EVIL~! alkeiper

They'd trade Bret Boone right now for a box of cracker jacks. And no team is going to give anything for Raul Ibanez.

When I'm literally screaming at the tv, "Take Pedro Out!", I tend to second guess that move. I felt he was lucky to make it through the seventh inning, let alone slog through the 8th.

Teams have inquired about Moyer and the Mariners have turned them down. He's still under contract for next year.

Rafael Soriano would probably go on that list as well. And Jeremy Reed.

After this year's debacle, I'd be inclined to say Yankee Stadium is above this sort of thing.

Colorado or Arizona. One of the western teams with no obvious counterpart.

So will the Expos and Blue Jays still be considered geographical rivals for the purpose of interleague play? I think the Expos and Orioles should become a rivalry, and the Phillies can move on to the Pirates. That would take care of the league imbalance as well.

If you spelled dyslexia backwards, it would be ironic. Simply misspelling the word is not funny at all.

Quite a few people have studied lineups, and none of them have found any evidence that lineup construction has much of an effect on a team's overall offense.

There are celebrities who attend games solely for the notoriety, and will turn down tickets if they aren't good enough, as it hurts their image. A five-tool player refers to a player who is above-average to excellent with all five traits. Not just some ability at each.

I agree. I don't even see the point of putting the pitcher in the lineup, because unless a team bats around in the first inning, he's not coming to bat anyway.

Polanco is very good all over the diamond, although Rollins is probably better on the field. I do think Polanco is the better hitter, and this is just a slump. Rollins and his .330 OBP is nothing to crow about. Well, against righties, Ledee has a 248/334/429 split, and against lefties, Michaels has career marks of 315/415/550. I think when you play the matchups, the offense is there. As for defense, I think the situation is fine when you can use Doug Glanville as a defensive substitute in the late innings. And I still hold out that Marlon Byrd can pull it together.

Who should have won the award? Hentgen finished second in the league in wins and ERA. Pettitte won 21 games, but only finished eighth in ERA, and appears on no other leaderboard. Hentgen won 20 games for a team that finished 12th in runs scored.

Joe Nathan?! He's a good pitcher and all, but he's 29. What you're seeing is how good he is going to be. Blalock is paid through 2008 with an option for '09. Young is signed through 2007. As for the Phillies..... 1. Bobby Abreu 2. Jim Thome 3. Gavin Floyd

I'd be shocked if that trade worked. Ryan Howard is not that great of a prospect, and he's not going to get a grade A player in return. As for Oakland, I doubt they are going to deal Joe Blanton anytime soon.

It is worth noting that there are pitchers from that era, such as Gary Nolan, who were burnt out by the overuse. An argument can be made that Carlton, Blyleven, etc. were simply the survivors of overuse. Other pitchers, such as Mark Fidrych, Daffy Dean, Smokey Joe Wood, and Dwight Gooden pitched a large number of innings when young, and burnt out quite early in their careers.

Not really. Byung Hyun Kim is probably the Sox best option. John Stephens is a favorite, but he gives up WAY too many home runs. Frank Castillo is kicking around Pawtucket as well, and he could fill in.

The Phillies beat the Marlins, and take sole possession of 1st place in the NL East.

The YES Network showed the Blue Jays dugout at some points, but I couldn't see Delgado. The brilliant thing about this protest is that there is nothing fans in attendance can really point towards and boo.

Its Billy Wagner time in Philly!

Buehrle's perfect game and no-hitter are gone, as Vizquel slaps a single.

Millwood has pitched six shutout innings thus far. He's bounced back nicely so far in the second half.

Its a good night for baseball, as I've got four games available..... Expos @ Mets - David Wright's debut Angels @ Rangers Marlins @ Phillies Blue Jays @ Yankees

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They copied their jail design from Support Your Local Sheriff, apparently.