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Posted on April 28, 2008
Hank Blalock is starting to have a reputation to be a glass joe. Last season, Blalock played a whole 58 games for the Texas Rangers and now, in this very young season, Blalock has a torn hamstring after coming...
Posted on April 18, 2008
22 years. Older than the legal age to drink. And 22 years ago, the Chicago Bears were still doing the Super Bowl shuffle and Ronald Reagan was still in office. And it was the last time Tom Glavine was...
Posted on April 17, 2008
What is the deal with players that are either from the Dominican Republic, Central America, Cuba, basically anywhere south of the country that there are always questions about the "real" age of athletes? And now, we hear that Miguel...
Posted on April 16, 2008
Let's face it. Roy Oswalt has always been one of those special pitchers who just continues to give great numbers year in and year out. So it was a huge surprise to see him start the way he did...
Posted on April 14, 2008
Eric O'Flaherty was a pretty solid middle reliever for the Mariners in 2006. After being drafted in 2003, he made his way to the big leagues and pitched over 50 innings in 2007. Seattle was counting on him to...
Posted on April 12, 2008
Dontrelle Willis bolted Florida for Detroit not only for a better career opportunity, but obviously for money. So this early in the season, any type of injury can be a concern for the team that takes that chance--and for...
Posted on April 9, 2008
Why doesn't ANYONE ever give Arizona the credit that they deserve? Last year, no one expected the D-Backs to do what they did in getting to the playoffs. And then, in the first round, they beat the crap out...
Posted on April 8, 2008
Losing 93 times in a year can't be fun. I mean, come on, who would admit to that unless your team lost 100 the year before? Even then that's a stretch. So now, when your team starts out 6-1,...
Posted on April 7, 2008
Alright, alright, I know, bad pun, and I probably lost about three quarters of my audience showing my age. But hey--I had to get your attention some how, right? :) The Chicago White Sox are streaking--5 in a row...
Posted on April 6, 2008
The Toronto Blue Jays have had quite the opening series at home. From the first game where the fans were cheering inasmuch that it seemed they were already in the postseason, the team responded with a resounding victory over...
Posted on April 5, 2008
It's amazing what one little change in a batter's swing can do. Much like a small adjustment a pitcher makes that suddenly can move him from effective to dominant, a subtle change in Bill Hall's swing allowed him to...
Posted on April 2, 2008
Brian Bannister is a pretty darn good pitcher. I mean, we're talking about a guy who went 12-9 for the Kansas City Royals, who won like 15 total games last year. Ok, it wasn't that bad, but still--it speaks...
Posted on April 1, 2008
Alex Rodriguez is not only the highest paid player in baseball, he's also making more than the Florida Marlins. Johan Santana makes a ton as one of the best pitchers in baseball; he makes 12 million more than the...
Posted on April 1, 2008
It's one thing that in football you have injury reports where coaches are very mysterious as to the extent of their player's ailments. It makes a difference in how teams prepare, it makes a difference in the "chess game"...
Posted on March 30, 2008
Scott Podsednik had a couple of rough last years with the Chicago White Sox. The speedy outfielder had hit the injury bug pretty badly, and so when he signed with the Colorado Rockies, I don't believe many people really...
Posted on March 27, 2008
So the big story is that Alex Rodriguez won't "address" the allegations of Jose Canseco, Juicer Public Enemy #1, who said that he had introduced A-Rod to a steroids dealer. Of course, the media slant is that if you...
Posted on March 26, 2008
A day after Manny Ramirez saved the day for the Red Sox in an exhilarating 10-inning win, the Oakland A's Rich Harden took the mound against the "softball" Boston lineup. Harden, who had been limited to only seven appearances...
Posted on March 25, 2008
One of the biggest acquisitions the Philadelphia Phillies knew they had to make in the offseason was to get a solid closer, someone who they could count on in big games and also allow for Brett Myers to get...
Posted on March 24, 2008
While it wasn't something that was ground-breaking news, the Cubs have named Kerry Wood as their closer. Even though it seems like Wood has been in the big leagues forever, "Kid K" is only 30, and with some of...
Posted on March 21, 2008
Here's some bad news for teams other than the San Diego Padres: Jake Peavy is improving. Huh? What? Seriously? How can that be? I mean, we're talking about a guy who won the equivalent of the Triple Crown of...
Posted on March 20, 2008
Sometimes it's not a good thing to be such a super star. Just ask Daisuke Matsuzaka. I mean, would you like to come off an 18-hour flight and have a bunch of photographers pop-pop-popping at you? Well, if you're...
