Top News:
Associated Press:
Angels' Weaver records win No. 11, Jays fall without Halladay — CBS SportsLine.com wire reports — ANAHEIM, Calif. — At this point in his outstanding rookie season, few things faze Jered Weaver. He's not intimidated by matching up against a Cy Young Award winner, nor facing a World Series MVP with the bases loaded.
Discussion:
Baseball Analysts
RELATED ITEMS:
Jordan Bastian / MLB.com:
Jays lose Halladay in defeat to Angels — Toronto ace struck on elbow, but injury not believed serious — ANAHEIM — The flashbacks were inevitable. As Blue Jays manager John Gibbons jogged out to the mound at Angel Stadium, where Roy Halladay had just absorbed a line drive off …
Tony DeMarco / MLB.com:
Nats fall short in finale vs. Rockies — Washington winless in eight-game season series vs. Colorado — DENVER — The season-series sweep is complete. The Washington Nationals couldn't find a way to stay with the Colorado Rockies once again, losing 13-9 on Sunday to make it an imperfect eight-for-eight.
Discussion:
The Nationals Enquirer
RELATED ITEMS:
Tony DeMarco / MLB.com:
Nationals suffer seventh defeat to Rox — Washington allows two unearned runs and commits two errors — DENVER — The key questions entering Saturday's game were how would Ramon Ortiz follow the highlight performance of his Major League career, and how would the Washington Nationals bounce …
Barry Svrluga / Washington Post:
After Long Talk, Nats Are on Short End Again — Ortiz Rocked, Club Makes 2 More Errors: Rockies 9, Nationals 5 — They met deep into Friday night, tossing around ideas about what plagued them, about why they were throwing away balls, missing cut-off men, letting a lousy season become downright unseemly.
Janie McCauley / Associated Press:
Giants' owner unsure whether team can re-sign Bonds — SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Barry Bonds' future in San Francisco is no more clear now than it was six months ago. — Giants owner Peter Magowan vowed Sunday to hold off on a decision about bringing back the 42-year-old slugger until after the season …
RELATED ITEMS:
Lyle Spencer / MLB.com:
Williams' three hits, pitching lift Padres — San Diego extends lead in Wild Card chase with victory — SAN FRANCISCO — Needing a win to avert a three-game weekend sweep by the surging Giants, the Padres turned to Woody Williams — and the 40-year-old right-hander coolly took matters into his own sure hands.
Discussion:
6-4-2
Allen Salkin / New York Times:
Giving It Up for Mr. Met — LOOKING for Mr. Right? How about Mr. Wright? — A lot of women — and men — are finding him, along with his teammates, irresistible. — David Wright, 23, the power-hitting third baseman of the Mets, is one reason an expanding group of local baseball fans are counting down to the postseason.
Discussion:
Hot Foot
NY Daily News:
Kaat's meow — Signing off after 25 memorable years behind mike — When the cameras are shut down and there is nothing left but silence Friday night, Jim Kaat will walk out of the Yankees' TV booth in the Bronx for the final time. — Kaat, who has spent 13 seasons as a Yankees analyst (WPIX, MSG, YES), will retire.
Mark Feinsand / MLB.com:
Notes: A-Rod sits out with stomach bug — Rodriguez says same ailment caused him to miss two games — BALTIMORE — There's something about Baltimore that just doesn't agree with Alex Rodriguez. — A-Rod was out of the lineup Saturday with a stomach bug, the same ailment that caused …
RELATED ITEMS:
Tyler Kepner / New York Times:Foes Realize That Wang, With 17 Wins, Is That Good
Discussion:
Camden Chat
Marty Noble / MLB.com:
Mets troubled by left-handed pitching — Despite impressive record, team has struggled vs. southpaws — NEW YORK — Break down the Mets' record in almost any way, and it says success. In some cases, it screams dominance. Their record in one-run games (29-14) is the best in the game.
Mattwelch / Halos Heaven:
Breaking in players during a pennant race — Some time in the next few days, Howie Kendrick (212), Robb Quinlan (212) and Jose Molina (208) will each pass 215 official plate appearances for the season, for the first time in their respective big-league careers. What's the significance of that?
Discussion:
BBTF's Baseball Primer …
Vincent M. Mallozzi / New York Times:
2,930 'Putouts' Without Leaving the Stands — Zack Hample wrote the book on how to snag major league baseballs. In fact, it was published in 1999. — Hample, a 28-year-old from Manhattan, says he has collected 2,930 baseballs from 29 of the 30 current major league parks and a dozen former parks.
Ken Rosenthal / Fox Sports:
Can Astros afford to improve in 2007? — The good news for the Astros is that right-hander Roger Clemens and left-hander Andy Pettitte both are pitching well enough to entertain the notion of returning next season. — The bad news is that it will be virtually impossible for the Astros …
Dodger Thoughts:
Dodger Thoughts: Nomar No More? — Remember that big, multiyear contract that Nomar Garciaparra had played himself into. It's looking more and more like a fairy tale. — As many of you know, Garciaparra has slumped since the All-Star break: .276 on-base percentage, .350 slugging percentage, .626 OPS.
