Francoeur Can't See at Night

Francoeur fitted with contact lens to help batting

BBTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog found this 6/24/2008 on www.ajc.com

DAVID O'BRIEN The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Published on: 06/24/08 Searching for answers to his extended slump, Braves right fielder Jeff Francoeur was fitted Monday for a single contact lens for his right eye. His vision in the eye has ...

Not Quite Enough Said

Ghostrunner posted 6/28/2008 from ghostrunners.blogspot.com

Not to step on anyone's toes, but to dismiss Jair Jurrgen's performance last night as another poor outing by the Jays isn't fair. He was outstanding, mixing his pitches and changing speeds really, really well. The Jays hit a few balls hard, but they were generally in the direction of Mark Teixeira's Hoover-like glove. The Portuguese Prince kills the Jays more often than he pours cement.

Sometimes it’s good to be a sportswriter

Baseball Toaster found this 7/1/2008 on yankees.lhblogs.com

Here’s me, Jenn Sterger, Jenn’s friend and Will Carroll at Foley’s last night. I think we had just finished discussing how long Hideki Matsui would be on the disabled list. Or something like that.

Under The Knife: 50 (Per)Cent by Will Carroll

FishStripes found this 7/1/2008 on www.baseballprospectus.com

The Indians slugger`s at Haf-strength, plus the Big Z`s timetable and the King`s sprain.

Under The Knife: Reminders and Rehabs by Will Carroll

Towel Drills: A Chicago Cubs Blog found this 6/27/2008 on www.baseballprospectus.com

A quick return, some slow rehabs, and a date with some pizza while rapping with the writing crew.