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Perfection For Philip Humber

Philip Humber threw the first perfect game in the majors in almost two years, leading the Chicago White Sox to a 4-0 victory over the Seattle Mariners on Saturday. Humber struck out nine and threw just 96 pitches in his first career... More of this article »
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Michael Pineda Shut Down – Suffers Setback

The New York Yankees were expecting Michael Pineda‘s first game action would signal a recovery from shoulder inflammation suffered earlier in the spring . Instead Pineda suffered a setback and the Yankees don’t know when... More of this article »
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Matt Kemp Continues To Be – Well – Matt Kemp

It’s that time of year when it is fun to project baseball stats. For example, the New York Yankees were projected to lose 162 games after the first three games of the season. Matt Kemp is off to a amazing start. In extending... More of this article »
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A-Rod Homer Passes Griffey on All Time List

A-Rod reached another milestone last night. New York Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez passed former teammate Ken Griffey Jr. on the all-time home run list with his 631st blast in Friday’s 6-2 victory over the host Boston... More of this article »
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AL Central Division – Detroit Tigers – Running Unopposed ?

The Detroit Tigers won the American League Central division by 15 games in 2011. Then they went out this winter and invested $214 million in Prince Fielder and made themselves even better. It’s hard to look at 2012 and think... More of this article »
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Tampa Bay Rays – Building More with Less

“I can build a winning baseball team with under a $60 million salary”. No that’s not a quote from Tampa Bay Rays general manager Andrew Friedman, however it could be. Each year the Tampa Bay Rays seem to squeeze the most... More of this article »
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Ryan Braun – Victim or Cheater

Like many baseball fans I get disappointed when I hear another case of PED’s has been uncovered. I still feel the sting from the Rafael Palmeiro public denials and his subsequent positive test. Regardless of where you stand ... More of this article »
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Albert Pujols and the Angels

TEMPE, Ariz. — For the past few years, since Vladimir Guerrero and his big hands and his pine tar-smeared batting helmet drifted east, the Los Angeles Angels have been missing something. Primarily, they’ve been missing... More of this article »
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Giants expect Tim Lincecum to start on Opening Day

Tim Lincecum was selected by the Chicago Cubs of the NL in the forty-eighth round (1,408th overall) of the 2003 MLB Draft, but did not sign. He decided to attend college instead, and was selected by the Cleveland Indians in the forty-second... More of this article »