The Detroit Tigers kicked off their season today, facing off against the division rival Royals. Justin Verlander pitched against Kansas City's Gil Meche. There were two new Tigers in the line up, Miguel Cabrera and Edger Rentaria. Cabrera started off the game slow in the field, getting his first   more...

The Colorado Rockies have acquired left-hander Jeremy Affeldt and right-hander Denny Bautista from the Kansas City Royals for infielder Ryan Shealy and right-hander Scott Dohmann. Looks like Shealy might finally get some regular ABs...he could turn out to be the next Travis Hafner

Phillies starter Adam Eaton, with his $24.5 million, three-year deal in hand, was awful in yet another start. He gave up 4 runs on 6 hits and served up 3 Rockies homers in 6 innings. The Hot, or Not Phillies bullpen was no better as the Rockies scored 4 runs against them as well enroute to an   more...
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This time of year very few closers are truly safe. The situations in Pittsburgh and Cleveland are unsettled, and Detroit has thrown another surprising name into their bullpen mix. Jonathan Lee sorts it all out in this week's Closer Report.
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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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--The Pirates were brought back to reality last night by Joba Chamberlain and the Yankees in a 10-0 thumping in front of 38,952 at PNC Park. The Bombers were led by Bob Abreu's productive, three-hit, 4-RBI evening, which included his 10th home run of the campaign. The Yanks also got a 3-3   more...
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The trade deadline looms, but there was still plenty of fantasy action as teams wait for the next big name to move which will likely be Atlanta's Mark Teixeira. The Braves are falling apart with injuries to Tim Hudson and Chipper Jones and are looking to sell. Meanwhile, A.J. Burnett pitches like   more...
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Denny Bautista is odd man out of the bullpen with the return of Joel Zumaya. I'd offer up my feelings, but instead I'll point you to Detroit Tigers Thoughts who already has it covered.UPDATE: It appears that the Tigers tried to move Bautista prior to DFA'ing him. Regardless I think it's a [...]
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Looked like another nondescript loss for the Pirates shortly after this one got under way. Zach Duke was getting lit up, the team made 3 errors in the first 4 innings, and the offense was doing nothing against a terrible Pedro Martinez. 5-1 after 6 innings.-----But, if nothing else, this team has   more...
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Denny Bautista is odd man out of the bullpen with the return of Joel Zumaya. I'd offer up my feelings, but instead I'll point you to Detroit Tigers Thoughts who already has it covered.UPDATE: It appears that the Tigers tried to move Bautista prior to DFA'ing him. Regardless I think it's a [...]
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I didn't get a chance to touch on this last night because I had left for the game when the news hit. The Tigers traded Denny Bautista for Pittsburgh minor leaguer Kyle Pearson. With Bautista DFA'd the Tigers had 10 days to find a home for him. In exchange they get AA [...]SHARETHIS.addEntry({   more...
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In a night that was filled with massive frustration and what seemed like an inevitable heartbreaking loss, the Pirates pulled out a 2-0 stunner in 12 innings at Citizens Bank Park on Friday night.--Paul Maholm was back to his usual self (of late)--the dominant one. 7 innings, 10 K's (which I   more...
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I didn't get a chance to touch on this last night because I had left for the game when the news hit. The Tigers traded Denny Bautista for Pittsburgh minor leaguer Kyle Pearson. With Bautista DFA'd the Tigers had 10 days to find a home for him. In exchange they get AA [...]SHARETHIS.addEntry({   more...
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The Bucs lost their 71st game tonight, meaning they have just 10 more losses to work with until they reach the dreaded 82nd--the one that will clinch another losing season. We pretty much knew it was going to happen, but still, it stinks. Now, it's right in our sights. If you're wondering, the Bucs   more...
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A comment on the [Bucs Dugout Gamethread] sums up this game perfectly:"Maholm should walk over to Bautista and kick him in the nuts.[...]And Grabow."------------------Setting the scene a little bit--Paul Maholm, after giving up a solo homer in the 4th, allowed four baserunners in that same inning   more...
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