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Red Sox recall Breslow; designate Miller for assignment

The Boston Red Sox today recalled lefty Craig Breslow from the Pawtucket Red Sox and designated catcher Corky Miller for assignment.
Breslow will be in uniform for tonight's game at Fenway against Detroit. The 26-year-old Breslow is 5-1 with a 3.00 E.R.A. and seven saves in 35 relief appearances with Pawtucket. He leads the PawSox in appearances and has held opposing batters to a .205 average.
Breslow made one appearance in a Boston uniform last month, pitching 1.2 scoreless innings with two strikeouts as the team lost to Oakland.
Miller was called up from Pawtucket on Aug. 5 as a stopgap after the Red Sox suffered injuries to catchers Jason Varitek and Doug Mirabelli. He appeared in one game as starting catcher Aug. 6 against Tampa Bay, going 0-for-4 as the Sox lost in extra innings.

Posted by Mike McDermott  at 3:51 PM | Permalink

Hatin' on John Sterling

New York Post columnist Phil Mushnick sums up his opinion of Yanks play-by-play man John Sterling: "John Sterling, 'The Voice of the New York Yankees,' is not merely a self-promoting clown, he's a dishonest self-promoting clown."

Mushnick was a little upset this weekend after hearing what he said was Sterling's inaccurate call of a "great" catch by Melky Cabrera.

Click here to read Mushnick's anti-Sterling rant.

Posted by Mike McDermott  at 1:18 PM | Permalink | Comments 2

Philadelphia newspaper gets Brett Myers 911 tapes

The Philadelphia Inquirer today is reporting the full transcripts of the 911 calls made by witnesses to the alleged assault by Phillies pitcher Brett Myers against his wife in Boston's Back Bay area in June.

The taped reports depict a vicious assault by the 6-foot-4, 240-pound starting pitcher against his wife, who is a foot shorter and more than 100 pounds lighter.

Click here to read the full Inquirer story.

Posted by Mike McDermott  at 10:08 AM | Permalink