Taking a Look at The MLB MVP Race
ballhype.com 9/1/2008 — The question has been posed forever. The chant has been yelled for decades. The nicknames have stuck for years. "O-ver-rated!" Just what makes a player overrated? Are we just dealing with emotions, or are other statistics and facts applied? Likewise, MVP chants have filled sporting ...

Trade to bolster infield unlikely for Halos
mlb.mlb.com 9/1/2008 — Angels general manager Tony Reagins said after the Los Angeles' game Sunday against Texas that a trade for a middle infielder is "not likely," but added he would make a couple calls to see if any players were still available.

Despite Wins, Red Sox Lose Ground on Rays
sportsofboston.com 9/1/2008 — The Red Sox continue to play good baseball, winning both series this week over the Yankees and White Sox, to extend their series win streak to four. However, the Rays continue to find ways to win, gutting out victory after victory (in front of an ...

Rangers notes: Murphy hopeful he can play again this season
star-telegram.com 9/1/2008 — Big day for Murphy

SPORTSDAY
rangersblog.dallasnews.com 9/1/2008 — You can be sure that Ian Kinsler will be the Rangers' second baseman on opening day, 2009. You can be 95% sure that Michael Young will continue to man shortstop in Arlington for at least one more year. Josh Hamilton will probably be in center field, ...

Hamilton, Byrd help Rangers avoid sweep (AP) — Yahoo! Sports - MLB News 8/31/2008
Josh Hamilton and Marlon Byrd hit home runs and the Texas Rangers beat Los Angeles 4-3 on Sunday to avoid a sweep of the four-game series. Both home runs went to center field, a day after center fielder Torii Hunter had robbed the Rangers of a ...

Rangers get to Lackey early to defeat the Angels — L.A. Times - Baseball News 8/31/2008
Hamilton and Byrd hit home runs while Millwood has another solid outing for Texas. > The Texas Rangers rode home runs from Josh Hamilton and Marlon Byrd and ...

Was Mark Teixeira's Trade To Atlanta the Worst Trade in Braves History? — Bleacher Report - MLB 9/1/2008
Last season, the Atlanta Braves, then 4.5 games back of division-leading New York, traded away their future for Mark Teixeira, hoping to jump past the Mets. Well, 13 months later, the Braves are floundering near the bottom of the NL East, seven games ...

K-Rod's closing on saves record — Latest Sporting News Articles for MLB 9/1/2008
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) -- No longer a pitching prodigy, K-Rod still is putting up prodigious numbers....

K-Rod comes full circle with No. 57 — Major League Baseball News 9/1/2008
Randomly assigned No. 57 as a rookie with the Angels in 2002, Francisco Rodriguez need only look at his jersey as a reminder of how far he's come as he chases Bobby Thigpen's single-season saves record of 57.