GABE'S TO THE RESCUE!

The National League leader in come-from-behind wins, the Phillies, failed to execute a ninth inning rally and fell to the Brewers 5-4. The Brewers were powered by recent vegetarian Prince Fielder's two home runs and 4 RBI's. Seems that a lack of meat hasn't taken anything away from his power. The Phillies almost looked like they might pull out another late victory when...

Okay, I kid because I care. Prince Fielder harmed no livestock on Wednesday evening but he did have his first multi-homer game of the season to give the Brewers a 5-4 win over the Philadelphia Phillies. Both homers were two-run shots. The first came in the bottom of the first to help get the Brewers out to a 3-0 lead over Cole Hamels. The second came in the bottom of the eighth again...

My theory is that winning and losing records in baseball are entirely dependent upon the net runs each team can generate above the expected average (that plus some pitching statistics that I won't get into today). By "net runs" I mean the combination of Runs Created ("Offensive Runs") above the average at each player's position (as determined by Baseball...

There are a lot of big name sluggers that are off to slow starts this season that have some fantasy owners in a panic. Players like David Ortiz, Alfonso Soriano, and Prince Fielder have frustrated owners and left them asking if something is wrong and if they should hang on to them. I for one am not worried about any of these sluggers. Pitching is usually a little ahead of the hitting...

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