August 31st is an important date for contending MLB teams, because that's the date that determines eligibility for post-season rosters. To be eligible to play in the MLB post-season, a player must be on the club's 25-man roster or 15-day or 60-day DL as of 8/31. However, any player   more...
Original Story: http://www.thecubreporter.com/2008/08/19....

I started a thread regarding the Sun-Times article this morning stating that many of the Cubs September call-ups may be delayed as the Iowa Cubs clinched the playoffs. The I-Cubs will host the Oklahoma RedHawks (Texas Rangers AAA affiliate) starting Sept 3rd in a best of 5 game series. The   more...
Original Story: http://www.thecubreporter.com/2008/08/26....

Johan Santana threw a three-hit shutout at Pittsburgh, while striking out seven batters without issuing a walk. The only other NL pitcher to throw a shutout this season with no more than three hits allowed, no walks and at least seven strikeouts was Tim Hudson against the Reds on May 2 in Atlanta.   more...
Original Story: http://ddmetsfanblog.blogspot.com/2008/0....

Chicago White Sox GM Ken Williams still has Aaron Rowand in his sights. The rumored deal would have left handed middle relief prospect Boone Logan headed to Philadelphia.The Phillies are also trying to build interest in Jon Lieber, who doesn't have a rotation spot at the moment. Their target? The   more...
Original Story: http://beerleaguer.typepad.com/beerleagu....

An article made about new Johan Santana rumors and a possible Paul Konerko trade to the Angels
Original Story: http://mlbclubhouse.blogspot.com/2008/01....

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.
Original Story: http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=....

With Spring Training right around the corner, there are still plenty of holes that need to be filled in each and every major league team. Because of this, and because it is always a good idea to keep an eye on possible transactions, FIO staff writer Shane Huff has dissected the teams by division,   more...
Original Story: http://www.fantasyinsideronline.com/view....

Dayn Perry wrote this article on the heels of the Reds/Nats trade that has everyone questioning what exactly the reds were thinking.
Original Story: http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/57929....

The Phillies lost the first two games of their series with the Dodgers on Friday and Saturday by scores of 14-3 and 4-3. The Phils have now lost 4 of their first 5 games of the homestand and 7 of their last 10 games.
Original Story: http://www.blogging-baseball.com/2007/08....

- Tom Verducci of cnnsi.com is reporting that a deal bringing Andy Pettitte back to the Bronx could be done by the end of the week.- The White Sox figure to move a starter to make a rotation spot available for Brandon McCarthy. This has led to speculation that they'll move an arm to Philly for   more...
Original Story: http://www.sportsfrog.com/2006/12/hot_st....

*Vicente Padilla- 4 gs, 2 w, 26 ip, 15 k, 3.12 era, 1.54 whip.*Randy Wolf- 3 gs, 1 w, 19 ip, 18 k, 1.42 era, 0.89 whip.*Gavin Floyd- 3 gs, 2 w, 19.1 ip, 10 k, 1.40 era, 0.88 whip.*Kyle Lohse- 4 gs, 2 w, 24.1 ip, 10 k, 1.48 era, 1.03 whip.*Todd Jones- 7 g, 7 ip, 3 sv, 4 k, 1.29 era, 1.29   more...
Original Story: http://pabaseball.blogspot.com.

The Cubs resigned Jon Lieber, but GM Jim Hendry said that wasn't enough arms and is looking at heading to India to pick up more arms for his rotation
Original Story: http://thebeardown.blogspot.com/2008/01/....

The Chicago Cubs went from worst to first to win the NL Central last year. Can they repeat or will another team have a say? Here a preview of all six teams, their projected starting lineups, rotations, fantasy impact players, and overall outlook.
Original Story: http://blueworkhorse.com/mlb/nl-central-....

Two sources confirmed to The Post that the Mets recently contacted Phillies GM Pat Gillick to say that if Abreu, closer Tom Gordon or starter Jon Lieber are made available before the July 31 non-waiver deadline, to count the Mets in.I can't see the Mets bringing in Abreu when Milledge should be   more...
Original Story: http://www.nypost.com/sports/mets/yankee....

Bored of being dispirited by the awfulness of the Phillies this spring and not even wanting to bother hashing out the Pirates problems I have focused my energy elsewhere. I decided to entertain myself by perusing the current 40-man rosters to piece together a team made of former Phils. Stipulation-   more...
Original Story: http://pabaseball.blogspot.com/2008/03/p....