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Baseball Today: Monday, June 23
Projo Sox Blog — ... Post-Gazette) . . . After his latest dismal outing, the Dodgers' Scott Proctor described himself as "(bleeping) pathetic" (Los Angeles Daily News) . . . The Astros have lifted Shawn Chacon out of their starting rotation (Houston Chronicle) . . . Mark Teixeira had a three-homer day for the Braves yesterday (Atlanta Journal-Constitution) . . . The Tigers still don't know when Gary Sheffield will return (Detroit Free Press) . . . Moises Alou's career may be over. (New York Post) OLD FRIENDS: Bronson Arroyo has heard the ...

New Manager, 2 Series Wins, Coming Home, Being only 3.5 out!
Dom D's Mets Fan Blog — ... vs the Mariners with Johan on the mound. This should be a great match up because going against the Mets will be "King Felix" Hernandez. The bullpen has been looking better of late and that has attributed to the Mets recent success. The bats of Carlos Beltran and Jose Reyes have been picking up much of the slack lately. Now that Ryan Church is coming back probably against the Yankees on Friday night it might give the Mets that extra offense they have been lacking. In a article in the NY Post, Jerry Manuel has said that Moises Alou might not come back this season and he might ...

Is Moises Alou Finished?
MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com — ... Bart Hubbuch of the New York Post talked to Mets manager Jerry Manuel, who hinted that Alou could consider retirement.  But, as Hubbuch notes, players don't typically abandon millions of dollars.  So look for Alou to consider retirement in the offseason.  It's a shame his body has broken down; the man can still hit. ...

Tony B...Champion of the People
the metropolitans — ... Moises might be done. I assume he will attempt to come back and the Mets will let him being they owe him a lot of money, but really, nothing is to be expected of him anymore. It is a shame though as he was a borderline Hall of Fame talent when healthy. He has career 128 OPS+ and was remarkably consistent. Here are his breakdowns of his career monthly stats: ...

Bladder Runs Dry for Alou?
Hot Foot — ... According to Bart Hubbuch of the NY Post, Jerry Manuel hinted that Moises Alou might be ready to call it a career.  Alou is on the disabled list with a calf injury, his third stint on the DL already this season.  According to Hubbuch, Manuel said he at least has to be prepared for Alou to miss the rest of the 2008 season.  ...