How much does Tampa pitcher Andy Sonnanstine like Ping Pong? Enough to post videos of him paddling it out against a friend on YouTube under the name "sonnysidearm." Really.

No word on if the sport will help the 5.85 ERA he posted in his rookie season.

[Rays Index]

Elsewhere in the baseball blogosphere ... 

• The trailer for MLB: The Show '08 is out. My initial review is that the game has slightly better graphics than Bases Loaded. [Sons of Steve Garvey]

• He may be the most well-known prank victim in the country, but did you know that Kyle Kendrick is also a pretty good pitcher? [Yahoo! Sports]

• The only thing with a lower rating than the U.S. housing market? The demand for game-worn Carl Pavano merchandise. [Bugs & Cranks]

• Down in Florida, a blogger conducted an interview with Elijah Dukes and lived to blog about it. [Nats320]

• Silly Dusty Baker is back to saying silly things about silly basecloggers. [Fire Joe Morgan]

• What is it like to have a new Roger Clemens book hitting the shelves these days? [Over The Monster]

• The Brew Crew is trying to keep Ryan Braun in Wisconsin for as long as possible. [MLB Trade Rumors]

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