Prince Fielder, just two days shy of turning 23, has arrived as a bona fide slugger. With another two jacks yesterday, followed by the go-ahead run, he led baseball’s best team to its third straight win and seventh in eight games. Yes, that’s right, Milwaukee is a major-league best 21-10 and Prince is a huge […]
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To the surprise of almost no one, Washington is having serious issues with its pitching, currently ranked 15th in WHIP, 15th in quality starts and 14th in ERA in the NL. Shawn Hill has been excellent and Jason Bergmann has been a revelation (for now), but the rest of the rotation is a mess. Matt
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Stop the presses. The Yankees finally got some good news about their pitching staff when Mike Mussina made a successful return last night. Pitching in his first game since straining a hammy on April 11, Moose lasted five innings and gave up just four hits and a run, fanning three and walking none to earn
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It’s okay to be afraid. When I look at what Jose Reyes is accomplishing this year, I get a little fearful too. Trying to project how good this kid will be — he doesn’t turn 24 until next month — is mind boggling. Reyes just bagged the first Player of the Month Award of his
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Okay, fair is fair. We bashed the Mariners earlier this week and they’ve won four straight since to get back to .500 and move within a hair of the AL West lead. Wins over Texas and KC won’t impress anyone, but in between Seattle swept a two-game mini set with division-leading Oakland. Adrian Beltre is
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Great minds must think alike. After witnessing Sidney Ponson’s effort Friday night, I wrote the following recap on Rotoworld.com: Sidney Ponson was battered by the Royals on Friday, suffering the loss when he gave up 10 hits and six runs in 4 1/3 innings. Now that’s the Sidney Ponson we all know and hate. After
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The announcement by the A’s that Rich Harden’s shoulder needs some rest and he’ll skip his start this weekend must have rang plenty of warning bells for his owners. The plan is to give him a couple of extra days and let him start Tuesday. Harden played catch before Friday’s game and said he was
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