Amidst all the trade deadline madness, pitchers around the majors had some terrific performances. John Lackey took a no-hit bid into the 9th while Doug Davis had a perfect game spoiled in the seventh. They weren't the only ones to have pitched well either as teams continue to look for deals to help   more...
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Cyril Morong of 'Beyond the Boxscore' created two 15 player lists, one of pitchers who improved from the 2005 to 2006, the other of players who declined. He used a statistic called RSAA which means "the amount of runs that a pitcher saved vs. what an average pitcher would have allowed. It is   more...
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Just a couple of things.  Lilly pitched a very good game.  Fukudome needs to be moved down to the 8th spot in the order.  He is not good at baseball.  Zambrano's offensive VORP is almost equal to Fukudome's in 330 fewer plate appearances.  Brian Moehler pitched around Ryan   more...
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B-REF PREVIEW | GAMEDAY | WEATHER | ACB CHAT ROOMBrian Moehler vs. Cubs hitters:  .343/.393/.648 in 108 at-batsTed Lilly vs. Astros hitters:  .171/.240/.379 in 140 at-batsWhen and Where:  7:05 pm, WGNThe Cubs begin the "2nd half" with a 4-game lead tonight.  They've hit Moehler   more...
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The MLB free agency period has officially began. Fifty-seven players filed papers to become free agents Monday. Big names on the list include: Barry Bonds, Torii Hunter, Alex Rodriguez, Mariano Rivera, Kerry Wood, Trot Nixon, Shawn Green, Paul Lo Duca, and Shannon Stewart.Check out the entire list.
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When you're trying to explain the Marlins' current hot streak, it's easy to point to fluky things like Miguel Cabrerra's Kelly Leak-esque go-ahead single that never should have been (check out the video on MLB.com if you don't watch SportsCenter). Or his 11 for 30 hitting performance over their 9   more...

He's 21 years old and been pretty hyped up for some time now. Petit was originally included in the Delgado trade. (At least the Mets got something more back for a top prospect than Victor Zambrano/Kazmir debacle). There was originally talks of Petit starting in the rotation this year but he   more...
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A law student takes a look at the Barry Bonds indictment and presents an argument and solution for the four man rotation.
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