The Pittsburgh Pirates have taken nice strides forward this year, especially offensively, as they continue to hang around within striking distance of .500. After winning the final two games in Cincy, Pittsburgh has carved out sole possession of fourth place in the NL Central, but despite holding their own lately, the Bucs are losing ground […]
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The Boston Red Sox, having dropped the first two games of this crucial series in Tampa, find themselves in danger of being swept with a loss Wednesday. Could it be time to ratchet up the intensity? After all, the latest chapter between these two teams has been surprisingly tame considering AL East supremacy in on
After scuffling in Houston and dropping the first game of a three-game set in Tampa, Boston has dropped to 50-35 and has fallen a game and a half behind the upstart Rays in the AL East race. Luckily, the Sox get two more cracks at the Rays before heading off to Yankee Stadium for a
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Earlier this week, we speculated on whether the exploits of Indy League pitcher Aaron Ledbetter would be enough to garner him attention from a major league organization. Well, lest you think that kind of thing never happens, the Braves have signed catcher/1B Jason Phillips (aka, Goggles Paisano) to a minor league deal, adding him to
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Can you believe it was just three years ago that Houston was the NL Champions, representing the Senior Circuit in the 2005 World Series? Man, have things ever spiraled out of control since then. The team barely finished over .500 in 2006, and then plummeted even further last year. While they’ve shown modest improvements this
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Sometimes the Independent Leagues are just tailor made for certain players who had quickly flamed out in organized ball. Such seems to have been the case for one-time Cardinal draft pick RHP Aaron Ledbetter. Drafted by St. Louis in the 24th round in 2001, Ledbetter spent two awful seasons at Rookie Level Johnson City, going
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Last week, the Rays inked the top pick in this year’s draft, shortstop Tim Beckham, to a $6.15 million deal. Signing the number one overall pick is usually a fairly drawn out affair, so I was quite surprised to see how quickly negotiations wrapped here. Beckham, who we profiled in our Draft Report, will start
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