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There have been a rash of celebrity deaths that have many shaking their heads.
From Michael Jackson to Farrah Fawcett, from Ed McMahon to Billy Mays, the tragedies seem to just keep coming over the course of the last week or two.
Without reason or explanation, people that impacted the world in a host of ways have been taken.
While plenty will argue that the tragedy of one of the above was greater than others, none hit home more than Steve McNair.
McNair was one of the first quarterbacks I vividly remember being drafted, and can recall the importance of his being invited to the Heisman Trophy presentation.
He carried himself with great dignity, and there were never off the field issues that he had to address. McNair was a warrior in the greatest of sense, playing through pain for the benefit of his team. The community work he performed won him awards, but he did not do it for that.
Whatever the reason behind the shooting death, I hope we find that nothing will tarnish the legacy he left. McNair was a fantastic football player and a solid person to his community.
Let us hope that we all remember him that way.
On to the notes.
Weekend Rewind
- Aramis Ramirez looks like he will be ready to go today for the Cubs. After spending the weekend in Peoria, Ramirez felt he would be ready to go. In daily formats, it still is likely a decent idea to hold off today before activating him. Make sure he moves off the DL before jumping on the train. In weekly leagues, he is a safe add for the week. His return, along with that of Reed Johnson is likely to create some confusion. Jake Fox could be out and Jeff Baker makes the decision tough as well.
- The A's have made a move to acquire Scott Hairston from the Padres in exchange for three minor league players. Hairston was hitting .299 with 10 home runs for San Diego, in what largely was a pitcher's park. The move to Oakland will not impact his stats in that way, but he will likely need time to adjust. Look at the first month's this year for Matt Holliday and even Mark DeRosa.
- There is a level of amazement that this is the same Ricky Nolasco that was seen at the beginning of the season. Nolasco had another good performance yesterday, working eight innings while striking out 12. The Marlins starter allowed only three hits and did not walk a batter. Since his return from the minors, he is averaging better than a strikeout per inning, and his location has been nothing short of impressive.
- Chien-Ming Wang has capped off a nearly lost season with another trip to the DL. The Yankees placed Wang there with a shoulder strain, and indicated they are unsure how long he will be out of the rotation. Do not rush to grab Phil Hughes. Joe Girardi has all but said that Hughes will not be stepping in to replace Wang.
- After expectations that he would rejoin the team over the weekend, the Rangers held back on activating Josh Hamilton. It looks now, though, that they will make the move to start the outfielder on Monday. To make room for Hamilton, the Rangers will send Chris Davis down to AAA to learn to make contact.
- Randy Johnson will go for an MRI on his throwing shoulder. The pitcher suffered the injury after striking out against Roy Oswalt. When he made a throwing error on a ground ball hit back to him, the trainers came out and Johnson was removed. Right now, nothing to report beyond that, but be prepared for him to miss a start.
- It looks like Alex Gordon will be ready to rejoin the Royals just after the All-Star break. Gordon is doing rehab work in Triple-A right now, and has yet to suffer a setback. For owners that had clung to Chris Davis for dear life, Gordon is only now about a week away (Thanks to Michael Sylvie for the tip on Gordon).
- Geovany Soto had a rough weekend against the Brewers, but his performances of late should have owners giving him another look. The NL is plagued with some poor catching, and even a moderately effective Soto is better than most. He is hitting .286 over the last week, and his power numbers are coming back a bit.
- After his first start in June, John Danks had a 5.10 ERA and looked to be on his way out of fantasy relevance. Since that point, he has not allowed more than three earned runs in any of his last five starts. The line? Six runs over his last 35.2 innings pitched. That has pushed his ERA down under 4.00 to 3.76.
Monday Notes
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