Trade Rumors, Hall of Fame Inductions, Boone Ejected, Eckersley/Price Beef, Harvey Cut
Rumor Has It…
With singular trade deadline closing in fast, teams will just have the next week or so to make additions to their teams to fortify themselves for the playoffs. This year it looks like most of the trades rumors are focusing on pitching. Ken Giles, Marcus Stroman, Matt Boyd, Madison Bumgarner and Shane Greene have been involved in the most rumors. Also, Jennifer Aniston was spotted kissing a mystery man.
Induction Tales…
The Baseball Hall of Fame added six former players this weekend: Mariano Rivera, Edgar Martinez, Roy Halladay, Mike Mussina, Lee Smith and Harold Baines. A crowd of over 50,000 attendees gathered to celebrate the careers of the truly exceptional players – and also Harold Baines and Lee Smith.
Premature Ejection…
Yankees manager Aaron Boone was suspended one game for a profanity-laden outburst at an umpire that got him ejected from a game against the Rays. Some have suggested he was trying to get his team fired up, but with the crippling East Coast heat wave, he was probably just trying to get back inside to the AC.
Reignited and It Feels So Good…
The feud between Dennis Eckersley and David Price was stoked up again this week. It stems from a conflict a couple years ago when Price verbally confronted Eckersley on the team plane. “He’s my new Kirk Gibson,” Eckersley told the Boston Globe. “Everywhere I go people are asking me about David Price, telling me what he said about me. For years, I carried the Gibson thing around. Now I got this. I don’t get it.” Yes, Dennis, it’s everyone else and not you at all.
Darkest Knight…
The Angels released veteran right-hander Matt Harvey. He had signed a one-year $11 million deal in the offseason but he struggled this year, posting a 7.09 ERA in 12 starts. He walked 29 batters and gave up 13 homers in 59 2/3 innings – so we know he’s good for throwing batting practice.
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