, 2008 Looks like Chipper Jones is headed to the DL. In other news, water is wet, taco diarrhea burns and astronaut ice cream is delicious. Couple of things spring to mind. First, steroids lead to injuries. Before 2004, Chipper played in at least 150 games for eight years in a row. Yes, that&8217;s right. He wasn&8217;t ...http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1251509&src=rss The RotoFeed :: Thank You, New York!- July 1, 2008 If you attended the Barnes &038; Noble event in Manhattan earlier this year, you may remember me expressing the idea that while I enjoy all of the bookstore, ballpark and other events we do for BP, ones in New York have a certain specialness for me. I grew up in Inwood, went to high school ...http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1251510&src=rss The RotoFeed :: AL: O's hit 9th-inning homer to tie, beat Royals in 11th- July 1, 2008 Monday's AL roundup: Miguel Olivo homered off George Sherrill with two outs in the ninth to force extra innings, and Jose Guillen singled in the tiebreaking run in the 11th to give Kansas City a 6-5 comeback victory over Baltimore.http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1251515&src=rss The RotoFeed :: Jays ace Halladay handcuffs M's with four-hit shutout- July 1, 2008 Roy Halladay pitched his 10th career shutout, dominating the Mariners and limiting them to just four singles in Toronto's 2-0 victory Monday, the Blue Jays' third consecutive win.http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1251511&src=rss The RotoFeed :: Fantasy Errata- July 1, 2008 -- Bob kind of stole my thunder on Nick Swisher, but I picked him up for free in more than one league. He hit 35 home runs a few years back, and cellular field is a great ballpark for home runs once it heats up. -- Big day for replacement closers. Jon Rauch has the job all year, as Chad Cordero is out for the season. Dan Wheeler is probably disappearing from waiver wires at a prodigious pace given Percival's hamstring woes. And Brian Fuentes's five earned runs were something real s...http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1251513&src=rss The RotoFeed :: NL: Padres score seven runs in ninth to end home skid- July 1, 2008 Monday's NL roundup: Edgar Gonzalez's second homer of the game capped San Diego's seven-run ninth inning as the Padres ended their eight-game losing streak with a 15-8 victory over the Colorado Rockies.http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1251512&src=rss The RotoFeed :: The Day in Review- July 1, 2008 June is officially ending and the All-Star Break looms on the horizon. As it gets closer, keep in mind that injured players may get time off through the three-day vacation so they'll have "extra" recovery time. Today's victims include: Injury NewsTroy Percival has tweaked his left hamstring again. Look for Dan Wheeler to pick up a couple saves in his absence - I sorta doubt he will pitch be...http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1251514&src=rss |