Odds & Ends: Kazmir, Byrd, A's, Lackey

Sunday evening linkage... As noted by Bill Shaikin of the Los Angeles Times, new Angels hurler Scott Kazmir is already falling in love out west.  "It kind of feels like a playoff atmosphere every time you're here," Kazmir said Saturday. "You have the Rally Monkey, the whole thing going on."  He's under team control until 2012 and will make his Angels debut Wednesday. Paul Byrd told WEEI.com's Rob Bradford that he wasn't guaranteed a call-up by the Red Sox when they signed him to a minor league deal in early August.  The 38-year-old made his 2009 debut Saturday afternoon, tossing six shutout innings against the Blue Jays. Rhett Bollinger of MLB.com spoke Saturday with A's manager Bob Geren, who revealed his plan for September's roster expansion.  It has already been confirmed that Brett Wallace will not see major league action this year. John Lackey earned his 100th career win Saturday with eight innings of fiv...