The A's (1-1) beat Boston (1-1) today in the Tokyo Dome in Japan by a score of 5-1 behind a great outing by oft-injured SP Rich Harden. This is the reason why the A's were able to trade away Dan Haren. They are counting on Harden staying healthy, because if he can, he's got # 1 starter type stuff   more...
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These are the best performers in the MLB today and they are not in any order. -3B/OF Fernando Tatis: game winning two run homer against the Giants -1B Ryan Howard: two homers against the Cardinals -OF Emil Brown: walk-off homerun against the Mariners in 11th inning -1B Justin Morneau: went 5 for 5   more...

Shame on all of us for not posting this two days ago. Something tells me that Royals brass, like every other front office in baseball, will find a way to blame this on Reggie Sanders, trading him before the deadline to his record 27th major league club.
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"TOKYO – Emil Brown was trying to decide what he enjoyed most about the trip here to open Major League Baseball's 2008 season. The people are nice. Nah, too blasé an answer. The food is interesting. Brown might have chosen that had he sampled the delicacies he sees every week on the Travel Channel.   more...
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Every week, a bunch of different websites recommend a list of players from the waiver wire you should consider picking up. At SportsOverdose, we're making it even easier for you, compiling only the common players from those lists, all of whom could be considered the best of the waiver wire picks.   more...
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With bases loaded in the seventh, Carlos Ruiz grounded into an inning-ending double play, while Jamie Moyer, who'd been sharp, hit a wall in the bottom half when Emil Brown tagged a hanging change. Phils lost 5-2. If you read Pat Burrell's quotes in today's Inquirer, it sounds like they're   more...
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With the Gil Meche signing, Dotel signing, and superprospects Alex Gordon and Luke Hochevar coming up, the Royals may be able to steal a few games from some teams. Add to the mix, the possibility of Zach Greinke coming back midseason or winning a spot out of spring training (who posted a sub 4 era   more...
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You don't see many veteran starting corner for veteran starting corner trades, but this off-season has been full of unorthodox types of trades. Off the bat, people might say that the Cardinals got the better end of the deal. Glaus has maintained his power over the past three seasons, is a bit   more...
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While #2 overall fantasy player Hanley Ramirez's statistics are impressive, no one is that surprised after he was a top 5 pick in nearly every fantasy draft, but when Nate McLouth puts up similar numbers and is ranked as the #7 fantasy player overall...eyebrows are raised.The McLouths and Cliff   more...
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Why Sidney Ponson and Franklyn German can't be trusted any further than you can throw them; the Texas Rangers struggle to turn the early-season home turnstiles; touching base with the farm contingent.
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Draft coming up and in need of some last-minute advice? Already drafted but looking for a quality waiver pickup? Stumbling upon this web site because I stuffed the code with the keywords "Lindsey", "Lohan" and "nude"? Perhaps Rotowhine.com's American League sleepers will fulfill your deepest,   more...
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Over the last 30 days, one of the more productive hitters in baseball has been KC outfielder, Emil Brown. During this stretch he has hit .325 with 19 RBIs, 15 Runs and 1 HR. Sure we would all like to see more power, but when you are combing the waiver wire to fill the 5th OF spot, beggers cant be   more...

The Boston Red Sox took on the Oakland Athletics for a two-game series in Japan. The much anticipated first game took place on Tuesday, March 25th. All of Japan was excited to see former Japanese phenom Daisuke "Dice-K" Matsuzaka take the hill against Oakland "ace" Joe Blanton. Instead of a   more...
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There's a new breed of fantasy demon haunting me: The Guy Who I Almost Picked Up. Usually I wait until the very last second and change my mind. Then someone else grabs him and he's amazing. A few fellers fall into that category in the early going.
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