Cleveland CF Grady Sizemore became the first Indian since Joe Carter in 1987 to compile a 30-30 season. On Monday night, Sizemore hit his 30th and 31st home runs to go along with his 34 steals on the year. Grady has been an impact fantasy player all year and now he is part of the history books.
New York Mets starting pitcher John Maine may not see the rotation again until mid September. Maine was placed on the 15-day DL with a bone spur in his right shoulder and will not throw at all for at least 2 weeks. Maine averaged almost 8 K's per 9 innings so the Mets will be hard pressed to find a viable replacement.
Angels LF Garrett Anderson is listed as day-to-day after leaving Sunday's game against the Twins in the first inning with a sore left knee. Anderson tweaked the knee while turning and throwing a ball back into the infield. Gary Matthews Jr. replaced Anderson before moving to right field for Juan Rivera to take over in left. The Angels did win the game by a score of 5-3.
Chicago White Sox DH Jim Thome was in a 5-34 slump before blasting a two-run shot in the 4th inning of Sunday's game against the Tampa Bay Rays. Thome tied Jimmie Foxx with his 534th home run, good enough for 15th on the all time list. The veteran has 27 home runs on the year, a solid season for someone turning 38 soon.
LA Angels shut down man Francisco Rodriguez picked up save number 50 in a 5-3 win over the Minnesota Twins. K-Rod is closing in on the save record and barring injury, should be able to surpass Bobby Thigpen's record of 57 in a season. With 62 K's in 55 innings, fantasy owners are getting all they can out of Rodriguez.
