Baseball Transactions - Wednesday

Bartolo Colon and the Red Sox win; Umpire pulls a Frank Drebin

raynergl posted 5/22/2008 from thebottomlinenation.blogspot.com

Colon looked good in his major league debut - fanning 4 and hitting 95 mph... but the highlight of the evening was the home plate umpires strike out "dance" - get the video at The Bottom Line.

Someone Has to Win the Central Part 2…

rickg15 posted 5/22/2008 from www.waitingfornextyear.com

The division has been probably the biggest disappointment in baseball this year. WFNY asks bloggers from around the A.L. Central to stand up and say why their team will prevail- next up, the Royals...

The Media vs. The Blogosphere

extra_inn posted 5/22/2008 from www.fantasybaseballgenerals.com

John Brattain at The Hardball Times wrote a great article on why the dinosaur media is against the blogosphere. It is not about competition. John tackled the issue of why the traditional media hates blogger’s so much. The short answer is not that they draw readers away, though that certainly occurs. The real answer is accountability.

Church could return to lineup by Thursday night

NJ.com: Always Amazin' found this 5/22/2008 on www.newsday.com

ATLANTA - Ryan Church could return to the Mets' lineup as early as tonight after a CT scan of his head revealed no damage from the scary collision with Braves shortstop Yunel Escobar on the final play of Tuesday's doubleheader.

Royals notebook: Bannister looks to continue day-game dominance

MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com found this 5/22/2008 on www.kansascity.com

BOSTON | The form chart offers an imposing daily double that favors the Royals as they seek to avoid a sweep in today's series finale against the Red Sox at Fenway Park.