Archive for July, 2008

Marlins don’t get Manny, keep Hermida

July 31st, 2008

Marlins don’t get Manny, keep Hermida Marlins don’t get Manny, keep Hermida “Manny Mania” ran wild for about 24 hours in South Florida, but when the non-waiver Trade Deadline passed at 4 p.m. ET on Thursday, the slugger headed out west and the [...]

Morneau helps Twins rally to beat White Sox 6-5

July 31st, 2008

Morneau helps Twins rally to beat White Sox 6-5
Justin Morneau’s bases-clearing double capped a five-run fifth inning and helped the Twins rally from four runs down to beat the Chicago White Sox 6-5 Tuesday night.
Tiger bats come alive
There are no magical [...]

Kotchman excited as he joins Braves

July 31st, 2008

Kotchman excited as he joins Braves Kotchman excited as he joins Braves Nobody would have been surprised if Casey Kotchman had arrived at Turner Field with a sense of disappointment. Within a span of 24 hours, he went from being a member of [...]

Marlins drop Mets into 2nd in NL East (AP)

July 31st, 2008

Marlins drop Mets into 2nd in NL East (AP)

Even without Manny Ramirez, the Florida Marlins‘ offense is pretty potent. With talk heating up about Florida trading for Ramirez, the Marlins roughed up Mike Pelfrey and tightened the NL East race by beating the New York Mets 7-5 on [...]

Kotchman excited as he joins Braves

July 31st, 2008

Kotchman excited as he joins Braves Kotchman excited as he joins Braves Nobody would have been surprised if Casey Kotchman had arrived at Turner Field with a sense of disappointment. Within a span of 24 hours, he went from being a member of [...]

Improbable night ends with extras win

July 31st, 2008

Improbable night ends with extras win Improbable night ends with extras win After trading veteran catcher Ivan Rodriguez to the Yankees earlier in the day, the Tigers played to a wild finish on Wednesday at Progressive Field. Behind seven runs after just the [...]

Rangers’ catchers drawing interest

July 30th, 2008

Rangers’ catchers drawing interest Rangers‘ catchers drawing interest As the July 31 Trade Deadline approaches, the Rangers continue to see substantial interest in Gerald Laird from other teams, but no deal has been completed, as the Rangers have yet to be satisfied in [...]

Pena, Jackson carry Rays past Jays 3-2 (AP)

July 30th, 2008

Pena, Jackson carry Rays past Jays 3-2 (AP)

After stumbling into the All-Star break, the Tampa Bay Rays are back in stride. Carlos Pena homered, Edwin Jackson won consecutive starts for the first time since April and the Rays beat the Toronto Blue Jays 3-2 on Wednesday, completing a [...]

Vazquez’s walk-off lifts Rangers

July 30th, 2008

Vazquez’s walk-off lifts Rangers Vazquez’s walk-off lifts Rangers Ramon Vazquez hit a two-run double with one out in the bottom of the ninth off of reliever J.J. Putz to give the Rangers an 11-10 victory over the Mariners on Tuesday at Rangers Ballpark [...]

Posada to have season-ending shoulder surgery

July 30th, 2008

Posada to have season-ending shoulder surgery Jorge Posada will have season-ending surgery on his right shoulder, ending his attempt to return to the New York Yankees‘ lineup …