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Brewers are definitely the next best team in the NL.

It probably was outside, but balls 2 and 3 looked pretty nice.

Revenge of the Edmonds... part deux.

If he can continue to be effective, it wouldn't surprise me if Angel was called up in September.

That's not too shabby. Saves $1.2M, and nets the team fringy prospect with some upside. Now for Howry...

Yeah... no way they let him go. I also can't see the Cardinals letting that happen.

I'm fairly skeptical that Garcia would really be of value to the Cubs. I'm glad they sent a scout -- there's nothing wrong with that -- but getting him back into game pitching shape will probably take the rest of the month. I don't see how a month or so of Garcia helps. Moreover, with Chamberlain out, I can't imagine that the Yankees will let him get away. They'll pay through the nose if he is fully healthy.

That was some kind of inning there. :yahoo:

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Marquis really is pretty terrible.

Link. With wavers, does each team starting with the worst get a chance at trading for him or just acquiring him? If say the Brewers want him, if the Cubs reject their offer, Eyre can't go to the next team can he because it is one-shot opportunity? In Eyre's case, everyone has already passed on claiming him so he can't be acquired unless the Cubs trade or release him. Every team in baseball gets a chance to make a claim. Who actually gets the players is determined as follows: 1. If there is only one claim, the player goes to that team. 2. If there is more than one claim from teams in the same league, precedence is given to the team currently lower in the standings. 3. If there is more than one claim from in different leagues, teams in the same league as the waiving team have priority over all teams in the other league. So, for example, say the Cubs request waivers for Bob Howry. He is published on the requests for waivers list, and teams have 3 business days to make a claim. 1. One team makes a claim: the San Francisco Giants. Howry is assigned to the Giants. 2. Two teams make a claim: the Milwaukee Brewers and the San Diego Padres. The Padres receive Howry because they are lower in the standings. 3. Two teams make a claim: the Milwaukee Brewers and the Seattle Mariners. The Brewers would receive Howry because they are in the same league.

He probably has. Those are revocable waivers though and most players can get through those. It's a lot different to be able to get through waivers when the Cubs don't have the option of pulling him back, which will be the case the next time he goes through the waiver process. That's not quite correct: once you clear Major League Waivers, you are clear and can be traded. The revocable part of the waiver request process only comes into play if someone had claimed the waived player within 3 business days. If he's claimed and you don't want that team to acquire said player, you can revoke the waiver. However, any further waiver requests for that player are not revocable. In Eyre's case, he has cleared waivers -- no one placed a claim on him within 3 business days. That means the Cubs can freely trade him. Eyre would only have to go through the waiver process again if a team had placed a claim on him and the Cubs had revoked their waiver request.

Leaky baby diapers!

Stros had righty up in the 'pen.

This ump is an inconsistent tool.

Maybe the blister was infected with MRSA or something... it's happened to several other the last season or two.

Personally, I'm not a fan of interleague play because of the inherently unbalancing nature of including "rivalry" games. The Cubs get the White Sox for 6 and the Cardinals get the Royals for 6? I could go on...

I'm not necessarily opposed to expansion, and while BBB's plan balances the leagues -- which is a very good thing -- it still leaves the division unbalanced. Under the plan as written, the NL Central would remain 6 teams with the East and West at 5. The AL West would increase to 6 (from 4) and the Central and East would both stay at 5. Personally, I'd much rather see one NL team moved to the AL, balancing the leagues. This would also space interleague play throughout the season, rather than concentrated in one burst. There are plenty of options to balance the leagues -- you could move Houston to the AL West, or move Houston to the NL West and either Colorado or Arizona to the AL West.

2nd Half Transaction #1 Drop: Ryan Zimmerman, Add: Brian McCann 2nd Half Transaction #2 Drop: Miguel Tejada, Add: Mike Cameron

Moises Alou.

C.C. Sabathia and Ben Sheets are #1 and #3 in PAP. To be fair Zambrano and Dempster are #2 and #12, respectively. I know I'm worried about Dempster hitting a wall.

Trade Cedeno and Eyre... and pick up Everett. Bingo...exactly what a buddy & I were talking about this morning... Sounds like the report on Everett wasn't accurate. Star-Tribune says he's still with the Twins. http://ww3.startribune.com/blogs/christensen/?location_refer=Sports:highlightModules:1 Casilla's bum thumb is forcing them to keep Everett. Well, nevermind on the Everett idea. Without a replacement backup SS, I'm not sure how dealing Cedeno and Eyre helps the Cubs.

Trade Cedeno and Eyre... and pick up Everett. Everett's injuries have limited his defense. Adam Everett without the defense is worthless. If that's the case, then I totally agree. Of course, if he's healthy, damn that's a nice defensive replacement at the end of close games.

I guess it depends on what you're getting in return. Cedeno has value. Although he's a back-up for the Cubs, Cedeno has been decent offensively in his sharply limited opportunities and has been very good defensively. I suppose if you can turn Cedeno and Eyre into a bullpen upgrade, and pick up Everett... that might be worth it.

Trade Cedeno and Eyre... and pick up Everett.