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      Friday Morning Headliners: Curt Shilling done for season

      June 20, 2008 /

      – The Boston Globe is reporting that Red Sox starter Curt Shilling will have surgery on his right throwing shoulder on Monday, which would effectively end his season if not his career.

      – The Mariners continued their club purge Thursday, firing manager John McLaren just days after giving the boot to GM Bill Bavasi. In the end, it appears that McLaren just couldn’t overcome the bone-headed mistakes of Bavasi.

      – Joba Chamberlain had another strong outing, lasting 5.2 innings and giving up just one run on four hits while striking out nine. Alex Rodriguez singled in the go ahead run in the sixth inning as the Yanks topped the Padres 2-1.

      – The Rays used a seven-run seventh inning to crush the Cubs 8-3. Carl Crawford hit a grand slam in the seventh as the Rays swept the Cubs in Tampa.

      – The White Sox used a grand slam by Jermaine Dye to beat the Pirates 13-8. Dye finished 3 for 4 with two home runs, six RBI and three runs scored.

      – Bears fans will be happy to know that the team has extended the contract of DT Tommie Harris. The new deal will reportedly extend his contract four more years and pay him roughly $40 million.

      General Sports, MLB, NFL

      The Onion: Fantasy baseball owner rips team in media

      June 19, 2008 /

      Man, I love The Onion…

      BROOKLYN, NY—Mark Mendicus, 26-year-old Staples employee and principal owner of the fantasy baseball team Beat With Uggla Stick, blasted his underperforming team in the media Monday, going so far as to single out individual players, criticize their recent play, and question their commitment to winning.

      “They all suck,” a visibly frustrated Mendicus told reporters following Beat With Uggla Stick’s head-to-head 8-2 loss to division rivals The Mark Currys. “[Alex] Rios sucks, Delmon [Young] sucks, Pedro [Martinez] fucking sucks. Everybody on my team sucks.”

      “The Beat With Uggla Sticks have a proud tradition of winning,” continued Mendicus, whose team has made the playoffs the past two years, including a league championship win in 2006. “But apparently that means nothing to this group of players. Apparently they’d rather just lose every single 5×5 category. Apparently my players don’t care about winning the 12-team Yahoo! Plus ‘Mmm…Fantasy Baseball’ league pennant as much as I do.”

      Read the rest of the article after the jump.

      Fantasy Baseball, MLB

      All-overpaid and all-underpaid teams

      June 19, 2008 /

      YAHOO! Sports columnist Jeff Passan compiles his all-overpaid and all-underpaid teams.

      All-Overpaid

      1B: Richie Sexson, Seattle, $15.5 million – With general manager Bill Bavasi fired Monday, the Mariners could finally cut ties with Sexson, the biggest mistake of Bavasi’s tenure. He’s been even worse than last season, striking out once every three at-bats, getting on base less than 30 percent of the time and slugging below .400. A disaster in every manner possible.

      OF: The entire Los Angeles Angels outfield rotation, $54 million – For that much money, you figure Garret Anderson ($12.6 million), Gary Matthews Jr. ($9.4 million), Torii Hunter ($16.5 million) and Vladimir Guerrero ($15.5 million) can do better than the following rankings in left-field, center-field and right-field OPS; 23rd, 12th and 26th.

      All-Underpaid

      OF: Grady Sizemore, Cleveland, $3.17 million – Sizemore should be an annual participant on this list, with his contract calling for salaries no higher than $8.5 million through the 2012 season. He’s the Indians’ lone salvation this season, a home-run-hitting, base-stealing, outfield-ground-covering menace.

      3B: Jorge Cantu, Florida, $500,000 – The Marlins always operate on the margins, and this year’s scrap-heap find was one of the AL’s best young players three years ago. Somewhere between his 117-RBI season as a 23-year-old and this year, Cantu lost his stroke. And somewhere since, he has found it with 14 home runs and a .506 slugging percentage that offset his 14 errors, .918 fielding percentage and range of a water pistol.

      It’s amazing to think Sexson, a career .261 hitter, is making $15.5 million this year. Holy crap.

      Cantu has been one of the best surprises of the season.

      MLB

      Jerry Manuel: “I’m a gangster”

      June 19, 2008 /

      While explaining what happened when shortstop Jose Reyes put up a fight when asked to leave a game with a hamstring injury Tuesday, Mets’ manager Jerry Manuel joked:

      “I told him next time he does that I’m going to get my blade out and cut him. I’m a gangster. You go gangster on me, I’m going to have to get you. You do that again, I’m going to cut you right on the field,” quipped Manuel, who reinserted Reyes at shortstop and the leadoff spot for last night’s series finale against the Angels.

      Somebody fill Manuel in on the young people’s lingo. It’s not gangster, it’s “gangsta.” I know he was only joking, but that’s a weird thing to say to your starting shortstop.

      MLB

      Thursday Morning Headliners

      June 19, 2008 /

      – Barry Zito earned his 11th loss of the season by only lasting 2.0 innings while giving up five earned runs on five hits in the Giants’ 7-2 loss to the Tigers. Placido Polanco went 4 for 4 with three runs scored and two RBI.

      – J.D. Drew as been an absolute beast for the Red Sox since Big Papi went down. Drew went 4 for 5 with a dinger and four RBI in Boston’s 7-4 victory over Philadelphia.

      – Carlos Zambrano will have his shoulder examined after leaving Wednesday’s game with the Rays with shoulder discomfort. The Cubs lost 5-4 and are on the verge of being swept for the first time this season.

      – According to the Green Bay Press-Gazette, the Packers are reportedly interested in Dolphins defensive end Jason Taylor. Miami is seeking at least a second round pick, which might be out of Green Bay GM Ted Thompson’s range.

      – Cardinals’ running back J.J. Arrington was arrested on charges of disorderly conduct after getting into a fight.

      – Stanford used a four-run fifth inning in their 8-3 win over No. 1 Miami in the College World Series. The Hurricanes are now eliminated from contention.

      General Sports, MLB, NFL

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