Baseball News, Tweets & More: Thursday pm

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Thursday Afternoon Edition

@IanMBrowne: Lowell talks first base and how social it is, his offense, his hip and more. http://bit.ly/bWAYil

@JCRMarlinsbeat: Florida Marlins poll: When will Mike Stanton make his major league debut? http://goo.gl/fb/LYeW

@MLB_Monster: Upton exits after injuring ankle http://bit.ly/9jixsx & Affeldt comes to terms with Giants http://bit.ly/95Jt4a & Nationals SP Livan Hernandez, bidding for one of the final … http://bit.ly/98yLSW & Patterson trying to latch on with A’s: Patterson trying to latch on with A’s http://bit.ly/dnh1nC

@realjustinupton: The ankle is fine , they took me out as a precaution, may miss a few games to rest it to make sure I am ready for Opening Day.

@SI_JonHeyman: #braves havent announced it yet, but phenom heyward has same chance to make team as chipper, mccann, hudson, lowe & wagner & could this be the d-train’s last stop? he has 0.82 ERA this spring, but scouts arent sold. on si.com: http://tinyurl.com/yc6gezo & #mariners hope pitching star cliff lee is back by week 3. but they are now again seriously considering jarrod washburn.

@JaneMLB: Full story on Petit/Ramirez trade: http://bit.ly/bifuOk #Athletics #mlb

@Ken_Rosenthal: Source: RHP Chad Gaudin clears waivers, released by #Yankees. Team owes him $737,500 – one-fourth of $2.95M salary. #MLB

@mlbtraderumors: RT @RSMupdates: Win an Autographed Torii Hunter Game Used Bat by donating to the Torii Hunter Project – https://raffle.toriihunter.com/

@StatsGuru: New post: Lowell’s Hip No Better http://bit.ly/b7NB9p #bostonredsox #mikelowell

@WriteField: FenwayWest Theo Proven Right on Lowell http://bit.ly/9VhoKc

@prorumors: MLB Spring Trade Rumors: According to Morosi of FOXSports http://goo.gl/fb/2TcT & Heath Bell Trade Rumors: Heath Bell’s Thoughts on a Possible Trade http://goo.gl/fb/M6VO & Dodgers Martin to be ready by opening day http://goo.gl/fb/HqWE & **PRO Rumors TV – Sunday, March 28 at 7:00pm with Will Carroll of Baseball Prospectus http://goo.gl/fb/y0YI**

@MLBHomeRun: Ellsbury’s evolution far from complete http://bit.ly/b7lA8y #MLB #Baseball & Smoltz inching closer to retiring http://bit.ly/bMmiFv #MLB #Baseball & A-Rod: ‘Nothing to add’ about fed meeting http://bit.ly/dm98D1 #MLB #Baseball & Marlins comment on Lowell http://bit.ly/98kbac #MLB &  McCutchen Wants to Rush Pirates Back to Winning Ways http://bit.ly/b6mIWr #MLB

@sbnbaseball: Padres GM Hoyer: Richard will be in the 4th spot and Latos will be limited to 150 innings: … http://bit.ly/aWD2Re

@CamdenCrazies: The #Orioles are probably going to need a shortstop next season. Could LA’s Ching-Lung Hu be a trade target? http://bit.ly/a2PfGw

@sabermetricsman: How to use sabermetrics in fantasy baseball – Sports & Recreation … http://bit.ly/9L8kFd

@stevebuffum: Shin-Soo Choo had to be introduced to the concept of SUNGLASSES? Maybe this helps with the Brownian Chicken routes… http://bit.ly/cjhE0q

@GaryArmidaFCP: If Joba Chamberlain is really sent to the bullpen today, I may lose my mind. What a waste of 3 years. #yankees #MLB, I’m not losing my mind over Phil Hughes winning the job. He deserves to be a starter. Still finding out more details about Joba’s future. Pending the results of those findings, then I lose my mind. #wasteof3yearsforjoba. I love twitter BTW. It allows me to vent and think out loud without writing something stupid and reactionary on FCP.

@jorgesaysno: *New Post* Introducing MLBFreeagency.com: Friends,After almost two years of blogging on Jorge Says No!, I have dec… http://bit.ly/9ZRofV
Loved this quote…@Zellyanks: “Cricket is baseball on valium.” – Robin Williams