Short Stops Around the Majors for May 8, 2008
blog.baseballdigestdaily.com 5/9/2008 — Thursday's recaps, scores, and brawls, oh my!

Voodoo Sabermetrics: Barry Zito
babeslovebaseball.com 5/9/2008 — Welcome to our third edition of Voodoo Sabermetrics. This week's subject is struggling San Francisco Giants pitcher, Barry Zito. Let's see how many times we mention the words "Alyssa Milano" and "hippie."

Could MLB Eventually Ban Maple Bats?
bizofbaseball.com 5/9/2008 — Ever since Barry Bonds started using them in 2001, the use of maple bats has been in the rise. Now, a baseball culture icon, Sam Holzman, of Sam Bats, gave Bonds one of the pricey maple bats which run from $65-$75 each, and when he did, it created a wave of players using them. Albert Pujols and Alfonso Soriano are but two others that use maple bats. But, while players say that they can hit ...

Something For Nothing?
waitingfornextyear.com 5/9/2008 — Only 48 hours after the Cleveland Indians designated Jason Michaels and his negative batting average for assignment, the Associated Press reports that the Tribe has traded Michaels and some cash to the Pittsburgh Pirates for the ever-coveted “player to be named later.”

Fist Pumps and Roar Draw Ire of Indians - New York Times
nytimes.com 5/9/2008 — Joba Chamberlain after striking out David Dellucci in the eighth inning.

Pirates trade for Indians OF Michaels — Latest Sporting News Articles for MLB 5/9/2008
PITTSBURGH (AP) -- The Pittsburgh Pirates acquired outfielder Jason Michaels and cash from the Cleve...

Pirates obtain just-released Michaels from Indians — ESPN.com - MLB 5/9/2008
The Pirates acquired outfielder Jason Michaels and cash from the Cleveland Indians on Thursday for a player to be named.

Pirates excited about Michaels addition — Major League Baseball News 5/9/2008
The Pirates acquired Jason Michaels from Cleveland on Thursday along with cash considerations for a player to be named later. Michaels will assume the fourth outfielder role, but might have little playing time, as the current core is leading the ...

Rollins activated by Phils, will play vs. Giants — FOXSports.com News for MLB 5/10/2008
NL MVP Jimmy Rollins was activated Friday by the Philadelphia Phillies and was slated to bat first against the San Francisco Giants. Rollins went on the disabled list for the first time in his career on April 20, 12 days after he sprained his left ...

Rollins activated by Phillies — Boston.com -- Baseball News 5/10/2008
NL MVP Jimmy Rollins was activated Friday by the Philadelphia Phillies and was slated to bat first against the San Francisco Giants.