Covering the bases
16 May 2008 by Steph
Catching you up as quickly as I can:
Yankees: Kei Igawa was sent back to Scranton after a failed outing against Detroit. Ian Kennedy was called back up, but he didn’t pitch that well either. It’ll be interesting to see what the Yankees do next. Jeff Karstens is ready to take on A hitters and A-Rod has been cleared to begin rehab games.
Red Sox: Pitcher Clay Buchholz was placed on the 15-day DL. OF Jonathan Van Every was called up from AAA.
Nationals: Former Yankee and DL-mainstay Nick Johnson was put on the 15-day DL…again. He’ll be out 4-6 weeks. Pitcher Jason Bergmann was recalled from AAA. Pitcher Chris Schroder was sent down to AAA.
Rays: Pitcher Al Reyes was activated from the 15-day DL. Bad news for those of you who were hoping to snap up Scott Kazmir in a trade: he has been signed to a 4-year extension. Pitcher Scott Dohmann was DFA’d.
Cubs: OF Jim Edmonds signed a one-year contract. He takes the place of OF Felix Pie on the roster. Pie was sent to AAA.
Angels: Pitcher John Lackey was activated from the 15-day DL. IF Kendry Morales was sent to AAA.
Reds: SS Jeff Keppinger was placed on the 15-day DL. IF Paul Jannish was called up from AAA.
Pirates: Catcher Ryan Doumit was put on the 15-day DL. Catcher Raul Chavez got the call from AAA.
Rangers: OF Marlon Byrd was activated from the 15-day DL. IF Travis Metcalf was optioned to AAA.
Brewers: Pitcher David Riske was placed on the 15-day DL. Pitcher Zach Johnson was recalled from AAA. Mitch Stetter was optioned to AAA.
NBA: The Spurs and the Hornets will play a game 7…and the Jazz are hoping to push their series with the Lakers to 7 games. So am I.
US WNT: Captain Christie Rampone underwent surgery to remove her gall bladder. She has already been cleared to rehab and should be able to play in the Peace Queen Cup. The US WNT also announced that they will play Brazil twice before they head to Beijing for the Olympics. They will play in Colorado and San Diego. Both games will be televised. I have a feeling that there’s a certain keeper on the team who would absolutely love to be in the net for those games to prove a point…
I am digging this covering the bases thing. I can’t wait till Doumit comes back….go Buccos!
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