May 24, 2010

BP Unfiltered

The Paper Trail of May 24

by John Perrotto

--Richard Justice of the Houston Chronicle writes that Jose Lima still holds a special place in Astros fans' memories.

--Sam Mellinger of the Kansas City Star writes that Lima's time was filled with joy.

--Lynn Henning of the Detroit News writes that Miguel Cabrera will miss the Tigers' series against the Mariners.

--John Fay of the Cincinnati Enquirer writes that the Reds hope they won't lose Homer Bailey.

--Adam Kilgore of the Washington Post writes that Mike Rizzo is mum on a report the Nationals are trying to trade for Roy Oswalt.

--Thomas Boswell of the Washington Post writes that especially if their 10-game road trip goes well, this could be an exciting summer for the Nationals.

--Jim Souhan of the Minneapolis Star-Tribune writes that his instincts say the Twins are lacking something that's becoming a killer.

--Michael Hunt of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel writes that the Brewers' goal should be duplicating the Twins' consistency.

--Sam Donnellon of the Philadelphia Daily News writes that Roy Halladay explains his subpar outing by saying "that's baseball."

--Jean Jacques Taylor of the Dallas Morning News writes that at this rate, the Rangers' bullpen is in big trouble.

John Perrotto is an author of Baseball Prospectus. 
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