Bring The Heat

June 10, 2009

Justin Verlander just finished his second complete game of 2009 and boy did he do it in style. The Detroit right hander finished off the heart of the White Sox order in the 9th by getting Jermaine Dye to fly out to right, striking out Jim Thome and Josh Fields.  His last pitch to Fields, [...]

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To Start Or Not To Start

June 9, 2009

So Chicago’s 2007 first round pick and rumored candidate for a Jake Peavy trade earlier this year, Aaron Poreda, has been called up for his first cup of coffee, set to join the White Sox bullpen later this week.  Coming out of spring training, this flamethrower looked like he might even win the 5th starter [...]

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Injury Update

May 27, 2009

Stephania Bell of ESPN recently posted an updated injury blog entry. Couple points on Jose Reyes, Carlos Quentin, and more.  Fantastic work. Share and Enjoy: Related posts No related posts.

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Big Mac Attacked

May 22, 2009

As if we needed another sign, excuse the pun, that the Pujols era in St. Louis had firmly supplanted the steroid-tainted McGwire era, it came dramatically last night. In the first inning of the Cardinals – Cubs game, Pujols lined a screamer over the left field wall knocking off the “I” in the Big Mac [...]

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Justin Time

May 20, 2009

What a difference a year makes.   In The Little Things, we discussed the HUGE offseason move the Tigers made this year – hiring pitching coach Rick Knapp from Minnesota’s minor league system.  Knapp came into the program with Minnesota’s simple ideology – throw strikes – and it has started to pay off. Detroit’s ace, Justin [...]

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Baseball – The Sequel

May 14, 2009

Not every movie deserves a sequel.  Final Destination 2?  Really?  But one of the greatest productions on the topic of baseball is poised to see a follow-up.  And we will all be better fans for it. According to the Indiana Gazette, Ken Burns is working on a sequel to his Emmy-Award winning series, Baseball.  Burns [...]

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Zimmerman’s Streak Ends

May 13, 2009

Everything that has a beginning must have an end.  Ryan Zimmerman went 30 games without posting an 0-fer.  But in today’s game against Barry Zito and the Giants, he would ground out three times and walk twice. Earlier this year, we predicted a breakout season from Zimmerman.  Thanks to this 30 game streak, he’s currently [...]

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Cinderella Redux

May 10, 2009

Earlier this week, we discussed how Brandon Inge will likely see his carriage turn back into a pumpkin before too long.  In keeping with the fairy tale, despite the slow start of Florida Marlin Ricky Nolasco, his story may have a happy ever after. Acquired in return for Juan Pierre as part of the most recent Florida [...]

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Cinderella Story

May 9, 2009

It’s mid-May and we’re starting to get a better picture of how the season is going to turn out.  But some things just still don’t compute. Brandon Inge is performing far better this season than he ever has.  And fantasy baseball fans love combining that with his dual position elibility, catcher and third base. The [...]

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Manny Being Mannita

May 7, 2009

For those of you living under a baseball rock, go to ESPN’s story on Manny Ramirez testing positive and being suspended 50 games for use of Performance Enhancing Drugs. According to ESPN, “Ramirez was identified as using the female fertility drug human chorionic gonadotropin, or hCG.” Manny, of course, claims that some doctor prescribed him medication [...]

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