"A scrub is a guy who thinks he's fly, and is also known as a busta."Two weeks ago, Henry Schulman of the San Francisco Chronicle dubbed Tigers ultra-reserve Ryan Raburn a "scrub". That game, Raburn hit a pinch-hit solo homerun to put the Tigers ahead and up for good on their way to a 5-1 win   more...
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Screaming Sports' Billy Smith checks in on some of the mega-hyped offseason stars, as well as the not-so-hyped offseason stars. Who is living up to it? Who isn't? And who is coming out of left field? Billy has all of those answers for you.
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PREGAME: Those of you who believe in momentum may have had your beliefs shaken after yesterday's gut-wrencher. Armando Galarraga faces the one team that he seems to struggle the most with, the Twins. He's managed to last 6 innings in each of his starts, but his 10:8 K:BB ratio in 18 innings   more...
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Screaming Sports' Billy Smith break out MLB Buy 'n Sell and runs down a short list of players you should be buying or selling. Ryan Doumit? Believe it or not, it's time to sell. Aaron Harang? Grab him while he's hot!
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Screaming Sports' Andrew Thibodeau breaks out his fourth edition of MLB Sleepers and runs down a quick list of potential needles (in a haystack - get it?) for the upcoming week. So, who could surprise some unsuspecting opponents this week? Only one way to find out ... click it.
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PREGAME: Armando Galarraga, nominee for June Rookie of the Month honors (you can vote and stuff), takes on R.A. Dickey. Dickey has spent time in the pen and rotation this year with this being his 6th start of 14 appearances. Righties have a 851 OPS against him but lefties are only   more...
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PREGAME: It's Kyle Lohse and Armando Galarraga tonight. You know which Tigers like hitting against Lohse? All of them.Meanwhile, here's hoping that Galarraga can nail down that All Star game invitation.And here's really hoping the rain drops hold off so they can get this one in, cuz I'll be   more...
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Whether it is the hot starts by Gavin Floyd and John Danks of the White Sox, the surprise hitting from John Bowker of the Giants, or the minor league progress of players like Jay Bruce, AccuScore fantasy baseball expert Tim Williams has it covered in this week's prospect watch.
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The Texas Rangers celebrate their 22nd Annual Fan Fest; Baseball America names the Rangers' resurgent farm system the 4th best in baseball; the death of the rumored Marlon Byrd for Matt Murton swap.
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Former Ranger Akinori Otsuka undergoes potentially season-ending elbow surgery; Texas closes in on a Major League deal with free agent right-hander Jason Jennings, ticket prices at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington are on the rise once again.
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Why the potential blockbuster trade centered around Erik Bedard is of special relevance to the Rangers' off-season plan; the struggles of Joaquin Arias; will Nolan Ryan's most recent flirtation with the Texas Rangers prove to be fruitful for all parties involved?
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Jay Bruce had a spectacular debut week in Cincinnati, and should be a top fantasy option for the rest of the season. He wasn't the only top prospect reaching the big leagues however as Oakland called up Carlos Gonzalez. Elsewhere in this edition Ken Griffey Jr. nears a milestone, Bartolo Colon   more...
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PREGAME: Armando Galarraga and Barry Zito in the series finale today.DET @ SFG, Wednesday, June 18, 2008 Game Preview - Baseball-Reference.comGame Time 3:45Share This
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The Rangers finalize a one year, $4 million contract with right-hander Jason Jennings, re-sign southpaw Bill White to a minor league deal, and more.
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Players on the waiver wire are often met with unfair criticism. AccuScore fantasy expert Tim Williams takes a look at some Waiver Wire Wonders like LaRoche and Gutierrez who mostly do good, but are punished to the waiver wire because of one weakness.
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