Why The Internet Is Killing Newspapers (Baseball Post I Promise)

The time is now 12:25 Eastern and Andy Roddick is still playing tennis in New York. He's up 2 sets but he is still playing. Additionally Justin Upton just hit a HR to tie the Dodgers-D'Backs game. I wanted to write this post about 45 minutes ago but as a baseball guy I waited until midnight to weigh in on the Thome-Garland-Contreras deals and more maybe. Most east coast newspapers have deadlines long before midnight so none of Roddick's match or last minute MLB deals will make the earlier editions of any paper let alone the late editions. I don't want to get into the newspapers today but maybe later this week.

Jim Thome - Congrats your in the NL back with Manny again, the guy hasn't played 1B in 4 years but still is great to watch during BP because he can mash, nice addition by the Dodgers and they apparently aren't paying all of his salary

Joe Mauer - Best hitting catcher of all-time, sorry Yankee fans, he's the MVP and potentially the best hitting catcher of all-time if he keeps this up, Twins fan enjoy him because he has Yankee written all over him in a few years

Jon Garland - Mr. Valencia is coming home and it's free for the Dodgers, huge upgrade over Padilla, and just read he literally walked across the field to join the Dodgers, how surreal growing up just minutes from the stadium, has had 32 starts a year every year since '02, will replace Wolf in rotation in '10 with a hometown discount after they buyout the option first which I now found out will be funded by AZ

Albert Pujols - I love the new commercial about fathers telling their kids about seeing the legends, the NL MVP until he gets injured, and be sure I'll be telling my kids

Zach Greinke - give him the CY Young now please even though his team stinks: lead American in ERA, ERA+, CG, Shutouts, WHIP, HR/9 and is 2nd in SO and K/BB

Dayton Moore - almost worked with him in Atlanta before I headed to the Dodgers, his deal reminds me of the Wall Street bonuses from last year though if you catch my drift

Brad Penny - Headed to the Giants behind Lincecum-Cain-Zito-Sanchez, if a team can make the playoffs without bats it's this one

Jose Contreras - Now a Rockie to replace Aaron Cook, Coors is not the place to be "figuring out" your stuff" but hey they can have Cuban baseball night next year

Matt Kemp - Been a huge fan for years, next year the whole country might actually know him because he's going to be first round in fantasy, he's a special athlete and a heck of a nice guy too, him and Ethier make Manny (Mr. DH) the worst OF in LA

Scott Kazmir - Welcome to Cali! The Angels grabbed you to replace John Lackey next year and if you pitch like you use to it'll be a great deal because it was a salary dump

Billy Wagner - Why didn't you almost not drop your no-trade clause? Hapless Mets or playoff bound Sox

Yadel Marti - Hope everything is OK with you getting American citizenship because it would have been nice to see you pitch down the stretch here

Question of the night: The best rotation for the month and the playoffs? 5 games in the first round is going to make the playoffs fun (Newbies in bold)

Lee-Hamels-Blanton-Happ-Pedro/Moyer
Billingsley-Kershaw-Wolf-Garland-Padilla/Haeger (DL-Kuroda)
Lincecum-Cain-Zito-Sanchez-Penny
Carpenter-Wainwright-Pineiro-Smoltz-?
Jimenez-Marquis-Hammel-De La Rosa-Contreras (DL-Cook)

CC-Burnett-Joba-Pettitte-Mitre
Beckett-Lester-Wakefield-Buchholz-Tazawa
Verlander-Washburn-Jackson-Porcello-Robertson
Lackey-Santana-Saunders-Weaver-Kazmir

Note I'm finishing up here at 1 AM with Roddick closing out and the D'Backs-Dodgers in extras, thank you Internet