Posted on July 16, 2008 by Dave DeIuliis
After nearly 5 hours and 15 innings, and in front of barely 20,000 fans, a clock crawling towards 2 a.m. and a very nervous Bud Selig, the American League finally won its 11th straight All-Star game Wednesday morning.
While much of the game had unprecedented defense, second-time All-Star Dan Uggla and first-timer Edinson Volquez turned in [...]
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Posted on June 30, 2008 by Dustin Hockensmith
According to the Boston Herald’s Jeff Horrigan, Major League Baseball and local law enforcement are increasing security at Tropicana Field after a letter was received threatening at least two Boston Red Sox players.
All of the details are in the story, but here is one snippet:
According to sources, the Sox recently received a mailed threat, believed [...]
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Posted on June 14, 2008 by Jonathan Chik
Ah, the injury bug. It can bite your fantasy team just as viciously as it bites a big league team and turn a season of promise into a season of doubt. But help is on the way, as several stars will soon be returning in the coming weeks.
Hopefully owners were patient enough to hold onto [...]
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Posted on June 10, 2008 by Dustin Hockensmith
Ken Griffey Jr.’s slow, painful journey to 600 home runs finally reached a climax on Monday night, as he launched a Mark Hendrickson offering over the right field wall to become the sixth member of the 600-home run club. Griffey entered the season just seven home runs shy of the mark, then saw his progress [...]
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Posted on June 4, 2008 by Dustin Hockensmith
New York Yankees pitcher Joba Chamberlain’s highly anticipated debut as a starter lasted just 2.1 innings against the Toronto Blue Jays on Tuesday night, leaving after having walked four and thrown 32 of his 62 pitches for strikes.
Bronx Liaison breaks down the stuff Chamberlain had and sees light at the end of the tunnel. Here’s [...]
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Posted on June 2, 2008 by Dave DeIuliis
Two years after having their consecutive division title streak snapped at 14, the John Smoltz-less Atlanta Braves are again pitching their way through the NL East, but a hamstring injury to Tim Hudson may derail them - at least for now. Hudson suffered what he considers to be a minor hamstring injury in the seventh [...]
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Posted on May 27, 2008 by Dustin Hockensmith
It’s always nice catching a highlight and seeing that a major league team scored 20 runs in a game. For a game based on statistics, both in fantasy and real-life baseball, there is fun to be had in checking out that box score. And early in a season like this, a big individual outburst can [...]
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Posted on May 27, 2008 by Dustin Hockensmith
Closer candidates Rafael Soriano and John Smoltz are both working through rehab assignments in efforts to return to the Atlanta Braves bullpen. Smoltz (shoulder) and Soriano (elbow) are neck and neck in the race to come back, and the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports that both will have tests to pass on Tuesday before doing so.
Smoltz will [...]
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Posted on May 23, 2008 by Dustin Hockensmith
Nothing personal against Milwaukee Brewers closer Eric Gagne, but his placement on the 15-day disabled list with right shoulder tendinitis Friday served as sweet, sweet relief for all parties involved. Manager Ned Yost, his teammates who can feel safer with ninth-inning leads, and fantasy owners, who have suffered through a 6.98 ERA, can turn the [...]
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Posted on May 13, 2008 by Dustin Hockensmith
Cincinnati Reds shortstop Jeff Keppinger broke the patella in his left knee on Tuesday night when he fouled off a Mark Hendrickson pitch in the second inning of the Reds’ 8-7 win over Florida, the Cincinnati Enquirer reported. A postgame X-ray revealed a fracture, but an MRI will determine the extent of the injury, John Fay said [...]
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