Happy 35th Birthday, Designated Hitter!
bizofbaseball.com 4/7/2008 — 35 years ago today, on April 6, 1973, Ron Blomberg of the New York Yankees became the first official designated hitter in major league baseball history. Much has been said about the DH rule in its 35 years of existence. Does it provide a unique change between the leagues, or an unfair advantage? You could argue for either side, (I guess) but I’m more of a traditionalist in this ...

Rumored Price For Boras Clients Surface
saberscouting.com 4/7/2008 — Kiley brings some Boras demand rumors to the table for a discussion about the controversial agent's methods.

Daily Briefings
grg51.typepad.com 4/7/2008 — 1.  Men, body image, and gender. ( Pretty, Fizzy, Paradise ) 2.  Fighter Shane Mosley plans to sue Victor Conte about steroid accusations.  ( AP ) 3. Jose Canseco in Chi-town says the Sox knew about the juicing. ( Chicago Sun ...

Photographic memory: more info on the Canseco/Clemens party photos
grg51.typepad.com 4/7/2008 — More information concerning the Canseco Party in 1998 where Roger Clemens talked steroids (and may have used some) emerged today.  This story takes on legendary status as the weeks go on. The controversy seems trivial: so what if Clemens ...

Jose Canseco: Smoking in the boys room
grg51.typepad.com 4/7/2008 — USA Today says MLB authorities caught up with Jose Canseco in the boys room, ostensibly to talk about steroids. Story here: Admitted steroid user and author Jose Canseco met with two members of the newly-formed Major League Baseball Department of ...

AL Wire Notes | Investigator has questions for Canseco — The Seattle Times: Sports 4/7/2008
The federal government's top steroid investigator has asked to meet with Jose Canseco to speak to the former slugger about Roger Clemens...

BIG HURT, JAYS SWEEP BOSOX — NY Post: Sports 4/7/2008
Frank Thomas broke a fifth-inning tie with his 11th career grand slam, Vernon Wells added a two-run homer and the Blue Jays beat the Red Sox 7-4 to complete a three-game sweep yesterday in Toronto. White Sox 13, Tigers 2. In Detroit, Nick Swisher...

The Most Unbreakable Records in Baseball — Bleacher Report - MLB 4/7/2008
As sports fans we love to keep track of numbers and especially records. 61, 4,256, and 755 are all iconic numbers in baseball. Many of the greats post amazing numbers over the course of their career. Some of those long standing numbers have since ...

Chien-Ming Wang and Yanks win, but bats are still quiet — Subway Squawkers - NY Daily News Blogs 4/7/2008
Nice win yesterday in the Bronx. Chien-Ming Wang was pitching a no-hitter into the fifth inning. Unfortunately, I jinxed his chances by calling Squawker Jon to tell him what was happening in the Yankee game. One batter later, the no-hitter was over. ...

Surprising teams turn AL standings upside down — USATODAY.com MLB - Top Stories 4/7/2008
Make your own judgments about how long the Orioles, Blue Jays, Royals and White Sox will have the best records in the American ...