Former Cardinals Watch

[TheoSqua]

Update from zephyr field: I'm glad we got a bucket of baseballs for Mitchell boggs.

He's only thrown 10ip since he was traded?

[JoeMcKim]

Looks like Berkman will be coaching college ball like he said he wants to do when he retires sooner then later.

[JoeMcKim]

Beating one Major League team figures to be difficult enough for a starting pitcher. Beating all 30 of them, however, is nothing short of pitching history.

Before Friday night, only 12 hurlers had earned a win against all 30 Major League franchises. By knocking off the Phillies -- in a 9-2 Nationals win -- with his seven solid innings, Washington's Dan Haren became lucky No. 13.

The veteran right-hander joined the exclusive club that includes a pair of former Cy Young Award winners in Randy Johnson and Barry Zito.

"Yeah, it's pretty cool," Haren said. "Last time I was facing the Phillies, I had seen it. I think it's something to be proud of. It kind of just shows longevity. I've played for just the right amount of time in both leagues, too. So that plays into it. I've been around for a while and they're the one team I could never beat, so I'm sure I'll face them here a couple more times this year and hopefully I can continue."

Along with Zito and Haren, Pittsburgh's A.J. Burnett is the only other active pitcher on the list. Milwaukee's Kyle Lohse has defeated 29 clubs, but lost in his only start against Minnesota earlier this season.

Al Leiter was the first pitcher to accomplish the feat by defeating the D-backs on April 30, 2002.

The full list includes Leiter, Johnson, Zito, Burnett, Haren, Kevin Brown, Terry Mulholland, Curt Schilling, Woody Williams, Jamie Moyer, Javier Vazquez, Vicente Padilla and Derek Lowe.

In seven previous starts against the Phillies, Haren had gone 0-4 with a 5.54 ERA.

[Valpo Cardinal Fan]

We are gonna look back one day and laugh at how up in arms we got over the Rasmus deal. Good lord, he really isn't going to make it, is he?

I don't know if I would say Colby didn't "make it," but he has to be one of the ugliest players in baseball.

[heyzeus]

White Sox released INF Tyler Greene.
Greene batted .222/.263/.352 in 22 games with the White Sox earlier this season and was most recently playing with Triple-A Charlotte. The 29-year-old will attempt to latch on elsewhere.

[JoeMcKim]

The White Sox have released Tyler Greene.

[heyzeus]

I hear Tyler Greene has been released by the White Sox.

[Valpo Cardinal Fan]

I hear Tyler Greene has been released by the White Sox.

4 days before his 30th birthday--8/17/1983--ouch!

[Cole Burns]

I thought they already released him? Now the question is, will Houston pick him up again?

[Jmodene]

I thought they already released him? Now the question is, will Houston pick him up again?

He was DFA'd - not released - earlier this season (the two terms are not synonymous). Since nobody claimed him at that time, the Sox were free to send him to AAA.