Around the AL Central: Errors, Delmon and hemorrhoids

Posted on May 28th, 2008 – 4:35 PM
By Michael Rand

Rank these four stories from favorite to least favorite:

1) From ESPN.com (via bpar):

White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen says he’s not planning on calling shortstop Orlando Cabrera into his office, even though Cabrera apparently has been making plenty of calls on his own. In an act that might befit a petulant child more than a major league baseball player, Cabrera has been picking up the phone and complaining to official scorers about errors charged to him. The Chicago Sun-Times reported in Sunday’s editions that during Thursday’s 3-1 victory against the Cleveland Indians, Cabrera had called the U.S. Cellular Field press box twice to protest an error that was charged to him in the sixth inning.

2) From Around the Majors:

Delmon Young has played in 216 consecutive games, the longest streak in the majors, and he’s back in the Twins’ starting lineup tonight. The Twins will face Royals righthander Zack Greinke. Craig Monroe is a career .389 (7-for-18) hitter against Greinke, but he’ll be on the bench. A look below at how the Twins’ starters have fared against Greinke, as Kansas City looks to snap its nine-game losing streak.

3. From several sources, but we’ll choose the good old AP (and brought to our attention by Local Quipster):

(Jim) Leyland said Carlos Guillen has been shifted from 3B to DH because Guillen has a bad case of hemorrhoids. Guillen made two errors in the opening game of the three-game set in Anaheim.

4. And, just for good measure, Bret Boone has retired. Again. Those who saw his skeletal remains in a Twins uniform might be shocked to know he was still toiling in the Washington minor league system.

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