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28 July 2009

Giants Trade for Ryan Garko

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Well, you can't say the Giants aren't trying. Yesterday, as reigning Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum made perhaps the best start ...
23 July 2009

Free Phil Hughes!

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I detailed a few weeks ago, when Chien Ming Wang went back on the DL, how I thought that Joe Girardi had dropped the ball with regard to man...
17 July 2009

Pirates Re-Signing Wilson and Sanchez? Not So Fast...

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From the Iron City comes this bit of disturbing news : The Pittsburgh Pirates aim to keep shortstop Jack Wilson and second baseman Freddy ...
14 July 2009

Notes and Observations at the 2009 All-Star Break: National League

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While the pause in official games for the mid-summer classic is not exactly the half-way point of the season (most teams have played 86-88 ...
08 July 2009

Joe Girardi's Mismanagement of the Yankees Bullpen

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Just when I thought I knew what was wrong with Chien-Ming Wang, suddenly it no longer matters. Whether the problem before was is slider fai...
07 July 2009

Marc Rzepczynski and the Spelling Bee All-Star Team

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What's "Rzepczynski" spelled backwards, if it isn't already? The Blue Jays are starting a young lefty named Marc Rzepczyns...
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23 June 2009

Buster's Questionable "Olnalysis" of Rockies' Huston Street

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ESPN's Buster Olney writes, at the beginning of a 2,800-word "blog post ", that Rockies closer Huston Street has experienced d...
12 June 2009

What's Wrong With Wang?

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On the heels of yet another loss to the hated Red Sox, and entering a crucial series with the hated Mets, the New York Yankees have some ...
10 June 2009

Yankees Need to Step It Up Against Red Sox

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Well, it's been a whole month, so I guess we were due to resume the Yankees-Red Sox rivalry. As you'll no doubt recall, when last w...
29 May 2009

Even the Los Angeles Dodgers' Pitchers Can Improve

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Rob Neyer commented yesterday on the Dodgers' pitching staff and their general manager's efforts to improve on the (apparently) un-...
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22 May 2009

Projecting the Next 300 Game Winner(s)

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In light of the Big Unit's chase for his 300th win, Joe Posnaski had a recent co-column for Sports Illustrated with Bill Jame s and has ...
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19 May 2009

Why the Yankees Dominate the Minnesota Twins

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The Yankees completed a four game home sweep of the Minnesota Twins last night, stretching their current winning streak to six games, four o...
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