Yankees find their catcher, trade for Rodriguez
sports.espn.go.com 7/30/2008 — The Yankees seem to have found a replacement for Jorge Posada. The Yankees have acquaired catcher Ivan Rodriguez from the Tigers. Detroit will get right-handed pitcher Kyle Farnsworth, who played with the Tigers previously in 2005. Posada, the five-time All-Star catcher, announced he would have season-ending surgery on his right shoulder on Monday. Posada has struggled with shoulder ...

LaPorta’s Olympic Swing
waitingfornextyear.com 7/31/2008 — The 700 Level directed us over to the recently updated NBC Olympic photo galleriesthat have produced pictures of the baseball team during past and present activities. The picture above is of former Brewer and current Indian Matt LaPorta during batting practice. While I have no idea where the ball went, seeing images like this make...

Yankees - Acquired Pudge
baseballthinkfactory.org 7/31/2008 — New York Yankees - Acquired C Ivan Rodriguez from the Detroit Tigers for P Kyle Farnsworth and, perhaps, the return of incriminating photos of GM Dave Dombrowski with either a dead girl or a live boy . Does anyone see exactly what the Tigers are ...

Madden: Ivan Rodriguez asked Tigers to be traded to Yankees
nydailynews.com 7/31/2008 — Ivan Rodriguez, disconcerted over his reduced role behind the plate, asked for a meeting with Tigers GM Dave Dombrowski at the team hotel in Cleveland Wednesday, at which he was the one who suggested a trade to the Yankees.

Will Paul Byrd stay or will he go?
blog.cleveland.com 7/31/2008 — The deadline for making a trade without waivers is 4 p.m. today. This morning, with the Indians set to play Detroit at 12:05 p.m., Paul Byrd was still an Indian. "I think there are some teams interested, but I don't...

Tigers score twice in 13th to top Indians 14-12 — Boston.com -- Baseball News 7/31/2008
Kelly Shoppach tied a major league record with five extra-base hits, including a game-tying homer in the ninth, but his Cleveland Indians lost 14-12 to the Detroit Tigers in 13 innings Wednesday night.

Shoppach needs a little extra in loss — L.A. Times - Baseball News 7/31/2008
CLEVELAND -- Kelly Shoppach tied a major league record with five extra-base hits, including a game-tying home run in the ninth, but his Cleveland Indians lost, 14-12, to the Detroit Tigers in 13 innings Wednesday night.

Tigers send Jones to 15-day DL — Major League Baseball News 7/31/2008
The Tigers placed reliever Todd Jones on the 15-day disabled list Thursday while they await test results to determine the extent of his right shoulder injury.

Carmona rebounds as Tribe earns split — Major League Baseball News 7/31/2008
Fausto Carmona's four-run (two earned) effort was just enough for the Indians' offense, which picked up timely hits against Justin Verlander to salvage a split in the four-game series with a 9-4 victory over the Tigers on Thursday.

Carmona, Sizemore lift Indians by Tigers (AP) — Yahoo! Sports - MLB News 7/31/2008
Fausto Carmona won for the first time since May 12 and Grady Sizemore had four RBIs, leading the Cleveland Indians to a 9-4 win over the Detroit Tigers on Thursday. Carmona (5-3) made his second start after spending two months on the disabled ...