Countdown to the Deadline: 6 Days

The trade deadline is nearing, and we saw the first big trade yesterday with Matt Holliday going from Oakland to the Cardinals. Will we see any more big trades in the next 6 days? We can only wait!

Buehrle Perfect-o
27 up, 27 down. Mark Buehrle of the Chicago White Sox was perfect on Thursday, only the 18th perfect game in the history of Major League Baseball. Dewayne Wise made an amazing catch in the 9th to take away a home run, and the first Rays' hit. Mark got a call from President O'bama and said he was more nervous during that phone call than in the 9th of his perfect-o. The last perfect game was tossed by Randy Johnson of the D'backs on May 18, 2004. Eric Cooper was the home plate umpire for the game, and was also the plate ump for Buehrle's last no hitter on April 18, 2007.

More Baseball Notes

• Vince Padilla of the Rangers has been diagnosed with swine flu.
• Ted Lilly of the Cubs has been placed on the DL with a shoulder injury.
• Pedro Martinez will make a minor league rehab start today.
• Tomorrow is the 2009 MLB Hall of Fame inductions. Jim Rice and Rickey Henderson will be joining the group of the game's elite players tomorrow afternoon.

That's it for now, more later!