http://www.yardbarker.com/content/player/3 Recent articles about Bobby Abreu en-us New York, New York. What will they think of next. Hey folks Matt Eisenman here and im about to talk about the New York Yankees. I know some Boston Red Sox fan will probably say something and i dont blame them I would get tired of it too. Here it goes. The Yankees need one big bat to help them get one big run, hense the name of the article. What Big Bat do they need, or should i say who do they need because it cetaintly isnt a Louiville Slugger they could trade a player for ten of those. Xavier Nady the big name on the block from the Artist formally known as the Pittsburgh Pirates. Well the question who do they have to give up to get a player who is making a great name for himself. The bigger question who do they have to give up? Frankly I am tired of giving up young talent but who would they want. Give them Ian Kennedy Johnny Damon and someone else crappy. What ever we have to do to get it done that doesnt include giving away a young star. Another person they should consider is Mark Texeira. He is young has better mobility than Giambi and would be a good fit at first base and fill the bat void. He would be a good fit. To think the San Francisco Giants were thinking of trading Tim Lincecum for Matsui at the beginning of the season I don't think so anymore. Lets get this straight as a Yankee fan I am not going to settle for Richie Sexson. The man just can't hit anything anymore. If he is supposed to solve are problem Cashman has gone more insane than ever before. What to do, what to do? I really couldn't tell you. I'd rather trade younger for younger. I don't like veterans all the time they are so boring. What I think we should do is trade Bobby Abreu away. We will lose him to free agency after the year because we won't want him back so why not get some value from him. All I am saying in a very unclear way is the Yankees could be one big bat away from making yet another impresive run to make the playoffs. They have options Jason Bay, Xavier Nady, Mark Texeira, heck even Barry Bonds wouldn't hurt. Something is going to happen and it will happen soon when nobody sees it coming. They will end up trading young talent away for a 35 year old pitcher. That Brian Fuentes stuff should just stop. Quit it, the man is 32 and not getting any younger. For a reliever that is old and they don't have alot of baseball life left in them. Please anyone wishing to inquire a Brian Fuentes or Damaso Marte if thats even his name should look in the mirror and be like what am i doing. Fuentes ill give him credit he is doing great but not worth a young player who has a chance to give you more and be there for a longer time. I really do not know what is going to happen. I think it will get real interesting by the last day and very shortely. If Ray Durham is the last big thing ill be shocked. The Yankees have alot of chips to play with they just don't know how much to put in. Let's not go all in for once lets only bet 1/4 of the pile. Come on Hank it hasn't worked in a while. Just focus on free agency and stop trying to give away more than you should for someone who might be a rental. Save your money for a C.C. Sabathia or a Ben Sheets for next season much more worth it and a better investment. What do you think the Yankees should do? What do you think the Yankees will do? Tue, 22 Jul 2008 15:32:07 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/293945 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/293945 Back from my vacation to discuss the Phillies news of the past week a bit browner, heavier, and tired. First on the agenda... 1. The All-Star Game: Brad Lidge's unnecessary pitchers, Chase Utley's performance, and Pat Burrell and Cole Hamels snubs. 2. The Joe Blanton Deal: will he help? 3. Ryan Howard: Mendoza Watch is over, now going for double crown (hr and rbi title). 4. Jamie Moyer: re-up him now for 1 year 5 mil, dude is a legend! 5. Happ/Myers/Eaton: what the hell is going on with this JA Happ, Brett Myers, and Adam Eaton clusterf**k?! 6. Nationally Televised Games: the Phils seems to crap the bed when the spotlight is on them. 7. The Stark Truth: The Most Overrated and Underrated Players in Baseball History- #1 overrated player in Phils history...Bobby Abreu. For full breakdown of each thing listed above, click on URL and visit my blog. Sun, 20 Jul 2008 07:50:15 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/292771 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/292771 Eric Karabell's latest blog entry -- his thoughts on the Home Run Derby jinx, Evan Longoria and more. Wed, 16 Jul 2008 13:09:22 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/291189 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/291189 Josh Hamilton delivers a show for the ages at Yankee Stadium, crushing 28 home runs in the first round of the 2008 All-Star Home Run Derby. Tue, 15 Jul 2008 14:41:58 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/290768 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/290768 With half the season already over, we thought it be a good time to go back and see how our 2008 sleeper picks are doing. Read what we said back in March and see who we got right and who we got wrong. Tue, 15 Jul 2008 13:27:51 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/290742 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/290742 Alright, before we kick this thing off, let's play Who Am I. Here we go. I lead the AL in home runs and play for the atrocious Cleveland Indians. Today on Around the Horn, my name was mispronounced. In 2002 I was part of the package the Indians received in exchange for Bartolo Colon. My name is Grady Sizemore. I have 23 home runs at the (so called) All Star Break. A shiny nickel to anyone who would recognize me in street clothes walking down the street. Nevermind Yankee Stadium. State Farm is paying for the naming rights to the derby, so it's only fitting that they have a commercial about it. My take on what they should've done, instead of the lame Cubs commerical: "You know where who the heck are these guys meets what happened to the legends?" "I am so there!" "You know where 1923 meets 2008, and the end of an era?" "I am there." "You know where 'who's that illegitimate kid on the field' meets 'certainly not mine?" "I am beyond there." "You know where, maybe they should move the fences a couple hundred feet so these guys could actually hit an impressive looking home run meets lets get some roids just for this?" "I am there." State Farm is proud to present the 2008 Home Run Derby, live from Yankee Stadium. Just in case we didn't remind you 100,000 times this season, it's the last year in the house that Ruth built and money tore down. (Cue the inspirational music and close ups of the grass). 8:04- Alright, Three Doors Down just finished up, and now the lamest Home Run Derby field man has ever seen, is ready to commence. I'm going to try to blog about it as long as I can. 8:05- I thought Karl Ravech was going to be the announcer for this. Nope, we get Chris 'back,back, back' Berman. (Joy). 8:07- 281 Home runs all time for Houston's Lance Berkman. That leads the entire field. Talk about irony. One of baseball's oldest stadiums is about to become rubble, and the 8 guys participating in this aren't even 30. 8:09- Rick Reiley is part of ESPN's coverage? So that's where the $3 million is going to! 8:11- Peter Gammons is picking Waldo. I mean Grady Sizemore to win this thing. 8:12- Someone explain to me why they need a ceremonial first pitch to start things off? Well, they don't care about my opinion so Reggie Jackson, Mr. Home Run Derby (wink wink), will throw it out. 8:14- Only in sports can they take a Home Run Derby, and give it more pre-game coverage then the NBA Finals got on ABC! Whoever's in charge of this debauchery, why? 8:20- Eight children are paired up with a slugger. Wait a minute, what happened to the… o yeah, Century 21 no longer has any affiliation with the Derby. No random fat people getting houses this year! 8:21- It's over. Dan Uggla, two home runs in his first two hacks. Everybody, you can go home now, and remember, drive home safely. 8:22- To think, Dan Uggla was a rule five draft pick. The Marlins got him for $50,000. 8:24- How do the Marlins lead the Majors in home runs? They have the lowest payroll in baseball. 8:25- Who's in charge of the TV camera? A monkey? 8:26- What is this the three point shoot-out? The home run derby uses gold balls now? It's nice to see it go to charity, but c'mon. Cheesy much? 8:27- Uggla finishes with six. 8:28- Damn you Century 21. They could have had the commercial: Uggla buys ugly houses. O, wait, that wasn't Century 21 who did those. Eh, whatever. 8:30- Sizemore is two for two including an upper decker. "Mickey Mantle territory," says my dad. 8:31- "Could you imagine Sammy Sosa," asks my dad. How about McGwire? 8:32- Big Papi gets randomly interviewed by Erin Andrews. Just admit it ESPN: You have a man crush on the guy. 8:33- "They're making a mockery of this," says my dad. ESPN has the attention span of a wild rabbit. 8:38- In 2005, Bobby Abreu hit 24 home runs in the first round. I want to believe that one of these guys will total that the entire night. And yet, two guys in, I'm not sure if I can. 8:40- Want a good laugh: In 2006 Andrew Jones was in the Home Run Derby. 8:41- See I told you, you'd laugh. 8:42- Look, Evan Longoria is going to be a good player, already is a fantastic talent, but a home run derby contestant? Just not buying it. 8:43- Just like Rick Reilly shouldn't be on TV. Just for Men anybody? 8:43- Longoria is tanking just like the Rays did this week. Two home runs with three outs left. 8:44- Babe Ruth was number three. So is Longoria. When it comes to home runs, that's the only thing the two will EVER have in common. Longoria finishes with three. 8:45- Stick around for the exciting 2008 Taco Bell All-Star Legends and Celebrities Softball game. Or… you can get a life ESPN and cancel the event that is arguably the worst All Star game event in any sport anywhere in the world. 8:46- Chase Utley is taking a lot of pitches. In other news, this derby has about as much excitement as watching the Washington Nationals take batting practice. Uncalled for? Sorry Nats. 8:48- ESPN'S coverage of this has really become deplorable. But what a catch by that little kid in the outfield. 8:50- Still have Utley as the favorite ESPN? He has three home runs with two outs left. 8:51- "I think they have the wrong number" my dad says, in response to Utley 'dialing' in. 8:52- Don't move a muscle sports fans. Through four batters we have a total of 20 home runs. Did I mention Abreu had 24 in one ROUND! 8:56- Alright, we're back. Don't show too much excitement, you may hurt yourself. 8:57- Here's Berkman. In unrelated news, it's 8:57 AM in Beijing. 8:58- Over under on how many guys get to 10. "I'll go out on a limb and say maybe one," says my dad. 8:59- Wow, what a risk taker. 9:01- There are 17,000 State Farms in America and Canada. Coooooooooooooooooool! 9:02- O dear, Berkman has SEVEN. The guy's a machine. 9:03- Berkman finishes with EIGHT. Cue up the lets sound 'desperately excited' sound cue. 9:04- Abreu hit 11 home runs in the FINALS in 2005. The Finals! 9:05- I love sports, but let's not kid ourselves, the ESPY's are lame. 9:07- Three guys left. For love of my sanity, would someone 'clock' ten. 9:08- When I think of the most feared power hitters I immediately think of Justin Morneau. (That was me being sarcastic). 9:09- Ricky Reilly wants a former winners category. Yeah, everyone wants to see Luis Gonzalez. 9:11- Don't take this personally Sox fans, but a frozen Ted Williams would probably win this thing the way these guys are hitting tonight. 9:12- Side note: how do you not put pinstripes on the All Star game batting practice jerseys? At least get something right MLB. 9:13- "They shouldn't even have a home run derby if all they can hit is eight," says my dad. I don't disagree. 9:14- In 2004 no one got 10 in the first round. Miguel Tejada had 15 in the second round though. Maybe there's hope? 9:15- Mock news story: "AP- The Home Run Derby garnered such bad ratings in 2008 that drastic changes have been made for 2009." Replacing State Farm as the sponsor is HGH. It has a nice ring. The 2009 Home Run derby brought to you in HD by HGH. Cut, sell, print. 9:17- Ryan Braun's agent is throwing to him. Next year, I vouch for Scott Boras. Yay. 9:18- The public is not that educated Peter Gammons. They just have no life, and vote in ludicrous numbers. 9:19- I know how to save the Home Run Derby: Gus Johnson. Don't thank me, just pay it forward. 9:26- Josh Hamilton overcame drugs and alcohol. Can he overcome a 71 year old pitcher? 9:27- Go Josh! (No, I'm not biased at all) 9:28- Hamilton just mutilated that ball. Wow! 9:30- Hamilton just hit a ball 504 feet! This guy is rolling. 9:31- Clay Claybon, the 71 year old guy, can pitch. 9:32- Edison Volquez for Josh Hamilton just may be the most even trade in MLB history. 9:33- Hamilton is on fireeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee. What a great story folks. 9:34- Hamilton takes a drink of Gatorade in between at-bats, and the crowd is loving it. This guy can do no wrong. Not tonight at least. 9:35- Hamilton is autographing balls in between hacks. This is the Josh Hamilton Derby. Forget the rest. 9:36- (Gushing). Somewhere in Hollywood, Josh Hamilton, is getting written. He's got 14 with just 7 outs! 9:38- No one's having as much fun as Josh. Which is why ESPN is going away from announcing it. 9:39- SEVENTEEN! Josh Hamilton hysteria , as a fan gets tackled by the police?… Anyhow, Josh is bringing the House down! 9:40- EIGHTEEN!!!!!!!! 9:41- TWENTY!!!!!!!!!!!! 9:42- He's five away from re-writing the record books 9:42- OOOOOOoooooooooo my God! 9:43- Yesssssssssssss! TWENTY TWO!!!!!!!!!!!!! Two to go to tie Bobby Abreu! TWENTY THREEEEEEEEE! 9:44- I have goose bumps right now. No joke. His twenty third was 429. 9:45- HOLY S***! 24! He just tied Bobby! 467 feet! Who cares if he has nothing left in the second round. THE RECORD! TWENTY FIVE FOR JOSHUA HAMILTON. UN-FREAKING BELIEVABLE. You deserve this Josh. TWENTY SIX! I've run out of adjectives. Can he get 30???? 9:45- He's seen over 40 pitches, and has hit 26 out! 9:46- The batting practice pitcher is taking a breather. This is epic! "Hamilton, Hamilton" chants the crowd. HAMILTON IS STILL BATTING. THREE AWAY FROM THIRTYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!!!!!!! 9:47- TWENTY EIGHT FOR JOSH HAMILTON. He still has EIGHT outs! The crowd is losing their voice from cheering so much. 9:48- Hamilton has to be getting tired. Two away from THIRTY! It's over! Josh finishes with 28, smashing Abreu's record. "That took a very boring evening and just made it very interesting," says my dad. Erin Andrews looks awed. "You can't hit that many home runs and walk away," she says. 9:49- I am humbled. "I got chills," said Hamilton. No Josh, we just got chills. 9:50- Claybon Council threw 51 pitches in that round. "We got to go again?" he asks. Hillarious. 12, 458 feet. The total of his 28 home runs. 9:52- The first seven guys hit 43 home runs COMBINED. Hamilton came 15 short of that by himself. 9:53- I need a minute to take in what I just saw. 10:00- Everyone else is irrelevant at this point. We'll resume once Hamilton gets his second crack at things. While we're at it: Abreu finished with 41 home runs over three rounds in 05. Hamilton needs just 14 to break that record. Stick around. 10:10- In the first two rounds, Berkman and Morneau combined to hit 31, three more then Hamilton hit in the first round. 10:11- Two questions left to ask before the Finals: Will Hamilton even need to hit in the second round, considering the next highest guy is 17, and does his 71 year old stud of a pitcher have anything left? 10:15- Who's going to face off against Hamilton in the Finals? Meh, does it really matter? 10:20- Morneau and Hamilton in the Finals. Should be fun. 10:22- Hamilton is up again, he's up to 30 in two rounds. Make it thirty one. 10:23- O by the way, he's got 4 dingers with one out. He's just having fun now, and 9 within Abreu's mark. 10:24- My bad says Hamilton as he nearly kills a camera man. 10:25- Wow, those camera guys are really close to the field. No regard for their safety. 10:26- Onto the Finals. Everybody still here? Good. I'm curious too how much I have left in the tank. 10:30- If Hamilton hits a home run to left he wins some lucky guy a hybrid and a MLB ticket package. Who's going to doubt him at this point. 10:32- No can do. Now it's Morneau's turn. And then the Finals. Will this hopeful guy win that hybrid? It saves gas you know! 10:34- Poor guy. He leaves with a smile and nothing more. But how many average joes can say they got to stand on the field at Yankee Stadium during the All Star festivities. 10:35- Morneau off to a slow start, but he nails one into the upper deck, giving him one with three outs. 10:37- Morneau looks tired. He has three with seven outs. 10:38- The Twins slugger is running out of gas as we inch closer to Josh Hamilton's inevitable crowning moment. 10:39- Will five be enough? Because that's what Justin finished with. "I don't think he got enough," says Joe Morgan. 10:41- Morneau finishes with a grand total of 22 over three rounds. Six shy of Hamilton's first round of fireworks. 10:42- How many outs will it take Hamilton to bash his way to this crown? "Six," says my dad. I'll go with seven. 10:44- Here we go… 10:46- One down, five to go. 10:47- Hamilton looks emotionally spent right now. 10:48- Can Justin Morneau actually win this thing? Hamilton just destroyed number three. Three left. 10:49- This is getting dicey. Four outs left, he needs to hit two. Milton Bradley comes out and massages Hamilton, who still looks calm and cool as could be. 10:50- Uh o. Two outs left, two to tie Morneau. Wow. One out left. C'mon Hamilton you can do this. 10:51- Wow. Hamilton just lost. He hits three in the second round as Justin Morneau steals the title. But no one will remember Morneau when people look back on this. This night was all about Hamilton. 10:52- What a great night. Jesus did you hear that? Josh just thanked you. That's high praise Mr. Christ. 10:53- "Thank god for that one round," says my dad. "Otherwise this would have been the biggest bust ever." Well that wraps up our coverage from my couch and out-dated 50 inch TV. Hope you enjoyed our running diary of the 2008 Home Run Derby. Goodnight everybody. Anyone who's able to watch the Celebrity Softball game deserves a medal. Or a trip to the mental hospital. Your choice. Mon, 14 Jul 2008 22:36:46 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/290470 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/290470 Just when you thought Big Puma/Fat Elvis Lance Berkman had it goin on with his (now seemingly piddly) 8 launches beyond the fence, Feel Good Story Of The Season, Josh Hamilton (who I will now officially begin referring to as "Bam Bam Ham") spent a ridiculous half hour (roughly) pounding out pitches from Clay Council one by one into the outfield crowd. In between pitches, toweling off the sweat and rehydration, Bam Bam decided to mingle with the munchkins around the baseline signing balls, bats, hats, etc and generally showing why he is now the new sweetheart of the MLB. Bam Bam's newly set record now relegates Bobby Abreu's record of 24 in the first round of the derby to second place. Sadly Abreu is batting .274 with 10 home runs this season and I'm not sure he's hit 24 in a SEASON since that record was actually set. LOL A-Rod opted out of taking part in the Home Run Derby and it's probably a good thing because I think he would have just embarassed himself (and I'm a Yankees fan, people!). Mon, 14 Jul 2008 21:15:16 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/290445 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/290445 Screaming Sports' Billy Smith breaks out a special All-Star edition of MLB Sleepers and runs down a quick list of potential needles (in a haystack - get it?) for baseball's second half. So, who could surprise some unsuspecting opponents the rest of the way? Only one way to find out ... click it. Mon, 14 Jul 2008 07:28:21 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/290095 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/290095 Tampa Bay Rays rookie third baseman Evan Longoria and Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Corey Hart were chosen by fans as the winners of the Monster 2008 All-Star Game Final Vote in record-shattering voting exclusively on MLB.com (http://mlb.com/), the official website of Major League Baseball. Baseball fans supported the 10 candidates named by All-Star managers Terry Francona and Clint Hurdle in unprecedented fashion by casting a record 47.8 million votes since the program commenced on Sunday, July 6 at 3:00 p.m. (EDT). This year’s record number of votes represents an increase of 107 percent from the previous mark of 23.1 million set in 2007. Since its inception in 2002, the Monster All-Star Game Final Vote has now recorded nearly 130 million votes. The American League winner, Longoria, received the highest total number of votes ever and led all vote-getters with nine million en route to becoming the second consecutive rookie to win the balloting, following Boston’s Hideki Okajima last year. He was followed by Jermaine Dye of the Chicago White Sox; Jason Giambi of the New York Yankees; Brian Roberts of the Baltimore Orioles; and Jose Guillen of the Kansas City Royals. On the National League ballot, Hart became the second Milwaukee player to win the Monster All-Star Game Final Vote by holding off a late charge from David Wright of the New York Mets to claim the final spot on the National League All-Star roster with a final tally of eight million votes. Hart and Wright were followed by Pat Burrell of the Philadelphia Phillies; Aaron Rowand of the San Francisco Giants; and Carlos Lee of the Houston Astros. Previous winners of the Monster All-Star Game Final Vote include: Okajima (AL, 2007); Chris Young (NL, 2007); A.J. Pierzynski (AL, 2006); Nomar Garciaparra (NL, 2006); Scott Podsednik (AL, 2005); Roy Oswalt (NL, 2005); Hideki Matsui (AL, 2004); Bobby Abreu (NL, 2004); Jason Varitek (AL, 2003); Geoff Jenkins (NL, 2003); Johnny Damon (AL, 2002); and Andruw Jones (NL, 2002).Source: MLB Advanced Media Maury Brown is the Founder and President of the Business of Sports Network (http://www.businessofsportsnetwork.com/), which includes The Biz of Baseball (http://www.bizofbasketball.com/), The Biz of Football (http://www.bizoffootball.com/), The Biz of Basketball (http://www.bizofbasketball.com/) and The Biz of Hockey (http://bizofhockey.com/). He is contributor to Baseball Prospectus (http://baseballprospectus.com/news/?author=124), and is available as a freelance writer.Brown's full bio is here. (http://www.businessofsportsnetwork.com/index.php?option=com_content view=article id=47 Itemid=18) He looks forward to your comments via email and can be contacted through the Business of Sports Network (http://www.businessofsportsnetwork.com/index.php?option=com_contact view=contact id=2 Itemid=29). Fri, 11 Jul 2008 02:27:19 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/288959 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/288959 Bobby Abreu socked a game-winning double against the Rays in the bottom of the 10th inning. Derek Jeter, chugging from first, scored on the play. However, it wasn't without a little extra motivation. If you call "Score the run or sleep with the fish" motivation. Anyway, enjoy. Wed, 09 Jul 2008 17:52:09 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/288229 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/288229 The year was 1998 and I just graduated from high school and began college. It was also the year the Phils finished 75-87 with Terry Francona at the helm. Looking back over the Phils from 10 years ago I notice not one player is on the current squad and in fact only 6 players remain in the game today. Take a walk down memory lane as I look at the lineup and pitching staff of the 1998 Philadelphia Phillies, with some stallwart names such as Curt Schilling, Scott Rolen, Mike Lieberthal, Rico Brogna, Doug Glanville, and Bobby Abreu. Also, click on the URL for a Braves/Phils recap as well as a look at the upcoming Mets series. JA Happ vs. Johan Santana tonight! Fri, 04 Jul 2008 04:58:55 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/285708 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/285708 I am a fan of Girardi, he has done well as manager of the Yankees so far overall. However, there are some time that I feel he over manages the club. For example, this past weekend against the Mets. On the mound for the other NY team was Oliver Perez, a lefthander. Perez is just down right nasty against left handed batters. So, Girardi takes all of his left handers out of the lineup except Johnny Damon. Good Move? Maybe a good idea if they had a better bench. You cant take Abreu, Giambi, and Cano all out of the lineup on the same day. 8 out of 10 times that will not work. Cano and Giambi are three of your hottest hitters, they need to be in the lineup. Giambi and Abreu are two guys that make the pitcher throw a lot of pitches. Oliver Perez is not a guy known for his control. So, I feel they should have been in the lineup, at least two out of those three guys. On this Yankee club, you can not have a lineup that has Wilson Betemit batting 5th and Melky Cabrera 6th. THAT WONT WORK! I dont care if the Yankees were facing Kei Igawa, that lineup still wouldnt work. Girardi is a very smart guy and very good manager. But Joe...PLEASE....dont think to much! :) Mon, 30 Jun 2008 14:42:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/284266 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/284266 Atlanta's 1B Mark Teixeira hit 6 HRs last week while driving in 11 runs and hit .429 with an OBP of .571 to take this past week's top spot for hitter of the week. The Rays' rookie sensation had another good week hitting 4 HRs while driving in 12 runs of his own and he hit .424 with a stolen base. Number three on this list with 3 stolen bases is Yankee OF Bobby Abreu. His complete line was 6/2/9/3/.478/.571 (R/HR/RBI/SB/BA/OBP). The 4th & 5th guys on this list both play for the Sox and had 2 stolen bases. They are Boston's minuete 2B Dustin Pedroia and White Sox RF Jermaine Dye. Rounding out the bottom 5 of this top 10 list are Met's 3B David Wright, Toronto 3B Scott Rolen, Rays' LF Carl Crawford, Mets' 1B Carlos Delgado and Boston's 3B Mike Lowell. Player Tm Pos R HR RBI SB Avg OB% Totals Mark Teixeira ATL 1B 8 6 11 0 .429 .571 26.000 Evan Longoria TB 3B 8 4 12 1 .424 .444 25.868 Bobby Abreu NYY OF 6 2 9 3 .478 .571 21.049 Dustin Pedroia BOS 2B 8 2 5 2 .594 .606 18.200 Jermaine Dye CWS OF 6 2 7 2 .423 .500 17.923 David Wright NYM 3B 5 3 9 0 .417 .483 17.900 Scott Rolen TOR 3B 5 3 9 0 .360 .448 17.808 Carl Crawford TB OF 7 3 6 1 .273 .314 17.587 Carlos Delgado NYM 1B 4 3 10 0 .138 .242 17.380 Mike Lowell BOS 3B 7 1 8 0 .500 .545 17.045 Mon, 30 Jun 2008 13:13:34 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/284224 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/284224 Oliver Perez earned the victory Sunday as the Mets beat the Yankees, 3-1. Perez should give an assist to Yankee manager Joe Girardi. Girardi must have thought the Mets were pitching Randy Johnson in his prime, not Perez, as he sat left-handed hitting Robinson Cano, Bobby Abreu and Jason Giambi. The New York Daily News called it "the [...] Sun, 29 Jun 2008 19:47:32 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/283930 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/283930 With baseball season now two months old, Screaming Sports' Phil Yoon has decided it's time to examine some early fantasy All-Stars. He continues this mini-series with a look at fantasy corner outfielders, who, as you may have guessed, are led by the Chicago's Carlos Quentin. Thu, 12 Jun 2008 08:15:15 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/277151 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/277151