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Double Play: Are The Baltimore Orioles For Real?

Filed: May 14, 2012 12:20 PM CDT by
Anthony Gruppuso - US Presswire

It’s Monday, so you know what that means! Double Play time between Mark Hock and Bryan Lutz. Today we will debate whether the Baltimore Orioles are one of the best teams in the American League, if the bullpen is key to a team’s success, and the player most likely to rebound after a slow start. [...]

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Washington Nationals Pitcher Stephen Strasburg Strikes Out 13

Filed: May 10, 2012 9:27 PM CDT by
Charles LeClaire-US PRESSWIRE

Washington Nationals Pitcher Stephen Strasburg is quite possibly the best pitcher in the league right now. On Thursday against  the Pittsburgh Pirates, Strasburg struck out a season-high 13 over six innings in route to his third win. Yes, you heard that right, 13 over six. At one point, Strasburg struck out seven straight batters. That is just [...]

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Fantasy Baseball Additions: Rafael Soriano and Pedro Alvarez

Filed: May 4, 2012 7:39 AM CDT by
Debby Wong-US PRESSWIRE

Just like the real teams, fantasy baseball players are scrambling to fill their lineups after a string of high-profile injuries this week. A couple guys to target who should be available in your leagues are New York Yankees reliever Rafael Soriano and Pittsburgh Pirates third baseman Pedro Alvarez. The big baseball news last night was [...]

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Characters From The Wire and Their Baseball Counterparts

Filed: May 3, 2012 2:53 PM CDT by
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Ranking Bryce Harper and the 11 Other First Picks in Baseball’s Amateur Draft Since 2000

Filed: May 2, 2012 12:54 PM CDT by
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Dan Canova’s Power Rankings: Top 5 Teams of Week 4 in Major League Baseball

Filed: April 29, 2012 8:47 PM CDT by
Jim Cowsert-US PRESSWIRE

The real question is Matt Kemp ever going to cool down?  Or is Albert Pujols even going to break 20 homeruns this year?  What is going on in Major League Baseball? The Rangers continue to win.  The Angels continue to lose.  The Cardinals don’t need Albert Pujols.  And the Kansas City Royals and Minnesota Twins [...]

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Pittsburgh Pirates Outfielder Andrew McCutchen Would Cut His Dreads To Get Into The World Series

Filed: April 25, 2012 11:39 AM CDT by
Mark J. Rebilas-US PRESSWIRE

Pittsburgh Pirates outfield star Andrew McCutchen has a trademark hairstyle; dreadlocks. He love them so much that he recently sat for a video feature that not only explains how he maintains and cares for them but that he must wear a size 8 cap to tuck them all away comfortably. McCutchen’s loves his hair so [...]

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Dan Canova’s Power Rankings: Top 5 Teams for Week 3 of Major League Baseball

Filed: April 22, 2012 8:27 PM CDT by
Vincent Pugliese-US PRESSWIRE

Who has emerged?  Actually, it’s more like what has stayed the same. Week 3 of Major League Baseball has dictated many possibilities looking forward into the upcoming weeks.  I feel almost as if every time I do one of these posts, I have new things to talk about constantly.  But there’s always the same basic [...]

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Rant Sports Major League Baseball Power Rankings For Week Three

Filed: April 21, 2012 10:12 AM CDT by
Matt Kartozian - US Presswire

April is the best month of the year, as it brings the promise of another season of baseball. At Rant Sports, that means it is time to continue our Power Rankings for the 2012 season. For the third week, we will try to place a greater emphasis on how teams  have performed over the first week [...]

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Power Rankings: My Top 5 Teams After 2 Weeks of Major League Baseball

Filed: April 15, 2012 10:05 PM CDT by
Brace Hemmelgarn-US PRESSWIRE

After two weeks of baseball, here’s what I have come up with. So far, I love what the Los Angeles Dodgers are doing as well as the Detroit Tigers and the Texas Rangers.  I’ve also learned that the National League is going to be very weak this year.  The Philadelphia Phillies are struggling big time, [...]

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