The first half of the 2008 Major League Baseball season has been full of surprises, from the Tigers to the Rays to the Padres to the Braves. Most surprising of all, at least to the Phillies faithful, is that at the All Star break the Phillies were in first place atop the National League East. The   more...
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The Tampa Bay Rays have taken the AL East and all of baseball by storm. They are attempting to go from worst-to-first as has happened only a few times in the past.But the Rays remind us...remind us A LOT...of another media darling that took the sport by storm. See how similar these two teams really   more...
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If you like funny commercials, especially ones that involve MLB players, check out this post. You won't see Fred McGriff supporting Tom Emanski in these videos, but you will see some commercials that will make you laugh.
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The Braves, to paraphrase former Arizona Cardinals coach Dennis Green, are not who we thought they were.We thought they were rock-steady John Smoltz and uninjurable Tom Glavine. Two tickets to the DL took care of that.We thought they were young and unflappable budding star Jeff Francoeur. He's   more...
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Nationally televised Wednesday night game on ESPN and we've got our douchebags on parade. Brett Myers and Ryan Howard stole the show last night. Yes, Chipper Jones may have more hits than at bats (is that possible?) and Tom Glavine won his 900th game, but Myers and Howard captivated the audience   more...
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Jayson Werth was easily the player of the game last night, knocking in 4 of the Phillies 5 runs in the series opening victory over the Braves. However, he was nearly the goat of the game, botching a rbi double by Brian McCann in the top of the 9th, as he misread the ball that ended up gliding over   more...
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BravesBlast.com takes a look at the Atlanta Braves this coming year and says that if the starting rotation stays healthy, the Braves should be able to bring the division title back where it belongs - and then some.
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Beat the mets, beat the MetsLast place teams defeat the MetsHanging sliders, minor-league speedGuaranteed to waste a seven run leadBecause the Met bullpen keeps fading awayOctober baseball won't be at SheaMota....SosaEvery game is now in doubtCan anyone who's on this staffGet three men out?
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Ouch, the Braves just got tomahawk chopped by Pittsburgh, losing 3 of 4 along the rivers. But the way the season is going for the Braves, this really isn't a surprise. Sure, the Pirates suck, but the Braves have now only won 5 games away from Turner Field, compared to 14 losses. Luckily, this   more...
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BravesBlast concludes its look at the National League East in 2008 with pre-season power rankings - the Phillies appear to be the team to beat, and the Mets are lacking what they need to make it a three-team race.
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Carl from Aqua Teen Hunger Force has released statements about the Yankees and the Mets, claiming both teams broke his heart. Especially at fault are Tom Glavine, Alex Rodriguez, Roger Clemens, Wang, Posada, Damon, Joba Chamberlain, and Jimmy Rollins. Plus, former Islander/current Maple Leaf Jason   more...
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He doesn't think they done anything to make it a better ball club. "Billy Wagner isn't a big fan of the Mets' offseason so far. The closer told the Mets' Web site: "Someone asked me what I thought of our team. I said, 'What team?' We've lost 13 games [Glavine's victory total], and now we are going   more...
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Today I give to you a special edition of the Check Your Head interview series. Eric Mack and David Gonos fantasy baseball analysts for CBS.com have taken time from rummaging through statistical evidence that Derek Jeter sucks to do a Q&A session with yours truly about the upcoming fantasy season.   more...
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The Braves offense is GREAT right now...I mean, we've scored 49 runs in the last 4 games and our line-up doesn't seem to have a weak point (barring last night's ankle sprain by Renteria). But my point is, offense isn't the problem...we can hit the ball, but apparently, so can our opponents b/c our   more...
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There were some god-awful contracts handed out this off-season and a few good ones as well. Baseball Mastermind covers the best and the worst free agent signings this off-season.
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