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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Whatever Brett Myers did while he was in the minor leagues, perhaps he should spend a couple of weeks down there every season. Myers improved to 4-1 since he returned with another stellar effort. He threw another seven shutout innings and struck out eight batters. Myers did allow nine hits, but none of them came around to score. Myers…
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The New York Yankees have decided that they will give the ball to Carl Pavano Saturday when the Yankees face the Orioles. Pavano, in the running for the worst contract in history, hasn’t pitched in a game since April 9, 2007. He has been a disappointment of epic proportions for the Yankees, but it has been injury related. The guy…
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Francisco Liriano won again in his second start since coming back from the minors. And although he hasn’t been near the dominant pitcher we saw two years ago, he has been more than an effective starter. Liriano lasted 5.2 innings, allowed three runs, walked two and struck out five. It isn’t the dominating outings he had at AAA, but I still think that…
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It seems like every time I write something here, it happens to be on the same day as a major trade. Today’s move was the biggest and most impactful one so far this year. The Angels get Mark Teixeira in return for Casey Kotchman and minor league pitcher Steve Marek. This marks the second straight year big Tex has…
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Two pitchers who give fantasy owners absolute fits with their inconsistency pitched gems on Thursday. In New York, Oliver Perez was his usual self in big, important games. Oliver went 7.2 innings, allowed just one run, and struck out 12. He has been great his last five times out now, and perhaps he will be the pitcher we thought he could. Hey, he…
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Wow. Brett Myers was optioned to Triple-A Lehigh Valley today. Granted he was 3-9 with a 5.84 ERA, has let up a league leading 24 homeruns, and was coming off a terrible 2 inning performance, but this was still a shocker to me.
The demotion shouldn’t be long term, but he does need some time to work on his delivery. To…
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We have been tracking the progress of White Sox 2B Alexei Ramirez and telling you to keep an eye on him. Well, it is time to take some action unless your middle infield is completely set. Ramirez has been playing everyday now for Chicago and has been hitting and running up a storm. It seems that Ozzie Guillen is committed to him now, and he has the talent to…
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Tonight we get a story that is what makes sports so incredible and makes you want to follow them. For all the arrests, the cheating, the fighting that are in the news, you get a story like what happened at Fenway Park tonight and it gives you a whole new appreciation for not only sports, but the fragility of life. Just under a…
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His fantasy demise was written in the first two weeks of the season, but now C.C. Sabathia is making all
of you without patience with their stars pay for your quick hooks. Sabathia threw an absolute gem tonight, a complete game shutout with 11 strikeouts. That is now four of his last five starts that he has allowed one…
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