Check out this blogger's 2006 All-Rookie team. It's very well thought out from position players to pitchers all the way down to the mascot. It's amazing how deep this rookie class has been and I think he's right to say that this team would easily make the playoffs and would be a serious threat to   more...
Original Story: http://brssports.blogspot.com/2006/07/ml....

Florida rookie Anibal Sanchez threw the major leagues' first no-hitter in nearly 2½ years Wednesday night, blanking Arizona in Florida's 2-0 victory. The last pitcher to toss a no-no was Randy Johnson, who was perfect against Atlanta in May, 2004. How pissed must the Red Sox be right now...Sanchez   more...
Original Story: http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/recap?game....

On my blog I posted a review of the two (technically three) trades that went down between the Marlins and, respectively, the Mets and Red Sox. At a glance it seems the Mets were much more successful than the Sox in their dealing with the Marlins, but I also think you can't blame Theo for making   more...
Original Story: http://crankycon.typepad.com/cranky/2006....

Remember all of those incredibly talented young pitchers in 2006? Justin Verlander and Jared Weaver proved not only to be two of the best pitchers on their team, but two of the best in the entire league. Anibal Sanchez threw a no-hitter and Jonathon Papelbon almost won a Cy Young as the closer of   more...
Original Story: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2006/wr....

Put your on your dork hats. David Gassko of Hardball Times lists the 20 luckiest and unluckiest pitchers using a statistic known as LIPS, Luck Independent Pitching Statistics."Essentially, the idea behind both DIPS 3.0 and LIPS is that a lot of luck goes into a pitcher's performance, as measured   more...
Original Story: http://www.hardballtimes.com/main/articl....

All of you Mariners fans out there that have criticized the Seattle coaching staff for not pushing Felix Hernandez longer in games should take a long look at what's going on in Florida. Pitchers are about to report to spring training and Josh Johnson and Anibal Sanchez are still throwing with pain.   more...

This offseason I've broken down and offered my opinion on the NL East outfields and infields so far, and the Phils have naturally won each of the polls. Now it's time to check out the rotations. However, with the Mets addition of some dude named Johan, this is merely for formality.*Career won/loss   more...
Original Story: http://pabaseball.blogspot.com/2008/02/n....

Move over Dice-K. Make room for 23 year old rookie Clay Buchholz who just pitched a no-hitter for the Red Sox on Saturday, in only his 2nd Big League start as the BoSox pounded the Baltimore Orioles by a 10-0 score.The hapless Baltimore Orioles have earned some dubious distinctions lately. Ten   more...
Original Story: http://www.blogging-baseball.com/2007/09....

In an attempt to add some depth and leadership to their rotation (and possibly bullpen), the Marlins signed starter/reliever Mark Hendrickson to a one year contract. It looks as though the Marlins will use Hendrickson in their rotation, since their bullpen was a strong point last season, and their   more...
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"The feat has been done 233 times in major league history, making it as unpredictable as a Tim Wakefield knuckleball. But if there's a no hitter thrown, there's a good chance it could be thrown this month.I whipped out the Sporting News record book and saw that 49 no-nos have been thrown after Aug.   more...
Original Story: http://www.startribune.com/509/story/665....