March 31st Daily News and Transactions

Hey there guys,
Just a quick little preview. I am going to start going into some news and transactions from the day. I will do this every night before I go to bed so this fairly late and mainly for the people that don't sleep but I'm hoping that people that wake up early will take a look at it too. Alright guys hope you enjoy

MLB

-Rockies closer Huston Street (shoulder) will open season on DL; Franklin Morales to be team's closer

Street last season was one of the top closers in the Majors so having him on the DL to open the season is going to be pretty rough especially considering that Morales has had problems the past 3 seasons keeping opponents off the bases with batters hitting .256 against him. The Rockies hope that Huston can come back ASAP

-Phils RP Brad Lidge took cortisone shot for elbow soreness; team targets him for mid-April return

When he is pitching well, like 2008 where he converted on all 41 save opportunities with an era of 1.95 and hitters only hitting .198 against him, then he can be dominant, but if he pitches anything like last year, converting only 31/42 saves with an era of 7.21 and batters hitting .301 against him, then the Phillies may want to take their time with him and make sure he is 100% mind and body

-Blue Jays SP Marc Rzepczynski expected to miss up to 6 weeks with broken finger

Rzepczynski, Rezy from here on out, actually did pretty well as a rookie in 2009 going 2-4 in 11 starts allowing hitters only a .225 batting average and a 1.8 whip. Not amazing but not bad. After a year of learning and getting used to the majors he could have been a solid starter this season. I guess we'll see how he bounces back from this injury.

-Astros 1B Lance Berkman will start season on DL (left knee), eligible to be activated April 10

The season officially starts on April 4. This isn't going to hurt the Astro's that much as long as he does come back around that time period. Geoff Blum will start in his place till he gets back.

NFL

-District Attorney's office will not file charges against Joey Porter after March 27 arrest

The Cardinals did not get much pressure from their rush linebacker this past season, and as the youngest of their availabe candidates was 34 they had to go out and get someone. I think it would've better suited them to have found a hybrid in the draft to give them someone to scare QBs for years to come but Joey Porter is still an upgrade at the Position.