Here is the offical root against the Angels / Angles Suck thread since the game has now started. 

Jackson  vs Saunders.

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Where do you think he will end up?

Personally,  I don't believe that he will go anywhere.  I just don't get any sense of urgency from the Blue Jays, and I think that he would actually resign with Toronto unlike the Tex deal.  I do know that JP is under a directive to cut payroll however. 

Links to rumor mongers:

http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/9871032/MLB-trade-deadline-buzz:-Thursday%27s-edition

http://danny-knobler.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/view/8590096

http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/

Will Carroll (Twitter)

Kevin Goldstein (Twitter)

Do we want to make this the generic last day rumor thread?

Here is the story from Grant.

http://insidecorner.dmagazine.com/index.php/2009/06/04/eric-nadel-out-with-torn-retina/#respond

Rangers radio broadcaster Eric Nadel will be out of action for an indefinite period of time with a torn retina. He is currently in surgery in New York and will return to Texas after the surgery, but will have to be basically immobilized while the surgical area heals.

He is requesting people leave their well wishes in his comments, but I thought that this would be a good place as well.  It is going to be weird not hearing him call the games. 

Here is to hoping that he has a speedy recovery and is back in the booth shortly.

Here is the lineup for the Rangers tonight.

2B Ian Kinsler, LF David Murphy, 3B Michael Young, DH Hank Blalock (1 HR vs. Verlander), CF Marlon Byrd, RF Nelson Cruz, 1B Chris Davis, C Taylor Teagarden, SS Elvis Andrus and pitching for the Rangers. … LHP Matt Harrison.

This is a little troubling since he was hitting during Francisco's simulated game earlier today.

Here is the link to EG's lineup.

What's the over under on Ranger K's tonight - say 9.

Per Rodney's comment maybe the O/U should be 12.5 instead of 9.