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MLB’s Holy Moly Monday
Published 5/20/2008 by Derrick Goold at Bird Land » Bird Land
GRAND CENTER — There were only eight games scheduled Monday around majors, and not one had the look of must-see TV. Once San Diego Padres righthander Jake Peavy was scratched from his start against the Cardinals, the day lacked a bona fide ace — though Tampa Bay’s James Shields would qualify if he had the Q-rating to match his ERA. Only two of the six games featured two teams with winnings records pitted against each other. One was out West as the Rays continued their reverse Tony La Russa Tour — start in hometown Tampa, drop by St. Louis and then, naturally, jet out to Oakland for a visit. The other moved the ...