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Wrist Will Keep Ortiz Out Of All-Star Game

Jun 30, 2008 9:26 PM EST

Red Sox slugger David Ortiz will miss the 2008 MLB All-Star Game at Yankee Stadium because of an injured left wrist, according to The Associated Press.

"I'm going to go to the All-Star Game. Show respect for the fans," Ortiz said Monday night. "I'm not going to be able to play."

He has been hitting off a tee as of lat, and has been out since May 31 with a partial tear of the sheath that surrounds his tendon.

"I'm still working my way up," Ortiz said. "I'm feeling better everyday. I'm not going to tell you when I'm going to be 100 percent because I don't know."

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Cubs Still Atop RealGM's Team Rankings

Jun 30, 2008 6:07 PM EST

By Christopher Reina

At RealGM, we use the Field Impact Counter (FIC) to objectively measure how effectively teams are performing. We combine the position players and pitchers' FIC scores to measure which teams have played the best so far in 2008.

Click here for more information about the Field Impact Counter and the Reina Value.

*Through Mondays's games

Team: FIC Per Game Total (FIC Position Players/FIC Pitchers)

1. Chicago Cubs: 19.5 (9.0, 10.4)

The Cubs are leading the MLB in batting with a .284 clip.

2. Boston Red Sox: 19.5 (9.1, 10.4)

Dustin Pedroia, Mike Lowell and Kevin Youkilis are all heating up, as they each have an OPS above 1.000 over the past six games.

3. Philadelphia Phillies: 18.3 (8.6, 9.7)

Thie Phillies are 3-13 over their past 16 games.

4. Chicago White Sox: 18.2 (8.0, 10.2)

With 50 quality starts, the White Sox lead the majors in that category.

5. Tampa Bay Rays: 17.8 (7.0, 10.8)

Evan Longoria is hitting .216 at home and .328 on the road.

6. New York Yankees: 17.7 (8.0, 9.7)

Somewhat quietly, Alex Rodriguez is now hitting .322 with 15 homers on the season.

7. St. Louis Cardinals: 17.5 (8.0. 9.5)

Rick Ankiel is batting .320 with three homers in his past six games.

8. Texas Rangers: 17.3 (8.9, 8.5)

The Rangers lead the MLB in OPS (.807) and total bases (1,344).

9. New York Mets: 16.6 (7.2, 9.3)

The Mets are 6-6 since the firing of Willie Larry Randolph.

10. Toronto Blue Jays: 16.3 (6.0, 10.3)

The Jays are 5-3 since Cito Gaston?s return as skipper.

11. Atlanta Braves: 16.1 (6.9, 9.2)

The Braves have hit just .741 in June, the second consecutive month in which their production at the plate has dropped.

12. Milwaukee Brewers: 16.1 (6.2, 9.9)

The Brewers hit just 24 homers in April, but 44 in June.

13. Detroit Tigers: 16.1 (7.6, 8.4)

Continuing the monthly trend, the Tigers OPS in June was .827, which was a sharp climb from the .712 they had in May.

14. Minnesota Twins: 15.9 (6.5, 9.5)

The Twins lead the AL in triples with 24 thanks to at least two from six different guys.

15. Baltimore Orioles: 15.7 (6.5, 9.3)

Jeremy Guthrie has a 3.50 ERA this season.

16. Houston Astros: 15.4 (6.5, 8.9)

Wandy Rodriguez has been the staff?s ace with a 2.58 ERA and 7.74 K/9 ratio.

17. Los Angeles Angels: 15.1 (4.5, 10.7)

A team that is 16 games over .500 really shouldn?t be 17th on a rankings list, but this formula clearly does not close games into account and a club that has only scored 12 more runs than their opponents is difficult to know what to do with.

18. Pittsburgh Pirates: 14.9 (6.7, 8.2)

Pirates? pitchers are yielding an MLB-worst .813 OPS.

19. Oakland Athletics: 14.6 (4.6, 10.0)

Rich Harden has a dominant 2.15 ERA and has been extremely durable since May 11th.

20. Arizona Diamondbacks: 14.4 (4.7, 9.7)

The first of five NL West teams in the twenties.

21. Cincinnati Reds: 14.4 (5.4, 8.9)

The Reds lead the MLB in strikeouts with 636, but have given up 107 homers.

22. Los Angeles Dodgers: 14.2 (4.8, 9.4)

Russell Martin and Jeff Kent are leading the Dodgers with eight homers each.

23. Cleveland Indians: 14.2 (5.3, 8.9)

Cleveland has logged nine shutouts on the season, which is the best in baseball.

24. San Francisco Giants: 14.1 (4.8, 9.3)

The Giants hit a homer in every 53.2 at bats, which is last in the MLB.

25. Florida Marlins: 13.9 (5.1, 8.8)

Dan Uggla, Hanley Ramirez, Mike Jacobs, Jorge Cantu, Cody Ross and the Marlins lead the MLB in homers with 116.

26. Seattle Mariners: 13.4 (5.3, 8.1)

Carlos Silva has a 5.69 ERA and just 3.52 K/9.

27. Kansas City Royals: 13.3 (4.4, 8.9)

David DeJesus is batting .316 with eight homers.

28. Colorado Rockies: 13.3 (5.3, 8.0)

The Rockies have scored just 104 runs in June.

29. San Diego Padres: 11.0 (2.4, 8.6)

Adrian Gonzalez has 21 homers (12 on the road) in what is one of the better wasted seasons.

30. Washington Nationals: 10.9 (2.7, 8.2)

Lastings Milledge and Elijah Dukes have OPS totals of .679 and .738 respectively.

Via Christopher Reina/RealGM

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Manny Apologizes For Pushing Team Official To The Ground

Jun 30, 2008 11:29 AM EST

According to a report in The Providence Journal, Manny Ramirez has apologized for pushing the team's traveling secretary to the ground in the visitors clubhouse during a confrontation Saturday in Houston.

Ramirez had requested 16 tickets from Jack McCormick for Saturday's game against the Astros, the report said.

After McCormick said that it might not be possible, Ramirez replied by yelling "just do your job," according to Monday's report.

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Red Sox Jun 2008 Archive

  • Sox Dealing With Threats In Tampa

    The Boston Herald | Jun 30, 2008

    The Red Sox have increased their security after receiving a number of threats heading into their three-game series with the Rays in Tampa.

  • AL Voting Gets Closer As All-Star Game Approaches

    RealGM Staff Report | Jun 29, 2008

    The American League voting is extremely tight as the 2008 All-Star Game draws closer.

  • Iwamura's Suspension Stays; Crisp Gets Reduction

    The Tampa Tribune | Jun 28, 2008

    Major League Baseball has decided to uphold the three-game suspension of Rays second baseman Akinori Iwamura and reduce Red Sox outfielder Coco Crisp's penalty from five to three games.

  • Curt Schilling May Pitch Yet Again

    The Boston Herald | Jun 26, 2008

    Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling's shoulder surgery went well enough that he said Wednesday there is a possibilty he could return to the mound.

  • Schilling Could Be Throwing In Four Months

    The Boston Globe | Jun 24, 2008

    Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling could begin throwing again in as soon as four months after having successful shoulder surgery on Monday.

  • Mauer Overtakes Varitek In AL Balloting

    RealGM Staff Report | Jun 23, 2008

    Minnesota Twins catcher Joe Mauer has taken the lead behind the plate in the latest American League balloting figures.

  • Youkilis Wins One For Boston In 13th

    ESPN | Jun 22, 2008

    The Red Sox avoided a sweep at the hands of the Cardinals in interleague play on Sunday afternoon thanks to a walk-off home run by Kevin Youkilis in the thirteenth inning.

  • Prospect Report: Lowrie Helps Sox Win

    Andrew Perna/RealGM | Jun 21, 2008

    Red Sox prospect Jed Lowrie went 1-for-3 for the team's Triple-A team in Pawtucket on Saturday afternoon. Lowrie also worked a walk, as the shortstop was extremely patient at the plate.

  • Has Schilling Thrown His Last Pitch?

    AP | Jun 20, 2008

    Curt Schilling said Friday on Boston radio station WEEI he will have shoulder surgery next week and that he's out for the season and that his career may be over.

  • Are Cubs Still Targeting Coco Crisp?

    The Boston Herald | Jun 19, 2008

    The Chicago Cubs are reportedly still looking at Red Sox outfielder Coco Crisp.

  • Red Sox Place Colon On DL; Recall Smith From Pawtucket

    yahoo.com | Jun 17, 2008

    The Red Sox have placed RHP Bartolo Colon on the 15-day DL with back stiffness, and have recalled reliever Chris Smith from Class AAA Pawtucket.

  • Cast Comes Off: David Ortiz Making Progress

    The Boston Herald | Jun 17, 2008

    Red Sox' designated hitter David Ortiz is making progress towards returning to the field as he had the cast removed from his left wrist.

  • Kinsler Trims Pedrioa's Lead In Latest AL All-Star Balloting Returns

    RealGM Staff Report | Jun 16, 2008

    Ian Kinsler trails Dustin Pedoria by roughly 200,000 votes in the latest AL All-Star balloting as the races tighten.

  • Papelbon: Sox Not Finished Paying Back Rays

    ESPN | Jun 13, 2008

    Red Sox closer Jonathan Papelbon says that his team is not finished paying back the Rays for the incidents that took place between the two teams last week.

  • Dice-K To Pitch For Pawtucket Next Week

    AP | Jun 13, 2008

    Boston Manager Terry Francona said Daisuke Matsuzaka will pitch for Triple-A Pawtucket on Monday.

  • David Ortiz Becomes U.S. Citizen

    ESPN | Jun 11, 2008

    Boston slugger David Ortiz was sworn in as a U.S. citizen on Wednesday.

  • Red Sox, Yankees Still Dominate AL All-Star Voting

    MLB.com | Jun 9, 2008

    Players from Boston and New York continue to dominate the All-Star voting in the American League.

  • Lester Confused By Suspension

    The Boston Herald | Jun 9, 2008

    Red Sox pitcher Jon Lester is confused as to why Major League Baseball suspended him following the team's scuffle with the Rays last Thursday.

  • Could Bonds Join BoSox?

    The San Francisco Chronicle | Jun 8, 2008

    With David Ortiz on the shelf, there are rumors that the Red Sox could look at Barry Bonds as a replacement.

  • Manny Hits No. 504 As Sox Drub Mariners

    ESPN | Jun 7, 2008

    Manny Ramirez hit the 504th home run of his Major League Career on Saturday afternoon as the Red Sox drubbed the Mariners 11-3 at Fenway Park.

  • Red Sox, Rays Suspended Total Of 38 Games

    RealGM Staff Report | Jun 6, 2008

    A total of eight members of the Rays and Red Sox have been suspended for their roles in the incidents that occurred on Wednesday and Thursday at Fenway Park.

  • Manny Homers, Argues With Youkilis In Red Sox Win

    AP | Jun 6, 2008

    Manny Ramirez got into a shouting match with teammate Kevin Youkilis on Thursday night, as the Red Sox defeated the Rays 7-1.

  • Boston Interested In Brian Giles?

    The San Diego Union-Tribune | Jun 5, 2008

    People are paying extra attention to outfielder Brian Giles as numerous teams could be interested in him.

  • Boston's Schilling Throws From The Mound

    The Boston Herald | Jun 5, 2008

    Curt Schilling threw 25 pitches on Wednesday during his first mound session since he started feeling shoulder pain last winter.

  • BoSox Looking To Trade For Help?

    The Boston Herald | Jun 3, 2008

    David Ortiz will miss one month of action for the Red Sox, and the team could be looking to add a player to the lineup to help soften the blow.

  • Big Papi Headed To DL With Tendon Tear

    AP | Jun 3, 2008

    Boston Red Sox DH David Ortiz is headed to the 15-day DL with a partially torn tendon in his left wrist.

  • Boston's Ortiz Feels Pain In His Wrist

    The Boston Globe | Jun 1, 2008

    Red Sox slugger David Ortiz left Saturday night's game in the ninth inning after feeling pain in his left wrist after a swing.

  • Manny Joins 500-Club

    AP | Jun 1, 2008

    Manny Ramirez became the 24th player to reach the 500-home run milestone, blasting a seventh inning homer off Chad Bradford, as the Red Sox beat the Orioles 6-3 on Saturday night.