Lefty Harrison to make major league debut

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Trounced: Rangers’ Mendoza Shelled By Angels In 9-6 Defeat
Published 7/8/2008 by Joey Matschulat at Baseball Time in Arlington
... ’s upcoming Major League debut, tentatively scheduled for Tuesday evening against the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim as a result of right-hander ...

The Mendoza line
Published 7/8/2008 by noreply@blogger.com (Chip's Moody Blues) at Uwe Blog
... good news? Dustin Nippert redeemed himself with seven innings allowing just one run and one walk. He's in the same class as Scott Feldman to me. He's shown enough and is young enough to get a good look, but you don't know what kind of animal he is. The other good news is that Ian Kinsler is so fucking awesome that it makes angels weep. He'll set a new hit mark for himself in the next two days. Anyway, got to get up and go at them again with another prospect -- Matt Harrison -- making a debut. Yoohoo!

Tuesday a.m. stuff
Published 7/8/2008 by Adam J. Morris at Lone Star Ball: Front Page Posts
... Matt Harrison starts today, although it is still up in the air what roster move will be made to make room for him.  Meanwhile, the Rangers still don't know who will pitch tomorrow, although it apparently won't be Vicente Padilla. ...

Josh Hamilton to Take on 71-Year Old Man
Published 7/8/2008 by Tom Fornelli at FanHouse
... Hamilton made it official yesterday when he announced that he would be participating in the Home Run Derby at Yankee Stadium over the All-Star break, but in a touching twist, he'll be bringing along an old friend with him. ...

Josh Hamilton to Take on 71-Year Old Man
Published 7/8/2008 by Fornelli (noreply@blogger.com) at Foul Balls
... dropping out of baseball and re-emerging with the Reds before being traded to the Rangers and becoming a Triple Crown and MVP candidate road that we've all seen a million times before (holy run-on sentences, Batman), but that doesn't mean he doesn't do anything out of the ordinary from time to time. Hamilton made it official yesterday when he announced that he would be participating in the Home Run Derby at Yankee Stadium over the All-Star break, but in a touching twist, he'll be bringing along an old friend with him ... ...

Baseball Today: Wednesday, July 9
Published 7/9/2008 by Art Martone (amartone@projo.com) at Projo Sox Blog
... (St. Louis Post-Dispatch) . . . Hank Blalock, recovering from surgery from carpal-tunnel syndrome, took batting practice yesterday and said he felt good (Dallas Morning News) . . . Hideki Matsui took batting practice ...

Coldplay on XM 51
Published 7/15/2008 by misschatter at MissChatter : OnLine Reporter
... in five at-bats as designated hitter for Potomac at Salem. I watched the Home Run Derby for the first time last night. I would imagine it’s much more exciting to be there in person, particularly in the outfield stands. Kind of a yawner on tv, although Josh Hamilton using a 71 year old pitcher was awfully cute. Hamilton said he’s asked Clay Council, a 71-year-old longtime American Legion and high school coach from North Carolina, to pitch to him.“He’s hit me hard over the years, but he’s done that with most people,” Council said. “He told me he’d bring me years ago if he was ...