R-o-c-k in the D.R.A.

Moonshots!

Jeeves posted 7/11/2008 from www.lifeinthecell.com

Examining how far Adam Dunn's homerun at Wrigley really went, as well as Jim Thome's shot off the C-Ring at Tropicana and the longest homer hit at US Cellular Field this season

Rays Stay Atop RCS Rankings

RCS JeffB posted 7/11/2008 from www.realclearsports.com

The Tampa Bay Rays are the #1 ranked team in the aggregate RCS Power Rankings for the second week in a row.

Blalock to man first after break

johnnyhair posted 7/11/2008 from www.tireball.com

Hank Blalock (wrist) is scheduled to begin a rehab assignment on Monday, and could return to the Rangers immediately after the All-Star break. Manager Ron Washington says that he doesn't plan on having Blalock head back to third, but would prefer to have him in the lineup over Chris Davis at first. The Rangers haven't decided whether to send Davis down, but he appears set to see a significant ...

Desperate times call for...

Lone Star Ball: Front Page Posts found this 7/11/2008 on rangersblog.dallasnews.com

The Rangers have made a couple of moves to help their depleted bullpen. RHP Joselo Diaz and RHP Kameron Loe are on the team. RHP Wes Littleton was optioned to Triple-A Oklahoma and RHP Scott Feldman was optioned to Double-A...

What ever happened to rocking hard at, oh I don’t know, baseball?

broysox posted 7/12/2008 from thesportsculture.com

You go to the ball park to see a baseball game, right? Nine against nine. One ball, one bat and three bases. Baseball is still America’s past time, isn’t it? Apparently baseball is just a way to past time at Major League stadiums. The real attraction these days are the gimmicks: The Bobbleheads, the Dodger Dog, the slide and the sausage race in Milwaukee and the rally monkey ...