Baseball Update:
The San Diego Padres have traded starter Randy Wolf to the Houston Astros for minor leaguer Chad Reineke. The Wolf Pack couldn't get to Houston fast enough as they fell to the Pirates, 8-2.
The Diamondbacks added a fresh arm to the bullpen when they traded infield prospect Emilio Bonifacio to the Nationals for Jon Rauch. Rauch's old team also fell to the Giants, 6-3 giving Barry Zito his fifth win of the season. Fifth win, when the heck did he get wins 3 and 4?
The Nationals and Cristian Guzman agreed to a two year extension worth $16 million which would keep the shortstop in DC through 2010. And finally, Willy Mo Pena is done for the season after undergoing shoulder surgery. I think this is the most Nationals' news I've ever commented on!
Rick VandenHurk went into Tuesday's game with an 11.81 ERA and then helped one hit the Atlanta Braves, in the Marlins 4-0. I think that's the Braves third one hit effort in the past week. So now where do you think Mark Teixeira and Will Ohman are going to go, because it looks like the Braves are going to be sellers. Bobby Cox got a one day vacation on Tuesday thanks to his outburst on Sunday and a one game major league suspension.
Speaking of weak performances, after getting a stellar eight inning outting from Johan Santana, the Mets bullpen (without Billy Wagner) gave up six runs to the Phillies in the ninth in what became a losing effort for New York. The Phillies now hold a one game lead over both the Mets and Marlins.
Things are almost as tight over in the AL East after Boston beat the Mariners, 4-2. The win put Dice-K at 11-1 this season. And with the A's 8-1 stomping of the Rays, the Red Sox remain just a half game out of first.
Meanwhile, the Yankees are gaining ground after beating the Twins, 8-2. They are now just 3.5 back of the Rays in the East and 3 back of the Red Sox for the Wild Card. The Bombers have been reportedly in talks with the Mariners about the avialibilty of lefty Jarrod Washburn.
Add Josh Fogg to the long list of freakish baseball injuries this season after he was hit in the face by a ball during batting practice, requiring 30 stitches to patch up the scrap. Fogg was in the outfield when the incident occured.
Bill Hall did it again, slapping a homerun in the ninth to break up a 3-3 tie and hand the Brewers a 4-3 victory over the Cardinals. The win was their sixth straight. The Cardinals on the other hand, placed Chris Duncan on the 15 day DL with a bulding disc in his neck. So that sounds uncomfortable.
Milwaukee signed Jay Gibbons to a minor league contract.
The Brewers were able to gain ground on the Cubs after they fell to the Diamondbacks, 9-2. Conor Jackson drove in three runs while Orlando Hudson added a solo homer of his own helping Arizona to another win.
Francisco Rodriguez notched his 41st save of the season as the Angels edged the Indians, 3-2. K-Rod is now just six saves shy of the franchise record set by Troy Percival in 2006 and it's still only July.
The White Sox stopped their slide at three after tearing up the Rangers, 10-2. It was quite the reversal of fortunes for the ChiSox who had lost to Texas, 6-1 the day before. Nick Swisher knocked a three run blast while Jermaine Dye added three hits on the night.
Speaking of reverals, the Rockies gave up eight runs to the Dodgers in the first inning on Monday but rebounded nicely with a 10-1 win over LA.
Major League prospect friends with bookie, this does not sound like very good combo, especially when said prospect (Michel Inoa) just got the largest signing bonus ($4.25 million) ever given to a Latin player.
Nascar Update:
Ryan Newman and Tony Stewart certianly aren't giving any hints as to whether the Hoosier state natives will join forces in 2009.
Even though this season will likely be one that Reed Sorenson would like to forget, the downturn has not stopped the kid from wanting to re-up with Ganassi. Sorenson showed signs of life in 2007, but can Ganassi get back on track to where they were in 2003?
News&Notes: NFL security is probing tampering charges against the Vikings. Shouldn't they be watching video clips to see if players are flashing gang signs? I mean I'm so over this...This is like so sad for me and my daily postings, the Bengals are apparently not interested in bringing back Chris Henry...LeBron James hurt his ankle during practice. Luckily it seems to be just a mild sprain. Practice doesn't make perfect, it makes injuries, just ask Mike Hampton...The NHL held a press conference at Wrigley to hype up this season's winter classic, which Chicago Blackhawk players are super stoked about...Mats Sudin denied reports that he had accepted an offer with the Canucks and says he plans to drag this story out as long as possible before deciding where he's headed...Doug Logan the new CEO of USA Track & Field asked President Bush not to commute Marion Jones' sentence. She's got two more months to go, let her cook a little while longer in jail. Martha Stewart held it together at Camp Cupcake and so did Little Kim, I'm sure you can handle it.
Check this out: The biggest movie in the land The Dark Knight is having a bit of a PR problem thanks to star Christian Bale and his did he or didn't he assualt his mother and sister thing. Well that's a family I'd love to spend Thanksgiving with. Watch out Chrissy, because the British popo are on your tail!
It's been fun blogging with you,
Kate
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