For “only” 19 bucks, I park my car in front of the Gateway Center, saving $13 off the other available parking lot.  With my video camera, sunglasses and unbreakable smile, I navigate on River Street through the Yankees fans who are wondering whether they should buy the “Boston Sucks” t-shirt or simply keep that money [...]

Even while on a trip to New York City to visit the two new stadiums and a new love life that’s been developing quite nicely for the past few days, the only thing on my mind when I woke up at 7 am this morning was to quickly open up my new MacBook and visit [...]

Sitting at the desk of my hotel room at the Radisson in New York, I was finally reading Bill James’ take on the steroid issue, a debate he has avoided for the past few years.  As always, he produced a witty and thorough explanation on a complicated subject, stating in this case that the steroid [...]

Atlanta    
Chipper Jones – Strained right quadriceps, day-to-day.Omar Infante – Strained right hamstring, day-to-day.    Cincinnati    
Edwin Encarnacion – Missed 3 games (back spasms).    Detroit    
Matt Joyce – Recalled from Toledo (AAA).Magglio Ordonez – Pulled oblique muscle, 15-day DL.    Florida    
Dan Uggla – Sprained left ankle, day-to-day.Alfredo Amezaga – Missed 6 games [...]

Chicago Cubs    
Jose Ascanio – Recalled from Iowa (AAA).Scott Eyre – Left groin injury, 15-day DL.    Kansas City    
Billy Butler – Recalled from Omaha (AAA).Alberto Callaspo – Undisclosed, 15-day DL.    Los Angeles Anaheim    
Maicer Izturis – Missed 5 games (hamstring).    NY Yankees    
Oneli Perez – Designated for assignment.Kei Igawa – Optioned [...]

Baltimore    
Oscar Salazar – Optioned to Norfolk (AAA).Brandon Fahey – Recalled from Norfolk (AAA).    Chicago Cubs    
Kosuke Fukudome – Missed 1 game (calf injury).    Kansas City    
Mark Grudzielanek – Missed 3 games (back injury).    NY Yankees    
Sidney Ponson – Contract purchased from Trenton (AA).Hideki Matsui – Knee injury, 15-day DL (retroactive [...]

Baltimore    
Brian Burres – Missed 1 game (illness).Fernando Cabrera – Missed 77 games (right elbow surgery).Matt Albers – Right shoulder inflammation, 15-day DL.    Chicago Cubs    
Kosuke Fukudome – Calf injury, day-to-day.    Chicago White Sox    
Joe Crede – Missed 2 games (back injury).    Cincinnati    
Edwin Encarnacion – Back spasms, day-to-day.Jerry Hairston – Missed 14 games (fractured [...]

Atlanta    
Yunel Escobar – Left shoulder injury, day-to-day.    Baltimore    
Brian Burres – Illness, day-to-day.    Chicago White Sox    
Joe Crede – Back injury, day-to-day.    Detroit    
Dane Sardinha – Contract purchased from Toledo (AAA).    Florida    
Eulogio De La Cruz – Recalled from Albuquerque (AAA).Matt Lindstrom     Optioned to Albuquerque (AAA).    Kansas City [...]

Atlanta    
Chipper Jones – Missed 2 games (strained right quadriceps).    Chicago Cubs    
Micah Hoffpauir – Optioned to Iowa (AAA).Reed Johnson – Back spasms, 15-day DL (retroactive to June 18th).Daryle Ward – Missed 36 games (Back injury).Sean Marshall – Recalled from Iowa (AAA).    Cleveland    
Yamid Haad – Outrighted to Buffalo (AAA).Juan Rincon – Signed by the [...]

Arizona     Alex Romero – Optioned to Tucson (AAA).Eric Byrnes – Missed 25 games (hamstring).    Atlanta     Yunel Escobar – Missed 1 game (hip flexor).    Florida     Jai Miller – Optioned to Albuquerque (AAA).    Kansas City     Mark Grudzielanek – Back injury, day-to-day.Jeff Fulchino – Optioned to Omaha (AAA).Joel Peralta – Recalled from Omaha (AAA).    Milwaukee     Mike Cameron – [...]