Pirates trade for Indians OF Michaels

Pirates acquire Michaels, demote Morgan

Bucs Dugout: Front Page Posts found this 5/8/2008 on post-gazette.com

The Pirates today acquired outfielder Jason Michaels and cash from the Cleveland Indians for a player to be named. Michaels will take the roster spot of outfielder Nyjer Morgan, who was optioned this afternoon to Class AAA Indianapolis. Michaels, 32, ...

Hey Indians, don't let the door hit you on the way out

Blue Collar Baseball found this 5/9/2008 on www.nydailynews.com

Good riddance to the Cleveland Indians, who can take their racist, cartoon caps and their Joba Chamberlain bashing and go home now.

Not Blaming Byrd

rickg15 posted 5/9/2008 from www.waitingfornextyear.com

Sure, Paul Byrd served up a few long balls. Sure, Byrd allowed eight hits in six and one-third innings. Sure, Byrd struck out nary a batter in yesterday’s 6-3 loss. How can’t it be his fault that the Tribe didn’t pull a sweep of the Bronx Bloated Wallets? Look no further than the top of the

Could MLB Eventually Ban Maple Bats?

Maury posted 5/9/2008 from www.bizofbaseball.com

Ever since Barry Bonds started using them in 2001, the use of maple bats has been in the rise. Now, a baseball culture icon, Sam Holzman, of Sam Bats, gave Bonds one of the pricey maple bats which run from $65-$75 each, and when he did, it created a wave of players using them. Albert Pujols and Alfonso Soriano are but two others that use maple bats. But, while players say that they can hit ...

Something For Nothing?

rickg15 posted 5/9/2008 from www.waitingfornextyear.com

Only 48 hours after the Cleveland Indians designated Jason Michaels and his negative batting average for assignment, the Associated Press reports that the Tribe has traded Michaels and some cash to the Pittsburgh Pirates for the ever-coveted “player to be named later.”