Thursday, August 7, 2008

Eyre To Phillies


The Philadelphia Phillies have acquired left handed reliever Scott Eyre from the Chicago Cubs for minor league pitcher Brian Schlitter. Eyre, who was put on waivers by the Cubs earlier this week to make room for Kerry Wood's return from the DL, was claimed by the Phillies who then had 48 hours to complete a trade for him.

The Phillies have added a good piece to their bullpen for the division stretch. They Phillies are in a fight for the top spot in the NL East with the New York Mets and Florida Marlins. The Marlins defeated the first place Phillies to move to within a game and a half of the NL East lead on Thursday.

News From The Waver Wire


The Tampa Bay Rays have claimed Chad Bradford off the waver wires from the Baltimore Orioles. In 47 appearances, the 33 year old right hander is 3-3 with a 2.34 ERA. The Rays will send a player to be named later to the O's.

The Boston Red Sox have placed a waiver claim on Padres right fielder Brian Giles, and are reportedly working on a deal that will send the 14 year vet to Fenway. The 37 year old Giles has a .296 average and 61 walks to go along with 44 k's. He also sports a .391 OBP. The only snag seems to be Giles' limited no-trade clause, Boston being one team to which he can't be traded without his approval.

Other names to keep an eye on are Paul Byrd and Greg Maddux, both of whom cleared wavers and could be on the move.

Pennington Out In New York


"Chad Pennington has played his last game with the New York Jets."

Those are the words of Jets GM Mike Tannenbaun in an early morning conference call Thursday. The addition of Brett Favre and his $12 million dollar contract have made little room for Pennington on a roster that also includes former 2nd round draft pick Kellen Clemens. It is believed that the Jets will either trade for release Pennington within the next 48 hours.

One possible destination for Pennington is Minnesota, the team Favre originally wanted to play for. Another possibility could be the Chicago Bears who announced Wednesday that it would be Kyle Orton starting their first pre-season game, not Rex Grossman, who they had said going into camp would be the starter.

USA Gets First W In Beijing


Stuart Holden's goal in the 47th minute gave team USA men's soccer a 1-0 victory over Japan in the first game of the group B men's division Thursday. So far so good for Team USA who will take on Netherlands on Sunday.

On the lady's side, Team USA suffered a 2-0 loss on Wednesday to Norway. Team USA next plays against Japan on Saturday.

Favre Frenzy Finally Over


Brett Favre is now a member of the New York Jets. According to ESPN's Chris Mortenson the Jets have acquired the future hall-of-famer for a conditional draft pick.

The contingency goes as follows:
The initial draft dick is a 2009 fourth rounder.
If Favre takes 50% of the snaps it becomes a third round pick.
If Favre takes 70% of the snaps and the Jets make the playoffs it becomes a second rounder.
If Favre takes 80% of the snaps and the Jets make it to the Superbowl it becomes a first rounder.

This puts the finishing touches on a very active off season for the Jets who have also added Alan Faneca, Damien Woody, Calvin Pace, and Bubba Franks via free agency.

The addition of Favre, as well as the others, would have to put the Jets in the playoff discussion. The biggest question is how well the 38 year old will hold up throughout the season. If he stays healthy the Jets are certainly a strong contender for a wild card spot. They still do not have quite the firepower to push the Patriots for the division, but stranger things have happened.

For the Packers, particularly Aaron Rodgers, this has to be a sigh of relief. They can now move on in the post Favre-era. Now they can focus on what is most important: winning football games.

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