Baseball Link Exchange
baseballreflections.com 6/30/2008 — This week’s link goes out to one of my favorite concept blogs, The Nationals Enquirer. Nice play on words if you ask me. They claim to be “Your source for uninformed opinion, rumors, and misinformation about the Washington Nationals” (taken from their home page’s Who We Are section). I honestly can’t say that I read them

2008 All Star Game @ Yankee Stadium
baseballreflections.com 6/30/2008 — Here we are, it’s reader contribution time. I need you, the readers, to post your comments to the following question and I will post the answers as an update on Saturday the 28th. Who would you pick to start in the 2008 All Star game in Yankee Stadium? Please also add a closer and if you’d

Inoa Agrees To Deal With A’s
saberscouting.com 6/30/2008 — By Kiley McDaniel SaberScouting has learned from MLB sources that Dominican right-handed pitching phenom Michel Inoa has agreed to a $4.25 million bonus with the Oakland A’s. The A’s have called a press conference to announce the ...

Michel Inoa: He’s A Pitcher, Part Yogi and Part Recluse
joshqpublic.com 6/30/2008 — It’s international signing time and the A’s are gearing up to make a splash.

MLB Power Rankings - June 30 (Rays Back on Top)
whatifsports.com 6/30/2008 — The Rays and Red Sox swap places at the top of Whatifsports' Power Rankings, similar to the real-life standings. The Phillies, Cubs and A's all inch up the rankings. The see-saw Blue Jays, who dropped 9 spots last week, climb back up 11 spots to #9, while the D-Backs drop 6 spots to #16 after being ranked #1 earlier this season.

Peek at the Week: Fireworks could fly — Major League Baseball News 6/30/2008
The Fourth of July is Friday, but you might not have to wait that long to see fireworks. This week features division battles between the Red Sox and Rays, Tigers and Twins, A's and Angels and more.

John Donovan: The Windup: Rays keep shining — SI.com - MLB 6/30/2008
As they embark on their first pennant race, SI.com's John Donovan says it's time to praise the first-place Rays, and accept that they're not going away.

Rays in solid position to trade big — Major League Baseball News 6/30/2008
Entering Monday atop the Majors with the best record in baseball, the Rays are in prime position to make a postseason run. As the trade deadline looms, the club will look to bring in solid pitching to aide their second-half efforts.

Streaky Royals are hard for fans to figure — Latest Sporting News Articles for MLB 6/30/2008
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- They opened the season by sweeping the Tigers in Detroit and long-suffering...

Red Sox's Ortiz won't play in All-Star game — FOXSports.com News for MLB 6/30/2008
Red Sox designated hitter David Ortiz plans to attend next month's All-Star game, but won't play due to his injured left wrist. Ortiz will likely win the fan vote to be the starting AL DH. He has a partial tear of the sheath that surrounds his ...