Big Stein is very happy his skipper got his 2000th win as a manager with the Yankees. He is the longest tenured manager under Big Stein’s watch. But Big Stein wants to know why Newsday ran the Mets on the cover when Joe Torre got his 2000th win. It makes Big Stein so mad he might go get a calzone. He also wants to know why his pitcher’s don’t throw a game like Schilling did yesterday since his team is still stuck in 4th place.
Juan Pierre is in the midst of a 4 for 32 slump for the Dodgers right now.
Bartolo Colon returns to the Angels on Friday after missing time with biceps tendonitis.
Giants slugger Barry Bonds got yelled at by his mom. Seriously he did.
Colby Lewis is adjusting to pitching out of the bullpen for the A’s.
Chad Tracy may return to the Diamondbacks lineup as early as Saturday.
Mariners SS Yuniesky Betancourt has a 18 game hitting streak.
Geoff Blum is starting to heat up for the Padres.
Vincente Padilla is questionable for his start on Sunday for the Rangers.
Get Kaz Matsui some butter because he’s on a roll for the Rockies.
Big Stein is happy that his Wang pulled one out last night. He’s giddy that his team is almost trailing by single digits again. He’s not happy about the “other team” in NY taking 2 covers this morning. And he’ still waiting for his “greenies” to get delivered. He also wants to know how Giambi can sweat so much when he’s not playing.
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Astros OF Lance Berkman faces a suspension for returning to the field after being ejected on Tuesday night.
Indians catcher Victor Martinez’s hard work in the offseason is paying off.
The Brewers haven’t had any luck with drafting high school pitchers in the first round.
The Royals finally gave up on Angel Berroa and called up Joey Gaithright.
The Tigers placed Nate Robertson on the DL with a tired arm.
Cardinals manager Tony LaRussa thinks Aaron Harang should be suspended for hitting Gary Bennett in the head.
Twins 2B Luis Castillo’s errorless streak came to an end at 143 games.
The Cubs called up Sean Gallagher from their Double-A team in Tennessee.
The White Sox called up their top prospect, Josh Fields, to replace an injured Joe Crede.
Some members of the Pirates were on hand for the opening of the Josh Gibson exhibit in Washington.
Reds pitcher Aaron Harang was upset for hitting Gary Bennett in the head.
Sorry for the delay, Big Stein was trying to figure out why there was hockey on the Newsday cover. He is also trying to figure out how a team from Toronto was in 2nd place and not his team. He is happy though the Yanks picked up a game in the standings. But this whole hockey business on the cover of Newsday has him steaming.
Former teammates reunited when the Astros played the Rockies.
Chipper Jones won’t come off the DL for the Braves on Friday when he is eligible.
Damian Miller returned to the Brewers lineup after a hand injury.
Mark Mulder’s rehab is coming along nicely for the Cardinals.
Angel Guzman is heading to the DL for the Cubbies with forearm tightness.
Three Arizona Cardinals took batting practice with the Diamondbacks on Tuesday.
Takashi Saito isn’t ready to test his injured hamstring on the mound yet for the Dodgers.
Barry Bonds is out of the Giants lineup right now with shin splints.
No news is good news for the Marlins about Wes Obermueller’s freak injury.
Carlos Beltran returned to the Mets lineup after missing 3 games with knee soreness.
Ryan Wagner will miss the rest of the season for the Nationals after shoulder surgery.
Josh Bard has stopped studying himself on videotape and it’s paying dividends right now for the Padres.
The Phillies series with the Mets is could help them get back in the race if they win the series.
Rajai Davis had a 21-game hitting streak in the minors before being recalled by the Pirates.
Josh Hamilton returned to the Reds lineup after a battle of gastroenteritis.
The Rockies called up Sean Barker after they designated Steve Finley for assignment.
Big Stein is not happy. The NY media is calling for Roger like he will be the savior. Big Stein hopes so. He doesn’t like seeing the team called the Devil Rays ahead of him. Oh and did I mention, the Yanks are tied for last again.
Jon Lester pitched a complete game for the PawSox yesterday and was outstanding again.
Garrett Anderson’s return from the DL makes the Angels outfield a little crowded.
Rich Harden may pitch out of the bullpen when he returns from the DL.
The Blue Jays will have 10 picks in the first 5 rounds of the draft on Thursday.
Andrew Sonnanstine will make his MLB debut for the Devil Rays on Tuesday.
Cleveland’s patience and confidence with Fausto Carmona is paying huge dividends for them.
Jeff Weaver pitched well in his simulated game for the Mariners.
The Orioles hope to draft towards the bottom in the years to come. They have the 5th overall pick this year.
John Rheinecker was pulled from his Triple-A start and may start for Texas on Tuesday instead.
Mark Teahan has been slumping for the Royals the past two weeks.
Dallas Trahern is dominating in Double-A for the Tigers.
Twins slugger Justin Morneau was named AL Player of the Month for May.
White Sox GM Kenny Williams is looking to improve his team before the trade deadline in July.
Andy Pettitte is feeling much better after leaving the Yankees game on Sunday with back spasms.
“Mighty Mouse”, I mean Dustin Pedroia. Pedroia also garnered AL Player of the Week honors for the week of May 28 to June 3.
For the month of May, Pedroia hit .415, had 2 homeruns, 9 rbi’s, 6 doubles in 21 games played. Dustin led his fellow rooks in the AL in the following categories: average, doubles and OBP.
Pedroia had an unbelieveable week last week. In 6 games, he hit .609, with 6 rbi’s and 6 doubles.
Hideki Okajima was the Rookie of the Month in April from the Red Sox, and Daisuke Matsuzaka won the Player of the Week award two weeks ago.
Brian Daubach was the last rookie on the Red Sox to win the Player of the Week honors back in 1999.