Archive for June, 2006

When your game heroes are Royce Clayton and Marlon Anderson, you know something's gone awry. Perhaps the Rays will show some mercy this weekend… … Read more »

The Tigers' DH threat Dmitri Young is back in baseball after a rehab stint and a tattoo session. Young went through a rough divorce in the off-season and entered a 30-day rehab program in an effort to kick his alcohol problem. He's now sworn off the juice and recently had the Alcoholics Anonymous logo tattooed on … Read more »

While not quite as weird as a venison-related injury, Alex Rios may be headed to the DL because of an infection to a bruise. He sustained the bruise earlier this week when he fouled a ball off his left shin. The infection is serious enough that Rios has been hospitalized for the past two days, and … Read more »

I stumbled across mlb-trade-rumors.com's page of rumors sent in by readers this morning. Who comes up with this stuff? A-Rod to Boston for Ortiz and Manny? Puh-leez! Then there's:June 29: Red Sox send Matt Clement and reliever Craig Hansen to the Orioles for Miguel Tejada. — VERY RELIABLE SOURCE!!! TRADE COULD HAPPEN VERY SOON.How about this one:June 27: … Read more »

Tony Womack has been sent down to Triple-A Iowa. That didn't last long! It's not clear if this is based on his own performance or just the club needing to make room on the roster so they can bring up back-up catcher Geovany Soto since Henry Blanco is experiencing neck pain. We'll know for certain … Read more »

Wow, last night's Nationals / Blue Jays game was a travesty for Washington! A.J. Burnett pitched a complete game shutout with 7 SOs (92 total pitches), and the Nationals committed 3 errors. Final score, 6-0. Both Daryle Ward and Mike Stanton were no-shows (due to travel problems) and will be fined. These days, it's hard to be a card carrying … Read more »

Frank Robinson's comments about Montreal baseball fans were not well timed: the Nationals are headed to Canada for interleague games against the Blue Jays. Toronto and Montreal were rivals back in the day that both cities had MLB teams, but I wonder if Toronto baseball fans will stickup for their Quebec neighbours and boo Robinson at tonight's game … Read more »

The Dodgers are apparently finalizing a deal with the Devil Rays that will bring Mark Hendrickson and Toby Hall to LA in exchange for catcher Dioner Navarro and cash. Sources:  BBTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog and the St. Petersburg Times. The Orioles are apparently listening to offers for Miguel Tejada again. Folks are saying that … Read more »

Not only are the Jays considering an upgrade at second base, but they're also considering trading for a new shortstop. The St. Petersburg Times is reporting that the Jays are interested in acquiring Julio Lugo, making room for B.J. Upton to come up to the big leagues. If the Jays are going … Read more »

Pitcher Russ Ortiz, who was recently released by the Diamondbacks, signed a contract today with the Baltimore Orioles. Arizona signed Ortiz to a 3-year, $33 million deal in December 2004 when he was coming off some fine seasons with the Braves and Giants. After posting a 5-11 record last year and going 0-5 this season though, … Read more »