2010 MLB Season Thread: June

[Metes]

The Seattle DH situation was barely out-OPSing NL pitchers through the end of May

[DColts]

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=5339559

DETROIT -- Detroit Tigers reliever Joel Zumaya is gone for the rest of the season with a fractured right elbow.

The team said Tuesday that the hard-throwing Zumaya fractured his right olecranon, which is the bony tip of the elbow right under the skin.

The injury was diagnosed Tuesday, one day after the injury left him writhing on the mound during a game in Minneapolis. He winced in obvious pain Monday night after throwing a pitch that Delmon Young fouled off with one out in the eighth inning of Detroit's 7-5 win over the Minnesota Twins.

Zumaya missed large chunks of the last two seasons because of shoulder problems.

The Tigers bought the contract of right-handed pitcher Casey Fien from Triple-A Toledo to take Zumaya's place on the roster. He was expected to join Detroit in Minneapolis for Tuesday night's game.

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It sounds like a terrible injury.

[THE_REAL_MIBS]

I get how you can tear ligaments while pitching but how do you break a bone in your elbow?

[Ramp]

it can snap with the violent pitching motion

[Party]

There have been studies that suggest anything over 100 MPH significantly increases the chances of a bone breaking.

[Metes]

Good thing my DeLorean only gets up to 88 mph.

[FishFanInPA]

The Rangers reportedly acquired Giants catcher Bengie Molina in a trade that sends reliever Chris Ray and a player to be named later to be San Francisco, and it fits with what manager Ron Washington said before Wednesday's game.

how many catchers does Texas need?

[MiamiHomer]

What do you mean how many catchers do they need? Some of the haven't really panned out like they planned.

[nny]

TNSTAACP

I'd certainly be interested in seeing how many top prospect catchers actually pan out and actually stay behind the plate.

[THE_REAL_MIBS]

The Arizona Diamondbacks fired manager A.J. Hinch and general manager Josh Byrnes on Thursday night in a shakeup at the top of a team cemented in last place in the NL West for the second year in a row.

Diamondbacks bench coach and ex-major league slugger Kirk Gibson will take over as interim manager for a ballclub that was 31-48, 15 games back of San Diego.

Former major league pitcher Jerry DiPoto, vice president for player development, will take over the GM duties on an interim basis.

D-backs start fresh, Gibson to manage

[FishFanInPA]

I really like Victor Rojas doing the Angels games. He says just enough as the pbp man and has a great voice for this stuff.

[FishFanInPA]

K-Rod dun blown the game.