Traina Thoughts: Rangers Sell Pitcher Ernesto Frieri To Mariners For A Buck
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1. There are very few things in the world today that only cost $1. Apparently, Major League ballplayers are one of them. The Rangers sold relief pitcher Ernesto Frieri to the Mariners last night for the grand total of one whole dollar. Even though he only appeared in six games for Texas this season, allowing four earned runs in six innings, and was sent down to Triple-A on July 7, we can't imagine Frieri's confidence is super high right now after getting dealt for the cost of a pack of gum, but at least Frieri isn't Braves infielder, Johan Camargo.
2. NBC host/weatherman, Al Roker, threw a truly terrible first pitch before last night's Rangers-Mets game.
3. Reds center fielder Billy Hamilton made one of the best catches you'll ever see yesterday.
4. The debut episode of HBO's Hard Knocks, which aired last night, is posted on the Buccaneers website for free if you'd like to watch.
5. Excellent job here by Cavs forward Iman Shumpert, who does his best Chaz impersonation while reenacting a scene from Wedding Crashers.
6. Anybody wanna play pick up with the best basketball player in the world?
7. Tough break for Kesha.
8. RANDOM WRESTLING VIDEO OF THE DAY: Chris Jericho made his WWE debut on this date in 1999. Known back then as Y2J, Jericho interrupted the Rock and two created one of the most memorable moments in Monday Night Raw history.
