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NL Best Getting Better
Posted on 29 Jul 2011 by Christopher Rowe.
Deadline deals are being made while this is written, but the National League boasts three true titans. In fact, the Phillies, Giants and Atlanta Braves rank among the top 5 teams in MLB for overall record, win differential and most pitching categories (Red Sox and Yankees being the remaining two) but what happens when these teams play head-to-head? The Phillies and Giants just completed a three...
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Jonny, Be Good (PLEASE!)
Posted on 27 Jul 2011 by Marien Hornyak.
In an effort to answer manager Davey Johnson’s request for “a better bench,” the Washington Nationals just traded two minor-league players to the Cincinnati Reds for outfielder Jonny Gomes. The trade deadline is still a few days away, but Nationals’ GM Mike Rizzo is already wheeling and dealing to try and give his team some depth in the outfield. Surely this won’t be the Nationals...
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New Label, Same Great Taste: Early Season Review of Your 2011 Tampa Bay Rays
Posted on 13 May 2011 by Nick Blanchard.
Since coming back from a left oblique strain that landed him on the DL, Longoria has hit .310/.429/.655 in 9 May games. Tampa Bay has gone 7-2 since his return. 2011 has been a story of resiliency for the Tampa Bay Rays thus far. They opened the season losing 6 straight games and dropping their first three series (BAL, LAA, CHW). To compound the defeats, they also lost their star third baseman...
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Bats Go Silent in Tampa
Posted on 5 May 2011 by Ben Fisher.
What Happened Even though strong pitching from Jo-Jo Reyes, Brandon Morrow and Kyle Drabek kept the club in the series and even earned them a win, the Jays (14-17) simply couldn’t generate enough offence against a tough Rays’ pitching staff. With Jose Bautista still out and the Blue Jays boasting precious little in offensive depth, Toronto offered up a hot Adam Lind and not much else agains...
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Greinke’s #6… Again.
Posted on 5 May 2009 by Joe Coburn.
Zack Greinke was drafted by the Royals with the 6th pick in the 2002 Amateur Draft. This was the draft covered in such high detail in Michael Lewis' book, Moneyball. You remember, the one where Billy Beane “figured out” a new way to build baseball teams. Stay away from high schoolers, love sabremetrics, the whole thing. After Zack's start last night I took a look at that d...
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