blogs.trb.com - 5/12/2008
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My apologies for the delay this morning. Crazy technical difficulties. Anyway, I've been to two of Johan Santana's starts this season, and in both, he labored like crazy against bad teams. On April 29, he threw 114 pitches to the...
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Odds and Ends: Millwood, Posey, Igawa
MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com —
... been stabbed. He's on the shelf with a groin injury, taking him off the trade market temporarily.
Rays Index had some quality draft links yesterday about the Rays and their #1 pick. Jim Callis of Baseball America says catcher Buster Posey is "the current favorite."
Joel Sherman wonders what might've been if the Yankees had signed Ted Lilly instead of Kei Igawa.
Ken Davidoff reminds us of the Padres' past claim on Igawa, and also notes Boston's ...
What do the Red Sox want with Kei Igawa?
River Avenue Blues —
Via Rich comes an interesting tidbit in this Ken Davidof blog post:
Well, I think it’s about time for me to give up on Kei Igawa. I didn’t see Friday’s game, but the brutal numbers speak for themselves. My faith was based on the faith of people whose opinions I respect. The Padres claimed Igawa on waivers last year, and San Diego GM Kevin Towers routinely makes great pitching acquisitions. And the Red Sox have been hoping that the Yankees give up on Igawa, so that Boston can make an end-around effort to get him (obviously, the ...
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Peek at the Week: Interleague Play —
Major League Baseball News 5/12/2008
The Dodgers visiting the Angels and the Mets making their final regular season visit to Yankee Stadium would be terrific openers by themselves for Interleague action, but those are just two of several AL vs. NL series on tap in the coming week.
ON DECK: NATIONALS AT METS —
NY Post: Sports 5/12/2008
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