Mets place Alou on DL with calf injury (AP)

Moises Alou is back on the disabled list. The Mets placed the veteran outfielder on the 15-day DL with a strained right calf Thursday. Alou left Wednesday night’s game against the Atlanta Braves with the calf injury, and had an MRI exam Thursday in New York. Alou, hitting .340, has played in only 14 games [...]

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Yankees activate RHP Karstens from DL (PA
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The New York Yankees on Thursday activated righthander Jeff Karstens from the 15-day disabled list and optioned him to Class AAA Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.Read the full story.

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Minor League Scorebook

News

• Clayton Kershaw could be called up to the majors soon following a two-out start from which he was pulled for no apparent reason. Kershaw had no idea he would be pulled:

  "I had no idea," Kershaw said. "I thought it was just a regular start tonight. When I got two outs, I saw the bullpen warming up, and I thought he was just throwing to get ready for later in the game. But they took me out. It wasn't (the Jacksonville coaching staff's) choice, it wasn't my choice, it's just what you've got to do sometimes. I don't know anything about it, I don't know why yet?hopefully it's good, but we'll see how it goes."

• Chone Figgins was out of the lineup today after playing for the first time since returning from the DL yesterday; he blames the artificial turf.

  "That turf did a little deal on me," said Figgins, who was on the DL because of a right hamstring strain. "It doesn't give. At home, when I was running, it wasn't sore at all. Monday, [after working out in Toronto], it was sore, and after [Wednesday] night it was sore, so that tells me it was the turf."

• Blake DeWitt's success has him in demand in Sikeston, MO; he's slated to have a parade in his honor when he returns home this winter, as a follow-on to the "Summer of Blake". Sikeston station KRHW has joined the Dodgers radio network "contingent up on DeWitt being on the major league roster"; if DeWitt is sent down to AAA Las Vegas, the station will try to get broadcasting rights to the 51's. Let's hope they're with the Dodgers for a good long while.
• CanuckDodger brought up today at DT that, despite my comments yesterday, Given Kutz hasn't given up any runs ... in only three games in the Midwest League. Kutz was demoted to Great Lakes before his May 17 appearance.
• The Padres have made the "wholesale" changes to the roster earlier promised by GM Kevin Towers, calling up four: RHP Jared Wells, Mike Adams and Josh Banks from AAA Portland, and catcher from Double-A San Antonio, Colt Morton. The team DFA'd Justin Germano and optioned Joe Thatcher to Portland.
• A fond farewell to Bryan Smith, who wrote his valedictory column for Baseball Prospectus today; he will move to MLBAM. Good luck, Bryan, and hoping to read you there. Sadly, it doesn't look like the Dirtbags will make the Fullerton regional.

Scores

2008-05-22: Salt Lake 1, Fresno 3 # Coon: 2-4, 1 2B, 1 RBI
Wilson: 0-3, 1 BB
Morales: 2-4, 1 2B
Budde: 1-2, 2 BB
Adenhart: (L, 4-2), 5.0 IP, 3 R, 3 ER, 8 H, 2 K, 2 BB, 2.61 ERA
O'Day: 1.0 IP, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 H, 0 K, 0 BB, 1.80 ERA
Kind of a lame outing for Nick Adenhart, but not a terrible one,either. 2008-05-22: Arkansas 4, Corpus Christi 3 # Smith, Cor: 1-4, 1 HR, 1 RBI
Statia: 0-3
Butcher: (W, 3-1), 8.0 IP, 3 R, 3 ER, 7 H, 4 K, 0 BB, 1 HR, 4.53 ERA
Jepsen: (S, 7), 1.0 IP, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 H, 0 K, 1 BB, 1.78 ERA
2008-05-22: Rancho Cucamonga vs. Lake Elsinore: Postponed # Dueto rain, of all the crazy things; to be made up Saturday, May 24as a pair of 7-inning games.2008-05-22: Wisconsin 0, Cedar Rapids 6 # Fuller: 0-4, 1 K
Romine: 1-3, 1 2B, 1 BB, 2 K
Navarro: 2-3, 1 BB, 1 K
Gronkowski: 2-4, 1 2B, 1 HR, 2 RBI
Moore: 2-4, 2 RBI, 2 K
De Los Santos: 0-4, 3 K
Fish: (W, 2-2), 7.0 IP, 0 R, 0 ER, 5 H, 5 K, 1 BB, 5.50 ERA
2008-05-22: Orem did not play2008-05-22: AZL Angels did not play2008-05-22: Las Vegas 7, Tacoma 4 # Paul: 2-4, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 BB
Chavez, A: 2-4, 2 RBI, 1 BB
Tiffee: 2-5, 1 2B, 1 RBI
LaRoche: 0-4, 1 RBI
Repko: 0-4
Johnson: (W, 6-2), 6.0 IP, 1 R, 0 ER, 4 H, 7 K, 1 BB, 4.10 ERA
Jones, G: 1.1 IP, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 H, 2 K, 1 BB, 1 HR, 4.01 ERA
Pollok: (S, 2), 1.2 IP, 2 R, 2 ER, 3 H, 1 K, 0 BB, 3.34 ERA
2008-05-22: Jacksonville 6, Carolina 0 # De Jesus: 2-4, 1 K
Jacobs: 2-4, 1 2B, 1 BB, 1 K
May: 1-5, 2 K
Hoffmann: 2-4, 1 RBI
Asadoorian: 2-3, 1 HR, 2 RBI
Kershaw: 1.0 IP, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 H, 2 K, 0 BB, 2.28 ERA
Asadoorian: (W, 4-2) (in relief), 5.0 IP, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 H, 4 K, 1 BB, 6.68 ERA
Leach: 2.0 IP, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 H, 1 K, 0 BB, 1.26 ERA
2008-05-22: Inland Empire 2, High Desert 9 # Robinson: 3-5, 1 3B
Bell: 0-5, 3 K
Santana, C: 0-1, 3 BB, 1 K
Sexton: (L, 3-6), 5.2 IP, 5 R, 5 ER, 7 H, 8 K, 2 BB, 4.67 ERA
Koss: 1.1 IP, 4 R, 4 ER, 4 H, 2 K, 1 BB, 3.08 ERA
2008-05-22: Fort Wayne 6, Great Lakes 3 # Kanaby: 2-5
Silverio: 1-4
Lambo: 2-4, 1 2B, 1 K
Baez: 0-4, 1 RBI, 2 K
Johnson: (L, 5-2), 4.2 IP, 6 R, 6 ER, 7 H, 3 K, 3 BB, 1 HR, 2.39 ERA
Sanfler: 3.1 IP, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 H, 5 K, 2 BB, 4.13 ERA
2008-05-22: Ogden did not play2008-05-22: GCL Dodgers did not play

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Chamberlain continues transition to starting (AP)

Joba Chamberlain figures the longer he stays in the game, the more he helps the Yankees. The 22-year-old began the transition from setup man to starter with 35 pitches in two innings in Wednesday’s 8-0 win over the Baltimore Orioles. “I’d rather be out there trying to compete for eight innings just like I did [...]

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Prom Pictures

It's my daughter's prom night. Melinda is in the grey dress. Click on a picture for a larger view. More after the jump....


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Offense Not So Much: Blue Jays 4, Angels 3

Kind of a crummy game for Ervin Santana, who took the loss, but if he'd had it last year we'd be immensely grateful. The Angels couldn't figure out A.J. Burnett or really any of the subsequent relievers Toronto sent to the mound, and that was that.

From here, the Angels head back to the AL Central, and Chicago in particular; you might be surprised to learn that the Chisox are standing atop that division now (26-20, 3.5 games over the Twinks), and Joe Sheehan coincidentally took a look at the reasons behind their success earlier in the day:

Mostly, with these Sox, what you see is what you get. They won?t hit for average, won?t knock balls into the gaps, and they won?t impress you with their defense. They hit home runs and draw walks, and keep the bad guys from doing the same. Probably the biggest reason to like them is simply the inability of the Indians and Tigers to play .500 baseball so far. The buy-in for winning the AL Central eight weeks ago was 93 wins. It?s lower than that now, and if the Sox weren?t likely to reach that first number, it?s much more likely that they can get to 88 or 89, and that may be all they need.

With a scuffling Angels offense on a plane right now, that should be enough for a pretty tight series.

Footnote: Joe Saunders, scratched because of flu-like symptoms, spent the whole game in his hotel room, and groused about the relative importance Canadians attach to baseball:

"I went back to my room, and the game wasn't even televised locally," Saunders said. "All they had on were soccer replays."

Saunders lost ten pounds as a result of his illness.

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Will Clayton Kershaw Debut at Wrigley

It sure looks like it, according to MLB.com (ht rotoworld.com)Kershaw faced three Carolina Mudcats,[...]

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Brewers P Gagne out indefinitely (PA
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Milwaukee Brewers closer Eric Gagne will be sidelined indefinitely after being diagnosed with shoulder tendinitis, the team announced Thursday.Read the full story.

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Tiger bats alive again in sweep of Ms

Jim Leyland has seen this before: The Tigers score a few runs, win a few games, then revert to the form that made them the high-priced disappointment of the early portion of the season.After losing six of seven and only scoring 14 runs in the process, the Tigers scored 30 in a three-game sweep of [...]

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Should Brewers fire manager Yost

Has Milwaukee already peaked with Ned Yost as manager? Dayn Perry wonders if the Brew Crew would be better off without him.Read the full story.

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