Troy Glaus was the hero, but only for one inning. Then Aaron Miles stepped up to the plate after Padres' manager intentionally walked two hitters to get to him. Aaron answered Black in grand style.
Original Story: http://www.fourthebirdz.com/2008/07/mile....

This was Jason LaRue's day to shine, putting out a base runner at home plate while getting bowled over, then stepping up to the plate in the next inning, lofting a long ball into the Cards' bullpen, and that wasn't all, as the Cards recovered their nine-game road trip and came out respectable in   more...
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The MLB free agency period has officially began. Fifty-seven players filed papers to become free agents Monday. Big names on the list include: Barry Bonds, Torii Hunter, Alex Rodriguez, Mariano Rivera, Kerry Wood, Trot Nixon, Shawn Green, Paul Lo Duca, and Shannon Stewart.Check out the entire list.
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I'm almost finished with my divisional rankings of the 2008 catchers. This post includes the backstops from the NL Central.
Original Story: http://www.crookedpitch.com/177/2008-nat....

Before the New York Mets re-joined the ranks of the "serious contenders with serious money" club two years ago, the weeks between the end of the World Series and December's Winter Meetings had become a quiet lull for most New York baseball fans. The Yankees had pretty much targeted -- and quickly   more...
Original Story: http://www.gothambaseball.com/news/11628....

The Reds are competing for first place in the NL Central this late in the season for the first time in a long time. I was surfing through some Reds info and found a page listing the teams salaries. Obviously Griffey and Dunn are two of the highest paid players on the team, but they're not making   more...
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Why catcher Gerald Laird fails to inspire much confidence among the die-hard fanbase of the Texas Rangers.
Original Story: http://mvn.com/mlb-rangers/2008/02/17/ra....