Logodaedalus

He was hit by a line drive off the bat of Damaso Espino in an intrasquad game today. The X-rays showed nothing broken. Castro reassuringly compares this to Sabathia's bruised forearm at the end of ST in '07, which he recovered from in time to pitch on Opening Day. Let's hope this is some ado about little. Espino's comment on the incident: "I got the one in I needed to get in...and I guarantee you he felt it." Carmona immediately proceeded to put Espino in a headlock.

This probably didn't really merit a fan shot, but it's pretty great: CC had a pinch hit appearance for Jeff Suppan in the third inning today. He struck out.

Scott Lewis is one of six nominees for the MLB Rookie of the Month in September. The last of the four video highlights reviewing his accomplishments is probably the strongest piece of support for his candidacy, and a testament to his versatility and guile. I didn't think Scotty Lew had finished a game, so I was surprised to hear Underwood say "Swiiing and a miss as Lewis strikes him out. The game is over ...", not to mention the fact that he apparently decided to pitch right-handed to that batter... On closer inspection, his hair had been trimmed as well, and he'd changed his number to 50. Sneaky SLewi...