Screaming Sports' Phil Yoon breaks out his famed MLB Fantasy Minute and breaks down the MLB's top five stories while channeling a little John Denver. All those pitchers who were traded now have something to prove. Outfielders continue to dominate the AL. And the Indians' Cliff Lee could make   more...
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I'd be lying if I told you I wasn't a little disappointed that I got hurt early in the season. If I had stayed healthy who knows maybe I'd be at the All Star Game with my teammates. There is no doubt that New York is a special environment. Every living Hall of Famer is there so there is no doubt   more...

Bullpen issues seem to be getting even worse across baseball as players succumb to injuries and poor performance. There are some possible places to steal some saves but it will require some patience, foresight, and a lot of luck.
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The Boston Red Sox have now lost 10 of their last 12 road games, and the road doesn't get much easier as they travel to Safeco Field to take on the lowly Seattle Mariners. Granted, Seattle has the worst record in the AL, but the way the Red Sox have been playing, more specifically on the road, it   more...
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The first half of the 2008 Major League Baseball season has been full of surprises, from the Tigers to the Rays to the Padres to the Braves. Most surprising of all, at least to the Phillies faithful, is that at the All Star break the Phillies were in first place atop the National League East. The   more...
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The 2008 MLB All-Star rosters were announced today. The All-Star Game will be played on July 15, 2008 at Yankee Stadium, with the league winner securing home field advantage in the World Series. We'll take a look at these rosters, and pick them apart - Who doesn't deserve to go? Who got the snub?   more...
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Author at I'm Writing Sports and friend of the blog Nick Underhill recently wrote a column supporting L.A. Angels closer Francisco Rodriguez for the AL MVP award. My dog (in the picture to your right) read it and also disagreed with it, and I'd like to explain why.
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You know me and my random thoughts that seem to go in many tangeants. Well it seems that I have a lot of things to talk about during the All-Star Break but unfortunately nothing of great substance. So here's a few quick hits to let you know what's going on at The BearDown during the slowest   more...
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Matt Ginter's last start for the Cleveland Indians went well, but he couldn't pick up the win against the Los Angeles Angels. Plus what exactly is K-Rod saying to the sky after games? Could he be asking for Sal Fasano's mustache? He'd be dumb not to.
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With the trade deadline looming and injuries to several players, bullpen situations remain in flux throughout baseball. Jonathan Lee takes a look at recent moves and ranks all of MLB's closers.
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Screaming Sports' Tommy D breaks out another edition of MLB Trade 'Em and suggests some very surprising moves. Trade Aubrey Huff? K-Rod? You betcha. And while it may sounds crazy, he follows it up with some very sound reasoning.
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Today we have a player with a .956 success rate on stolen bases, a way to determine when a pitcher with a 5.55 ERA is going to win, a Rule 5 guy on the road to stardom, the schadenfreude of seeing closers on other teams melting down and lots 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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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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Today after we won in Baltimore, I got word that I made the American League All-Star team. I'm definitely thrilled to represent the Angels for my first All-Star appearance. It is truly an amazing feeling and something we all dream of as kids. To be honest, it makes it a lot better that the team   more...