THIS WHOLE BARRY ZITO SITUATION HAS BECOME DOWNRIGHT SAD
epiccarnival.com 5/23/2008 — by WCT , The Ship of Fools Darren Dreifort, move over. Chan Ho Park, step aside. Carl Pavano, make room. Kevin Brown, you've got company. On the Mt. Rushmore of lucrative free agent signings that became spectacular failures, it looks like we are ...

Thomas, Ellis Lead A’s Past Red Sox 8-3
soxanddawgs.com 5/24/2008 — After a 7-0 homestand, the Boston Red Sox took to the field at McAfee Coliseum looking to continue their recent success. Unfortunately Tim Wakefield didn’t have his best stuff as the Oakland A’s beat the Red Sox 8-3 in front of 29,057 fans. The win snapped a 7-game winning streak for the Red Sox and they have now lost 5 straight games on the road.

MLB Trade 'Em - Week 8
screamingsports.com 5/24/2008 — Screaming Sports' Drew Thibodeau breaks out another edition of MLB Trade 'Em and suggests some very surprising moves. Trade Ken Griffey Jr.? Hanley Ramirez? You betcha. And while it may sounds crazy, he follows it up with some very sound reasoning.

25 Baseball Facts to Get You Through the Weekend
dugoutcentral.com 5/24/2008 — Great article from Bill Chuck. 25 very creative ideas yet again.

Sox disapprove of K-Rod's dramatics
chicagosports.chicagotribune.com 5/25/2008 — "Why do they let him get away with that stuff? Somebody should have a talk with that guy," Anderson said. "I just wish J.D. (Dye) had hit it out, stuck out his arms and stood there going, 'Grrrr!' " Certain others feel the same way.

Griffey unfazed by slow start at plate — Major League Baseball News 5/24/2008
There were many people concerned about Ken Griffey Jr.'s prolonged stretch without a home run. The Reds right fielder insisted he was never one of them. "Everybody was like, 'He hasn't hit a home run yet. It's been 90 at-bats,'" Griffey said on ...

A's end Red Sox's 7-game win streak, 8-3 (AP) — Yahoo! Sports - MLB News 5/24/2008
Frank Thomas hit a two-run homer to stake Rich Harden to an early lead and Mark Ellis added a three-run shot in the Oakland Athletics' 8-3 victory Friday night that snapped Boston's seven-game winning streak. Harden (3-0) didn't allow a hit ...

A's with their A game, as Sox beaten up — USATODAY.com MLB - Top Stories 5/24/2008
Frank Thomas hit a two-run homer to stake Rich Harden to an early lead and Mark Ellis added a three-run shot in the Oakland Athletics' ...

Rich Harden, Big Hurt help Oakland stop Red Sox — Boston.com -- Baseball News 5/24/2008
After two long rounds in the cage last week in Atlanta, Frank Thomas told his manager he was starting to feel it at the plate. The Big Hurt did the same thing in his first stint with Oakland two years ago and began hitting home runs regularly.

A's divided on more brisk game pace — Major League Baseball News 5/25/2008
Frank Thomas is not too thrilled that umpires will be cracking down on the pace of games, limiting players from stepping out of the batter's box too often. Keith Foulke, on the other hand, doesn't mind it.