April 23rd, 2008
Alex Rodriguez Sits
New York Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez has a strained quadriceps and missed New York’s game on Tuesday. However, Rodriguez also would have likely missed the game even if he hadn’t suffered the injury. He was in Miami with his wife, who was giving birth.
Rodriguez plans to return to the Yankees […]
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April 22nd, 2008
The Boston Red Sox scratched their ace from Tuesday’s game against the Los Angeles Angels due to a stiff neck. Josh Beckett, who was also recovering from flu-like symptoms, was replaced by David Pauley. Pauley was recalled from Triple-A to make the start.
The good news is that the neck stiffness isn’t believed to […]
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April 22nd, 2008
Miguel Tejada keeps finding himself in more and more legal trouble. His troubles started when he apparently lied about any knowledge regarding steroids. Former teammates Adam Piatt and Jose Canseco both say they discussed steroids with Tejada.
Even more damning, Piatt has produced proof that Tejada purchased steroids from him. If those claims […]
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April 21st, 2008
Frank Thomas wasn’t pleased with a decrease in at bats and the Toronto Blue Jays were tired of waiting for his bat to come around. The two sides seemingly got what they wanted when the Blue Jays cut Thomas.
On the season, Thomas was batting .167 with three homers and 11 RBI for Toronto. […]
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April 20th, 2008
The usually dependable Alex Rodriguez was forced to leave Saturday’s game against the Baltimore Orioles with a strained quadriceps in his right leg. While the injury isn’t considered major, it could possibly keep the New York Yankees third baseman out for a few games.
As of now, the Yankees are saying Rodriguez is day-to-day.
“Originally, he […]
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April 20th, 2008
Which closers have been perfect so far this season? Let’s take a look at the closer who currently have a 0.00 ERA.
CJ Wilson, Texas Rangers
CJ Wilson has five saves, eight innings pitched and a perfect ERA. While the rest of the bullpen hasn’t been great for the Rangers, Wilson has been lights out.
Joe […]
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April 19th, 2008
No, Evan Longoria isn’t married to Tony Parker. He’s also not planning to be on Desperate Housewives anytime soon, as far as we know. He’s not even related to Eva Longoria. But Evan Longoria, with an N, has already made a name for himself.
With less than ten major league baseball games under […]
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April 18th, 2008
Zack Greinke and Brian Bannister, Kansas City Royals
The Kansas City Royals in recent years have already been eliminated from the playoffs at this point in the season. However this year, the Royals actually find themselves over .500. Why? Look no further than the pitching of Zack Greinke and Brian Bannister. These […]
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April 17th, 2008
CC Sabathia, the reigning AL Cy Young Award winner, is off to an absolutely dreadful start to the season. On Wednesday, he allowed nine earned runs for the second consecutive start. His ERA now sits at 13.50.
Last season, Sabathia was lights out. He was 19-7 with a 3.21 ERA as he dominated in his best […]
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April 16th, 2008
As I’ve watched the Arizona Diamondbacks play since the start of the season, I’ve been extremely impressed. They are definitely for real in the National League. While it may be early in the season, the team’s stats are superb. Entering the day, the Diamondbacks were baseball’s leader in both runs and least earned runs allowed. […]
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