Beale Street Beat (Free subscription) | 25/11/2009
Acquired from the Dodgers in the George Sherrill deal, thirdbase prospect Josh Bell took a big leap forward once joining the Orioles organization where he hit .298/.354/.579 (933 OPS) at AA with 9 homeruns in 114 at bats. Four years removed from becoming a 4th round selection by the Dodgers, Bell is now on the [...]
Acme Packing Company (Free subscription) | yesterday
The Green Bay Packers just announced the signing of TE Tom Crabtree to the practice squad. The big news here is that they didn't sign a cornerback to replace CB Trevor Ford , who was recently promoted to the active roster . Despite the loss of CB Al Harris , the other recent signing of CB Josh Bell meant they didn't need another DB. There was a rumor about them bringing back CB Joe Porter...
CBS SportsLine.com (Free subscription) | 26/11/2009
Notable inactives from the Packers-Lions Week 12 matchup on Thanksgiving include: Packers WR Biren Ealy , CB Josh Bell , RB Ahman Green , DB Matt Giordano , LB Aaron Kampman and DE Jarius Wynn . For the Lions, QB Drew Stanton (third QB), WR Derrick Williams , DB Kalvin Pearson , FB Terrelle Smith , LB Ernie Sims and DE Dewayne White are inactive.
Acme Packing Company (Free subscription) | 25/11/2009
More photos » by Mike Roemer - AP Browse more photos » Although the Green Bay Packers just signed free agent CB Josh Bell, they decided to also promote CB Trevor Ford from the practice squad to the active roster. I don't know why Ford was needed now, but my best guess is that there's enough inexperience in the secondary that they might have to bench an ineffective player....
