Just when you thought Big Puma/Fat Elvis Lance Berkman had it goin on with his (now seemingly piddly) 8 launches beyond the fence, Feel Good Story Of The Season, Josh Hamilton (who I will now officially begin referring to as "Bam Bam Ham") spent a ridiculous half hour (roughly) pounding out pitches   more...

The Phillies acquired Brad Lidge in one of the best trades in their history this past off-season, and now they have him locked up until at least 2011. Lidge, who would have been a free agent at the end of the season, signed a three year deal worth 37.5 million dollars. The deal also includes a team   more...
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It seems like ever since I've been in the big leagues that the Angels and A's have been in 1st or 2nd in the division so there's definitely a little rivalry going on here. It's not like some of those football rivalries, like Texas-Oklahoma or USC-UCLA, but they are definitely a team we look at and   more...

Back from my vacation to discuss the Phillies news of the past week a bit browner, heavier, and tired. First on the agenda...1. The All-Star Game: Brad Lidge's unnecessary pitchers, Chase Utley's performance, and Pat Burrell and Cole Hamels snubs.2. The Joe Blanton Deal: will he help?3. Ryan   more...
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Pat Burrell should be an All-Star, but that slap-nut Rockies manager Clint Hurdle didn't bestow the honor upon him, instead deciding the declining and extra-aging Miguel Tejada deserved to be the second Astro on the NL squad. As a member of the Phils blogsphere, I beg of you to take the time and   more...
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If there's anything true about baseball analysts everywhere, or sports analysts as a whole, it's that predicting isn't exactly their forte. So it made complete sense for us at the ADD Show to try and predict the 2008 State Farm Home Run Derby (Monday, 8pm). First though, let's break down the derby   more...
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The Astros acquired Randy Wolf on Tuesday, sending AAA righty Chad Reineke to San Diego. This has inspired headlines, from writers I enjoy and read every day, such as "Astros' pursuit of Wolf baffling" and "Ed Wade Loses His Mind, Trades For Randy Wolf".Look, I get that Ed Wade isn't the best GM   more...
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The Astros had some high hopes going into this season and have vastly underperformed. While we held high hopes for the team, a look at their payroll allocations should have had us all writing them off from the start.
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You have to love Houston Astros GM Ed Wade - even with the Astros further out of first place than the Padres (Houston is 13 games back entering play on July 24th, San Diego is 12 1/2 out) and needing to leapfrog four teams in their own division to enter into Wild Card consideration, he [...]
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A more thoughtful discussion of the rapidly aged short-stop's recent struggles.
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Not quite like Waiver Wire, this piece examines potentially available players that focus on a specific category. If you need some power, we have a suggestion. If you need some speed, we have a suggestion. If you need some K's, we have a suggestion. Unfortunately, these players will not help   more...
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MLB recently received two black eyes due to the incidents in Houston between Astros pitcher Shawn Chacon and GM Ed Wade and the other incident also being in Houston, but this time on the visitor's side between Red Sox LF Manny Ramirez and Boston's travelling secretary Jack McCormick.The Houston   more...
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Alright, before we kick this thing off, let's play Who Am I. Here we go.I lead the AL in home runs and play for the atrocious Cleveland Indians. Today on Around the Horn, my name was mispronounced. In 2002 I was part of the package the Indians received in exchange for Bartolo Colon.My name is Grady   more...
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Is JD Drew the mid-season MVP? -- Who was the biggest surprise of the first half? -- Who was the biggest disappointment?Fire Brand of the AL gives out there awards and The Bottom Line chimes in...
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We'll start off today's news and notes with a tribute to actress Estelle Getty, better known as Sophia Petrillo of the Golden Girls, who passed away at the age of 84. Many of you will surely deny it, but you used to tune in every Saturday night to watch Sophia, Rose, Dorothy, and "that crazy   more...
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