Baseball Blogs Weigh In: Towers, Rogers, Joba

On this date in 2004, at the age of 40, southpaw Randy Johnson became the oldest pitcher to ever throw a perfect game when the Diamondbacks beat the Braves, 2-0. Johnson joined Cy Young, Jim Bunning, Hideo Nomo, and Nolan Ryan as the only hurlers to throw no-hitters in both leagues.  Here’s this week’s look around the baseball blogosphere..

• Inside The ’Zona reverses every trade made by D’Backs GM Kevin Towers.
• Baseball Hot Corner wonders if Esmil Rogers is still worth keeping around.
• The Beanball breaks down Joba Chamberlain’s resurgence.
• Blue Jays Plus looks at Brett Lawrie’s hitting mechanics.
• Rays Colored Glasses spoke with Gary Sheffield.
• Sports Injury Alert discusses the unfortunate timing of Matt Wieters’ DL trip.
• A’s Farm caught up with Director of Player Personnel Billy Owens.
• Grab Some Bench asks if Jose Quintana is a top AL lefty.
• On Base Talk delves into the Super Two problem.
• Baseball Hot Corner brings us the best alternate minor league uniforms.

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