Why the Philadelphia Phillies will make the playoffs again
The bits and bytes were hardly dry on Alex Remington's playoff case for the Atlanta Braves when I heard from fans of the Philadelphia Phillies who wanted to argue their team's cause. Flying the Fightins'...
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| Posted 2 days ago by micky2000
Why the Atlanta Braves will hold onto their NL playoff spot
Stop me if you've heard this one before: The Atlanta Braves are in first place in the NL East and in a position to make the playoffs. Yes, the Braves have been in sole command of the division all summer,...
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| Posted 3 days ago by micky2000
Did the Rays drop the final curtain on the 2010 Red Sox?
The Boston Red Sox had their big chance this past weekend. With three games against the Tampa Bay Rays, they owned the possibility of moving to within 2.5 games of their rivals with a sweep. Winning two...
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| Posted 3 days ago by micky2000
Big League Stew timeline: Manny Ramirez's California vacation
And so it has ended. After a little over two years of Manny Ramirez bringing his demented yogi approach to the TMZ-friendly confines of Dodger Stadium, the sulking slugger is headed to Chicago's South...
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| Posted 3 days ago by micky2000
The Juice: Umps reverse McCann call with video; Braves beat Fish
Gather 'round, because it's time to recap the most recent diamond doings. Roll Call starts in Atlanta, where umpire Tim McClelland watched a video replay, came back onto the field, did a little disco twirl...
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| Posted 3 days ago by micky2000
Hank Steinbrenner thinks you can pencil Yankees in for playoffs
Hank Steinbrenner took a couple of media callers at Yankee Stadium on Thursday. While they were there, he said we're going to see his New York Yankees in the playoffs this year. He's probably not wrong,...
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| Posted 1 week ago by micky2000
The San Diego Padres: Baseball's best team story in 2010?
With a 5-0 victory over the D'Backs on Tuesday night, the San Diego Padres earned their 75th win of the season. That matches the entire victory output of San Diego's 2009 squad and there are still 38 games...
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| Posted 1 week ago by micky2000
The Juice: Blue Jays' Bautista wins staredown against Yankees
Gather 'round, because it's time to recap the most recent diamond doings. Roll Call starts at the Rogers Centre in Toronto, where major league home run leader Jose Bautista doesn't like baseballs much...
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| Posted 1 week ago by micky2000
The Red Sox don't really want Johnny Damon back, do they?
Yes, it looks like the Boston Red Sox have requested one more fling with old flame Johnny Damon, reportedly claiming him on waivers from the Detroit Tigers on Monday afternoon. But if you're expecting...
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| Posted 1 week ago by micky2000
Ball disappears on second baseman, but David Price keeps cool
Shrink those shirts! After watching a ball bound into the billowy insides of Sean Rodriguez's(notes) Rays' jersey on Monday night, it wouldn't surprise me if Tampa Bay's clubhouse guys were issued that...
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| Posted 2 weeks ago by micky2000
BIG Series: Texas faces Tampa Bay in possible playoff preview
As the pennant races get hotter and hotter, Big League Stew will be
there to take a closer look at some of the biggest series taking place
down the stretch.Texas Rangersvs.Tampa Bay Rays The situation:...
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| Posted 2 weeks ago by micky2000
The Juice: Broxton completes Dodgers implosion against Phillies
Gather 'round, because it's time to recap the most recent diamond doings. Roll Call starts at Citizens Bank Park, where Carlos Ruiz(notes) capped off an epic seven-run rally, the completion of which seemed...
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| Posted 2 weeks ago by micky2000
The Juice: Thames, Godfather Rivera steal one back from Rangers
Gather 'round, because it's time to recap the most recent diamond doings. Roll Call starts in Texas (weren't we just there?) where an all-too-short series ends in a tie after the Yankees came back from...
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| Posted 3 weeks ago by micky2000
The Juice: Foul to howl — Brewers' Edmonds homers off Arroyo
Gather 'round, because it's time to recap the most recent diamond doings. Roll Call starts at Miller Park, where pinch hitter Jim Edmonds(notes) did not succeed at first, so he just tried, tried again.Game...
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| Posted 1 month ago by micky2000
Rangers still owe A-Rod, Mickey Tettleton and others some cash
If you thought all those angry creditors of the Texas Rangers were just jilted beer and jock strap companies, you were, well, wrong. Those still waiting around for the bankrupt team to make good on the...
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| Posted 1 month ago by micky2000
Jeff Passan talks trade deadline, A-Rod's 600th and Dr. Claw
Jay Busbee and I have had a number of interesting discussions with guests in the short-but-glorious history of the Yahoo! Sports Blogs Why Is This News? podcast. None of them had been interrupted...
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| Posted 1 month ago by micky2000
The 10 most notable makeovers of baseball's swapping season
There was a flurry of activity leading up to Saturday afternoon's trading deadline and each move was ostensibly made to make each involved team a better one — whether it be for this season or future...
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| Posted 1 month ago by micky2000
Matt Holliday Is Happy in St. Louis and Stay's
So all the talk of Matt Holliday leaving the Cardinals was false. Matt Holliday will be coming back to St. Louis to avenge his error in last season's Playoffs.
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| Posted 7 months ago by BennyTruman
Halladay After Signing With Phillies: "It's A Dream Come True"
Roy Halladay talks to the press after joining the Phillies in a a 4 team trade, which also sent Cliff Lee to Seattle. Halladay is excited ( after also signing a very nice contract extension ) and saya...
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| Posted 8 months ago by timb