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Diamond Rundown – Edition Four

Seamhead1967 posted 4/28/2008 from seamheads.com

Facts, figures and other tidbits from the fourth week of the ’08 major league baseball season.

I Hate Baseball...

Busted Coverage: Booze, Ladies And Football found this 4/29/2008 on sportsyenta.blogspot.com

I have given a name to my pain ... and it is baseball. Less than a month into the season my worst fears have been realized. My beloved San Diego Padres have proved to be, in my humble opinion, the worst team in baseball. Though the Friars are ...

Franchise Defining Trade Possibilities: NL West

Dave Rouleau posted 4/29/2008 from blog.baseballdigestdaily.com

Let's take a look at each team's potential, realistic franchise-defining trade for the 2008 trading deadline, now in the NL West.

Moves: Victorino back, Bohn down, Robles added

The700Level.com - Philly Sports & Minutiae found this 4/29/2008 on www.beerleaguer.com

Purportedly all better from his right calf injury, outfielder Shane Victorino rejoins the Phillies tonight, replacing T.J. Bohn, who was optioned to Lehigh Valley. The team also claimed infielder Oscar Robles off waivers. Robles, 32, spent parts of ...

Young outduels old as Phillies down Padres

Enriquefed posted 4/30/2008 from allthingsphillysports.blogspot.com

Greg Maddux, the 42 year old future Hall of Famer, was denied his 350th career victory by a pitcher who was two years old when Maddux started his major league career in 1986. Cole Hamels, now 24 years old, proved to be, at least on this night, a better pitcher than Maddux in leading the Phillies to a 7-4 win over the Padres. Hamels went 7 1/3 innings on the night, scattering five hits.......