Mark Hale provides some injury updates on his New York Post blog.Willie Randolph isn’t ruling out a trip to the DL for Paul Lo Duca. Hale isn’t sure how likely that actually is.Omar Minaya is not sure if Carlos Beltran will be ready to play when he comes off the DL next Thursday.original

Bob Sikes on Getting Paid To Watch gives props to John Delcos for keeping it real on his blog for The Journal News.

I’m a fan of John as well. He’s one of the few mainstream writers who ‘get’ what blogging is all about.

As far as Willie’s treatment of Milledge, i’m not ready to read so far into it. Willie likes to get all his players in there so when called upon, they’re not coming in cold. This is a team in every sense of the word, and Willie is responsible for that. Milledge will get plenty of playing time, people get too wrapped up in the day to day and forget the bigger picture.I’m more confused about batting Newhan second today, but I suppose Willie’s rational there was to get Newhan to see more strikes. Gotay has shown the ability to get on base without the luxury of needing to bat in that slot. I don’t agree with it 100%, but I understand what he might be trying to do there.

Here’s whats news and notable around the world of baseball today…

• The Boss has seen better days. [ Conde Nast Portfolio ]
• Nelfi Perez is baseball’s first 80 game drug suspension loser.[ Detroit Free Press ] 
• Byung-Hyun Kim lands in Arizona. [ MLB Trade Rumors ]
• Rick Ankiel’s second chance is eminent. [ ESPN ]
• Brewers manager Ned Yost fighting with his players to boost morale. [ AP ]
• Joe Morgan wants to change HOF rules. [ AP ]
• Elijah Dukes is batshit crazy. [ CNN ]
• Edgar Renteria lands on the DL. [ AP ]
• I love Eric Simon’s post game pictures. [ Amazin Avenue ]
• Richard Sandomir at The New York Times shares our Yankee / Seinfeld fetish. [ New York Times ]
• Joe Beningo has a tantrum when Ed Coleman tells him General Millz is sitting today. [ Can't Stop The Bleeding ]
• Barry Bonds has inmates cheering for him. [ AP ]
• AJ Daulerio at Deadspin handicaps the next baseball GM to be smeared. Omar is listed at 3/1 odds. [ Deadspin ]
• I should have been planned better. Mets and Lollapalooza in Chicago the same weekend. Eddie Vedder sings Take Me Out To The Ballgame [ Newsday ]

Cubs pitcher Kerry Woods was activated, after being on teh DL…forever.Wood has made 11 trips to the DL since 98, and will be used as a reliever.  He did not play today but is likely to get some work during this series against the Mets.And…while reading the Hot Foot Kerry Woods suffered a carpel tunnels injury to his pitching hand, and is now back on the DL. We apologize to the Cubs fans.original

you’re gonna want to head over here for the world famous hot foot.