Short Stops Around the League for March 4, 2008

Clo posted 3/5/2008 from blog.baseballdigestdaily.com [flag]

J.R. Towles mashes, Nick Swisher makes his presence known, Conor Jackson drives in 6, Kosuke Fukudome picks up 3 hits, and Greg Maddux throws a perfect 2... [link]

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Wednesday's Frosty Mug
Published 3/5/2008 by KLSnow <info@brewcrewball.com> at Brew Crew Ball: Front Page Posts
Yesterday I added six new baseball blogs to my Google Reader, bringing me up to 154 baseball sites and blogs. So I guess one could say today's Frosty Mug is 154 ounces. I hope you don't have to drive anywhere. As is becoming customary, I'll lead off with Baseball Digest Daily's roundup of spring training action from yesterday. Today's best read about the Fielder contract situation comes from Gene Wojciechowski at ESPN.com, who talks about Fielder's motivation techniques and how they've paid off for him in the past. Today's second best read ...

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Jayhawk Fan posted 3/5/2008 from www.firejoemorgan.com

Think of your favorite baseball team. Got it? Now think of what a slogan for that team would be. I bet you're thinking something like, "Welcome to Loser Country" or "Losers, Incorporated" or "We Play Like Assholes" or "Fuck it." Because who wants a confident slogan? Slogans are meant to be realistic. Humble. On second thought, let's just cancel all slogans. Mottoes, catchphrases, rallying ...

5 reasons why the Red Sox will repeat in 2008

raynergl posted 3/5/2008 from thebottomlinenation.blogspot.com

The Red Sox are the most well rounded club in the league... the competition... not so much...

“Oh yeah, I tried out for the Tigers.”

The Detroit Tiger Weblog found this 3/5/2008 on www.lftblog.com

As posted Monday, I decided to check out the Tigers open tryouts for your viewing pleasure. Enjoy! The time was 8:38 AM. I climbed into my Chevy Tahoe with only one question on my mind: What am I doing? I have declined the opportunity for extra sleep ...

Chris Young's unborn baby will not be interfering with his next start

Brew Crew Ball: Front Page Posts found this 3/5/2008 on www.gaslampball.com

Being a new father and a little bit of a hippy, I find this kinda weird. Chris Young and his wife are expecting a baby on Friday, but that's when Young's next spring training start is and since it's so darn inconvenient to have to wait on a baby when ...

Devil Rays Sign Burt Reynolds

Brew Crew Ball: Front Page Posts found this 3/5/2008 on www.bugsandcranks.com

It’s not the big name I’ve been hoping for ( yet! ), but it is a big name nonetheless. Our Tampa Bay Devil Rays have signed Mr. Burt Reynolds to a minor league deal. Signed: 3B Burt Reynolds Reynolds was a 30th-round pick of the ...

Nats reassign 16 players to minor league camp
VIERA, Fla. (AP) -- First-round draft pick Ross Detwiler and Mike Bacsik, who gave up Barry Bonds' r...

Lineups vs. Cardinals
Sorry this is late. We're about to get under way here. Washington: Guzman -- 6 Milledge -- 8 B. Boone -- DH Dukes -- 9 Langerhans -- 7 Belliard -- 4 Whitesell -- 3 Flores -- 2 Orr -- 5 Lannan -- 1 St. Louis: Brian Barton -- 8 Joe Mather -- 7 Albert ...

Fraley: Injuries are already looming over the Mets, Tigers and Rangers
The Mets, Rangers and Tigers could be dealt serious blows before the season even begins, thanks to spring training injuries.

Dodgers' Kuo scratched from scheduled start
VERO BEACH, Fla. (AP) -- Hong-Chih Kuo is hurting again.The Los Angeles Dodgers left-hander was ...

Minor League Report: Daryl Thompson
Daryl Thompson was part of the major Reds-Nationals trade in July 2006, but he was viewed as an afterthought. Yet the 22-year-old could become most promising player in the exchange that has yet to yield real positive results for either club.