A performance like Joe Blanton had yesterday for the Phils is the reason they acquired the righty at the trade deadline. ( Philly Inquirer ) The Angels showed a lot of guts yesterday in beating the Red Sox in 2 innings to stay alive in the series. Do the Red Sox face a must win in game 4 to avoid going back to Anaheim? ( L.A. Times ) Do you think Royals GM Dayton Moore is a little fed up? "We're at a point now where you will never, ever hear me say again that we have young players who are improving. You will never, ever hear me say again that we are rebuilding. That stuff is over. I'm sick of all that." ( KC Star ) Maybe it is not a foregone conclusion that CC will be leaving Milwaukee. ( GB Press Gazette ) The Tigers will not extend Jim Leyland past next year, good move? ( Detroit Free Press ) ...