April baseball is a lot of fun, the new season is still exciting and fans get wrapped up in emerging story-lines. Among these, Florida Marlins sit atop the National League East, beating out the New York Mets and the Philadelphia Phillies; the Chicago Cubs, on the brink of their 100th seasons   more...
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Manny RamirezManny is currently day-to-day with a sore hamstring.Alex RodriguezARod continues to workout without any setbacks and should return this week.Eric ChavezChavez could begin a rehab assignment this week and remains on pace to return at the end of the month. Hank BlalockBlalock's torn   more...
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John Sickels from minor league ball takes a look at the top college hitters in the up and coming 2008 amateur draft. This guy is the freakin' guru of minor league baseball!
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Great baseball links from around the blogosphere.1) Mark Teixeira plans for a big pay-day.2) Hanley Ramirez contract extension?3) Brandon Wood hitting mechanics.4) Odds on the #1 pick in the NBA draft.5) UCLA sports round-up.
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Last night, during the Rangers/Mariners game that about 4 people were watching, Mariners 1st basemen Richie Sexson took objection to a pitch that was high, but about 83 feet from him. I mean honestly, the pitch was closer to my chin than yours, Richie.Anyway, being the little girl he is, he charged   more...
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What are Philly fans famous for? Um…cheering Micheal Irvin's catastrophic neck injury. What else? Booing Santa Claus. Throwing batteries or any other object that can cause serious bodily harm…and more or less, for just being uber asshats.So, what did the Phillies marketing department come up with?!   more...
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Arizona rookie Max Scherzer made his major league debut Tuesday night, and was utterly dominant pitching 4.1 perfect innings with 7 K's.
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Walk-off game winning homeruns kick ass! Especially when they're by the Phillies longest tenured athlete (Pat Burrell) and it's in the bottom of the 10th inning with the Phils other begotten son Chase Utley on base. Chase Utley and Pat Burrell are the show, they are the offense, they are what is   more...
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All Bill Bavasi had to do was wait one week. Seven days. 168 Hours. 10,080 Minutes. But Bavasi thinks patience is for the weak. So today, Jeff Clement and Wladimir Balentien were called up and now they will become free agents following the 2013 season as opposed to 2014. Incredible.
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The anatomy of an emerging ace; Ben Broussard Death Watch begins; Baseball Prospectus's Kevin Goldstein wraps up the Texas Rangers' 2007 draft class.
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Ryan Howard was the 2006 MVP. An average of .313, over 50 HR and 149 RBI. Since then all his numbers have done is plummet. Well, his strikeouts have gone way up. He won his arbitration hearing and is earning 10 million dollars this year. His stats say he isn't earning a dime.
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With the Major League season now a little more than a month deep, I thought it would be a good time to check in with some of the league's notable prospects, Jay Bruce, Cameron Maybin and Homer Bailey, and see how they've fared in the early goings.
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According to the St. Louis Dispatch, the Atlanta Braves have been seen heavily scouting the Cardinals. Rumor is pitcher Anthony Reyes' name has been flying around in trade talks...
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Slated as the Braves 5th starter, Jair Jurrjens has blossomed into an awesome pitcher, filling a huge hole in the Atlanta rotation and far exceeding expectations. He should be NL Rookie of the Month.
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The Rockies made a flurry of moves on the field and in their rotation. AccuScore analyst Jonathan breaks that down along with all the other fantasy relevant news from Wednesday's games.
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