Chris Carpenter will be back with the Cardinals for the rest of the season, but this time he will come back as a reliever. Not only that, but don’t think he will be doing any closing for the Cards, he will just be a middle reliever. So, those who own him have a decision to make. Will he help you enough with Ks, ERA, and WHIP to…
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Not only did the Reds find that they have some exciting young pitchers for the future in Edinson Volquez and Johnny Cueto, but they also found some good hitters to give them hope for the future, and a few of them have been hot lately. Joey Votto had seven hits over the weekend, and also drove in five runs as he has hit a little hot streak. The…
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Are you happy now Mets’ fans? After the bullpen blew a six run lead in the 9th inning the last time that Johan Santana pitched, their big ticket went out Sunday and went the distance in a 9-1 win over the St. Louis Cardinals. Listening to sports talk radio all week, I heard one crying fan after another saying Santana should…
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Two games after the All-Star Break, two home runs for Billy Butler. He has been a power disappointment in his time in Kansas City, but perhaps this is the start of his much-anticipated breakout. In two days he doubled his home run total from the rest of the season. Butler had 13 homers in just 57 games last season in AAA…
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After showing very little power in his two stints in the majors, perhaps Billy Butler will start to flex his muscles in his third go around with the big club. Butler was 2-5 on Thursday, and connected on his second homer of the year. If Butler starts to pound the ball in the next few days, you will want…
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I just want to start out with a situation that really made me mad! Ok, so it is safe to assume that Justin Verlander is back. He has had now five straight starts where he allowed three runs or less, and his ERA is down almost two full runs in the past two months. So tonight he throws six…
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