For the Orioles: Mr Tejada seemed to be enjoying himself tonight as well he might as he was a nifty three for four to bring his average up to a Rios-like .336. The Orioles need to keep Miggy happy the last thing their season needs is him to throw another snit and start making trade demands.
Unsung Hero: Rosario threw 41 pitches to go 2 1/3 scoreless Innings, after Downs and Chulk had struggled. He put a stop to all that silly run scoring business the O's had been getting up to early on.
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Blink and you'd miss him: Jay Gibbons makes one of the shortest returns from the DL this side of Jaun Gone as he went back onto the DL yesterday after coming off it on Monday. He re-injured his right knee on Tuesday during an at-bat.
Write In Rios: Melvin Mora is behind the cause - "He's the first guy who should be there...He needs to be there."
Lurch: Had another terrific start last night. Going against the Tigers, he took a one-hit shoutout into the ninth only for a couple of silly infield hits to put some runners on and allow Thames to stroke a single into left to tie the game. The Rays went on to win in extras as Todd Jones was lit-up, but Lurch didn't get the win he deserved for a 9 Inning one-run outing.
And that's the Law: An article of Keith's on the good side of the subscriber wall at ESPN, as Law looks at the D'Backs 'solid baseball decision' to release Russ Ortiz and gives a primer on the sunk cost.
A.J watch: Burnett threw on the side prior on Wednesday evening and has showed no signs of any elbow trouble since Monday's start.
Elsewhere in the East: Minnesota beat up on the Red Sox and the hapless Matt Clement eight to one. the Yankees won in Cleveland six to one although Randy Johnson was ejected for throwing at Eduardo Perez, who is apparently something of a nemesis of the Big Units' (as surprising as that seems). Earlier Jason Johnson had brushed back Jeter and inspired some faux-macho posturing from Jorge Posada as Cleveland dropped another road game.