David Wells finished 63rd at a celebrity golf tournament in Lake Tahoe on Sunday and then blamed his performance on a lack of practice time since he was spending it trying to get back to the majors, as he told a blogger on his Southwest flight home.

Chin-hui Tsao made the Taiwan Olympic team last week after the Kansas City Royals released him from their minor league system last month.

Shea Hillenbrand signed a contract with the York Revolution of the independent Atlantic League in hopes of making a return to the majors. Reportedly, he had earlier been close to signing with the Bridgeport Bluefish.

And finally, my monthly update on Wilson Valdez, who is now with the Tokyo Yakult Swallows after things didn't work out with the Kia Tigers.

3 Comments

Paul Berkowitz on July 16, 2008 9:42 AM said:

I don't recall David Wells being a Dodger in 2007, nor any other year. Some mistake here?

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sporky on July 16, 2008 10:43 AM said:

I could've gone another 5 years without hearing Shea Hillenbrand's name.

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El Lay Dave on July 16, 2008 12:24 PM said:

Paul B. - you don't remember the hilariously great drag bunt he laid down in N.Y. for L.A.'s win against the Mets? (Wells pitched a handful of times in Sept. last year.)

What does it take to get Wilson Valdez back here? He can't hit a lick, but he's a better defensive replacement and PR to caddy for Nomar than Berroa. (I'm not being all-too-serious here.)

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