Quentin's surprising year could be start of wonderful career (The Sporting News via Yahoo! News)

27 August 2008, 9:32 am

Carlos Quentin has exceeded all expectations for the White Sox. In fact, he might be the American League's Most Valuable Player.... read more

Joe Posnanski: Cubbies aren't so lovable after all (Sports Illustrated)

27 August 2008, 9:18 am

There are certain things you learn when you move to the Midwest. For instance, there doesn't have to be a technical reason (like, say, construction or an accident) for a long traffic jam. No matter how hot it may get -- and a Heartland July can melt Volkswagens -- people will still wonder if it's ho... read more

Back, back, back ... baseball trots out home-run replays (San Diego Union-Tribune)

27 August 2008, 3:16 am

NEW YORK – Replay ball! Umpires will be allowed to check video on home-run calls starting tomorrow after Major League Baseball reversed its decades-long opposition to instant replay. “Like everything else in life, there are times that you have to make an adjustment,” baseball Commissioner Bud ... read more

Rejuvenated Bullpens Key To Success of Sox, Rays (The New York Sun)

26 August 2008, 9:00 pm

Having a strong bullpen is critical to winning in October. The old cliché of good pitching beating good hitting generally holds true in the postseason, and the resultant low-scoring tactical battles magnify the importance of the firemen who come in to excruciatingly tense late-inning situations. In... read more

Vero Beach franchise of Florida State League moving to Port Charlotte (TCPalm.com)

26 August 2008, 3:18 pm

The Charlotte County commissioners approved a contract Tuesday, allowing the Tampa Bay Rays to bring a minor league baseball team to their new spring training facility in Port Charlotte.... read more

Ripken Baseball buys Rays Class A affiliate (BizJournals)

26 August 2008, 5:14 am

Cal Ripken Jr. is becoming a member of the Tampa Bay Rays -- as an owner in its farm system, that is.... read more

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