Dustin Pedroia is My Hero!

I can’t hide my allegiance anymore, Dustin Pedroia never ceases to amaze me. To quote the movie Rudy, he’s “5 foot nothing, 100 and nothing” and all he does is hit everything. Tonight he went 3-5, added his 43rd double, hit his 16th homerun, and knocked in 5 runs. Oh yeah, he did it all in the midst of…
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Tags: alex rodriguez, ben sheets, carlos quentin, dustin pedroia, josh beckett, Mike Mussina, Troy Percival, victor martinez

Roy Halladay has got a lot to complain about. He has now gone the distance in four consecutive starts, and his record during this time? 1-3. Granted, they weren’t your traditional complete games (he gave up four runs in one, and five in another), but when your pitcher goes all the way, you gotta score enough runs to get…
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Tags: adam miller, alex rodriguez, Andruw Jones, ben sheets, boof bonser, george sherrill, john smoltz, Johnny Cueto, jon lester, max scherzer, mike cameron, Phil Hughes, roy halladay, ryan church, ryan zimmerman, scott kazmir, Troy Tulowitzki

A couple of aces have shown on Tuesday, that maybe they still have it. In Detroit, Justin Verlander might not have been dominant, but right now he’ll take it. Verlander threw six innings giving up just one run and striking out three against the Rangers. After the way he started the season, Justin and his fantasy owners must be…
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Tags: alex rodriguez, c.c. sabathia, casey kotchman, edinson volquez, eric bedard, Eric Gagne, j.j. putz, jacoby ellsbury, john smoltz, jorge cantu, josh beckett, justin verlander, manny parra, nate mclouth, rickie weeks, ted lilly

Yankees 3B Alex Rodriguez left the game today with a quadricps injury. He said he felt it in his swing, and then as he ran down the baseline, he felt a “twinge.” Rodriguez has been an incredibly durable player throughout his career, so it is tough to gauge how long this might keep him out of action…
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Tags: aarong harang, alex rodriguez, andre eithier, Andruw Jones, andy pettitte, chase utley, chipper jones, dana eveland, david ortiz, edwin encarnacion, Eric Gagne, frank thomas, hanley ramirez, jair jurrjens, jed lowrie, jimmy rollins, joba chamberlain, john bowker, john danks, juan pierre, julio lugo, kazuo matsui, Luke Hochevar, mark mulder, matt garza, matt kemp, ryan doumit, scott olsen, yovani gallardo