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Saturday Night, The Texas Rangers and New York Mets’ game went under a rain delay but that didn’t stop 6 players from the Rangers. Ian Kinsler came up with the idea of sliding on the tarp and Milton Bradley seconded it. Then Ian Kinsler, Milton Bradley, Josh Rupe, Josh Hamilton, Gerald Laird, and Michael Young came out of the dugout in the pouring rain and started sliding head-first down the tarp on the infield. The six were out there for only a few minutes, but long enough to get the Mets crowd cheering for them as they waited for the rain to stop. “Let’s go Rangers!”

 Texas Rangers

Texas Rangers Slip and Slide

Sunday, Boston Red Sox Outfielder Jacoby Ellsbury set the Boston Red Sox rookie record in steals. In the 1st inning Ellsbury slapped a single into left-field and stole 2nd base on the first ptch Homer Bailey gave to Dustin Pedroia, giving Ellsbury 32 steals, one more than Amby McConnell in 1908. After this he stole 3rd base and scored on a sacrafice fly from Dustin Pedroia. The Boston Red Sox beat the Cinncinati Red by the score of 9-0.

 Jacoby Ellsbury

Sunday, there was a scary moment in the 9th inning of the series finale for the St. Louis Cardinals who were playing against the Philadelphia Phillies, when Eric Bruntlett collided at home plate with Yadier Molina. With runner’s at 3rd and 1st base, Phillies’ SS Jimmy Rollins hit a chopper to the 1st baseman Chris Duncan who quickly threw it to Yadier Molina at home who tagged out Eric Bruntlett trying to go from 3rd to home. Bruntlett, however, appeared to hit Molina in the head with his elbow and after this Molina fell to the dirt face-first. He lied motionless for several minutes and had to be carted off the field on a stretcher. Yadier Molina remained conscious and was taken to a local hospital to evaluate back and neck problems. He was a potential All-Star for them this season. He was later diagnosed with a mild concussion.

 Yadier Molina

Yadier Molina’s Injury At Home Plate

Sunday Afternoon, Minnesota Twins right-handed pitcher Scott Baker set an MLB record by striking out 4 batters in a single inning against the Milwaukee Brewers. Baker struck out Ryan Braun for the the 3rd inning. Then he struck out Prince Fielder bu threw a wild pitch allowing Fielder to reach 1st base. Afterwards he got Russell Branyan swinging and Mike Cameron looking to get 4 strikeouts in the 3rd inning. He is the first Twins’ Pitcher in history to accomplish this feat.

 Scott Baker

Sunday Morning, Dennis Sarfate became a dad on Father’s Day with the birth of his daughter, Kinsley. Kinsley Sarfate weighed in at 7 pounds and 13 ounces and measured 21 and 1/4 inches. His wife’s name is Jada. The reliever was not at the ballpark for Sunday’s game against the Pirates, and did not appear in any game this series. Sarfate will be back with the team on Tuesday.

 Dennis Sarfate

Thursday Night, Charlie Jones, a former broadcaster of the Colorado Rockies passed away at his home in the San Diego community of La Jolla after suffering a heart attack. He was 77 years old. Jones provided the play-by-play on Cincinnati Reds baseball telecasts in 1973 and 1974, and for the Colorado Rockies from their first season in 1993 to 1995.  Charlie Jones was getting dressed to go to dinner with friends at Torrey Pines Lodge, when he was stricken, said his longtime agent, Martin Mandel. The U.S. Open is under way this week at Torrey Pines.

 Charlie Jones

R.I.P.

On Friday, The New York Mets acquired outfielder Trot Nixon from the Arizona Diamondbacks for  cash or a player to be named later. Nixon and Pedro Martinez both played with each other for 7 years in Boston, including the 2004 World Series title. Trot Nixon is 34 years old and was batting .304 with 10 home runs for Triple-A for the D-Backs. His best season came in 2003 when was with the Red Sox and hit .306 with 28 home runs. Nixon signed with the Indians before last season and batted .288 after the All-Star break. He then signed a Minor League deal with the Diamondbacks, and accepted an assignment to Triple-A after losing a roster battle in Spring Training. Nixon is a career .275 hitter over 11 Major League seasons. Trot Nixon will join the team on Saturdayto play the Texas Rangers.

 Trot Nixon

Friday, the MLB is looking into implementing instant replay by August 1st. Last November, baseball’s general managers voted 25-5 during their annual meeting to explore the possibility of using the video technology to help decide disputed home run calls: Fair or foul, in or out of the ballpark. With a number of disputed home run calls already this season, some GMs are eager to have it implemented in some shape or form. MLB would not likely implement a system in which delays will be considerable or disruptive to the pace. To the contrary, one stated goal in the contemplation of replay would be to reduce confusion and eliminate extended arguments over the issue in question.

 Instant Replay