Screaming Sports' Tommy D breaks out another edition of MLB Sleepers and runs down a quick list of potential needles (in a haystack - get it?) for the upcoming week. So, who could surprise some unsuspecting opponents this week? Only one way to find out ... click it.
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The fantasy season ends Sunday, folks.If you're in contention, congratulations, and keep a close eye on that free agent pool if your league uses daily transactions. And now, for the final time in 2008 a€" God, I'm getting emotional just typing this a€" it's "The Lower Half."
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This is the first of a series called "Good Days of '08." As bad as the season was overall, we had our moments. The series will chronicle some of the better games of 2008.-----(John Bazemore/AP)Game 1 coverage:[GameDay][Liveblog][Recap][Box--Pirates 12, Braves 11--3/31/08]-------The Pirates are   more...
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This is a really sad story.Pirates outfielder Nyjer Morgan was involved in an incident with the Pittsburgh police outside PNC Park Wednesday night. According to Morgan, he wad giving Dodgers Joe Biemel, Delwyn Young and Russell Martin back to the Westin Hotel after dinner when he was pulled over   more...
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This is a really sad story.Pirates outfielder Nyjer Morgan was involved in an incident with the Pittsburgh police outside PNC Park Wednesday night. According to Morgan, he wad giving Dodgers Joe Biemel, Delwyn Young and Russell Martin back to the Westin Hotel after dinner when he was pulled over   more...
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TRIPLE MACHINE: Jose Reyes has 64 triples over the last four yearsa€¦Since 1950, the only other player with 60 or more triples over a four year span was Lance Johnson, who had 61 from 1993-1996, including 21 with the Mets in 1996a€¦Reyes now has three straight seasons of 15 or more triplesa€¦Over   more...
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I don't know if you've heard this or not, but it shouldn't come as much of a surprise. Nate McLouth had a solid year, so the Yankees want to trade for him. The [New York Post] says that Robinson Cano is a logical bargaining chip for him.1st of all, this is the New York Post, so that means this has   more...
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Pirates (65-93) at Brewers (87-71)8:05--Miller Park, MilwaukeeZach Duke (5-14, 4.96) vs. Yovani Gallardo (0-0, 1.80)[Preview]----------This is the Pirates' last chance to win at Miller Park this season. So far they're 0-for-8. 1-for-14 against the Brewers overall. And we thought the Cubs owned   more...
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As good as the Pirates have been in extra innings, they weren't quite good enough today. But they were darn close.-Two good young pitchers started, Maholm and Kershaw, and neither got a decision (meaning Paul will have just one more shot at a 10th win), although both pitched quite well. The score   more...
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As good as the Pirates have been in extra innings, they weren't quite good enough today. But they were darn close.-Two good young pitchers started, Maholm and Kershaw, and neither got a decision (meaning Paul will have just one more shot at a 10th win), although both pitched quite well. The score   more...
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UPDATED 6:39 PM FROM [DEJAN]MILWAUKEE -- It is official. Contract signed. Grievance done. All over, except for playing baseball.Gorzo goes to the 60-day-DL to make room on the 40-man, and Pedro will go to the FLA Instructional League "this weekend."HALLELUJAH!Back to the GameDay...Pirates (65-92)   more...
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Certainly didn't seem like it, but it was there at Miller Park.-The bottom of the first and top of the second were perfect indications of this. The leadoff man for the Brewers reached on a Nyjer Morgan error. After an out, Ryan Braun hit a liner that Nate McLouth dove for and missed. Nate got up   more...
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Certainly didn't seem like it, but it was there at Miller Park.-The bottom of the first and top of the second were perfect indications of this. The leadoff man for the Brewers reached on a Nyjer Morgan error. After an out, Ryan Braun hit a liner that Nate McLouth dove for and missed. Nate got up   more...
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Nyjer Morgan, in a 0-0 game in the fourth, leads off with a single. In an Astro attempt to pick him off, the throw sails wild. Nyjer cruises to 2nd and since he is super-fast also easily takes third as the ball bounces off the wall into right field. Just before he reaches 3rd, Lance Berkman finally   more...
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Nyjer Morgan, in a 0-0 game in the fourth, leads off with a single. In an Astro attempt to pick him off, the throw sails wild. Nyjer cruises to 2nd and since he is super-fast also easily takes third as the ball bounces off the wall into right field. Just before he reaches 3rd, Lance Berkman finally   more...
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