Kenny Lofton Wants To Get Paid

History meets the Future

rickg15 posted 4/8/2008 from www.waitingfornextyear.com

When it comes to baseball, Cleveland and Cincinnati really aren’t rivals. Since inter-league play began, there has been the I-71 series, or the “Battle of Ohio” as the clubs have tried to market it. But honestly, there really isn’t much animosity or ‘battle’. Going back, there was the Ray Fosse/Pete Rose collision, which I’m sure...

Paging Ben Francisco…

rickg15 posted 4/8/2008 from www.waitingfornextyear.com

Over the last week, I have made it quite apparent that I am not a fan of the Jason Michaels experience. Even worse was the game a few nights back that saw Michaels play along with typical platoon-peer David Dellucci. Jamey Carroll got the starting nod at second base last night, meaning that the two-hole was...

Baseball Transactions - Monday

Dave Rouleau posted 4/8/2008 from blog.baseballdigestdaily.com

A daily look at baseball transactions with stats, analysis, links, quotes and notes.

Phillies hit 4 HRs, defeat Reds 5-3 (AP)

Yard Work found this 4/8/2008 on sports.yahoo.com

Pat Burrell hit two of Philadelphia's four homers off Bronson Arroyo, a power splurge that swept Philadelphia to a 5-3 victory Monday and a split of their four-game series with the Cincinnati Reds. Jimmy Rollins and Geoff Jenkins also homered off ...

Team Leaders: AL East

coryh64 posted 4/8/2008 from mvn.com

George Sherrill, acquired in the Bedard-Jones swap, ranks slightly behind Joakim Soria in the “woah, look at that!” group of closers. He’s sure to lose a little luster when the Orioles stop winning at an .833 clip, but Sherrill may be a very cheap source of 25 saves. He was drafted, on average, just after Jonathan Broxton but before Heath Bell.