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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Getting hit by a pitch. It's baseball's version of a car crash in auto racing.
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Jamie Moyer edged out Oliver Perez in a tight 6 inning battle of lefthanders, both shortstop Jimmy Rollins and leftfielder Pat Burrell stroked first inning homers and the Phillies' bullpen once again came up big holding the Mets scoreless over the final 3 innings, thanks to a controversial   more...
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This offseason I've broken down and offered my opinion on the NL East outfields and infields so far, and the Phils have naturally won each of the polls. Now it's time to check out the rotations. However, with the Mets addition of some dude named Johan, this is merely for formality.*Career won/loss   more...
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For the Phillies, it's one down and three more to go as outfielder Jayson Werth, who went 5 for 5 with 4 RBIs vs San Diego on Sunday, stretched his consecutive hit streak to 9 with another perfect night. 2nd baseman Chase Utley returned to the lineup in grand style going 3 for 5 with a solo homer   more...
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Pedro Martinez had to leave his first start of the season against the Florida Marlins in the fourth inning with a hamstring injury. We explain what this means for Pedro and your fantasy team and when to expect him back.
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Third year Phillies infielder Greg Dobbs got easily the biggest hit of his young major league career in the 6th inning with his pinch hit grand slam against Mets reliever Jorge Sosa. Dobbs' clout to rightfield powered the Phillies to a 10-6 win and a 3 game sweep of the Mets.
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This is not good news for Mets fans. Perez and Sosa have had some big game performances this season and are part of the reason the Mets are in first place. If there are any positives to the situation, it's that both injuries are not considered serious (though hamstring and back injuries tend to   more...
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Here's a good article about the recent turnaround in the Braves' bullpen. Oscar Villarreal, Jorge Sosa, Macay McBride, Ken Ray, and Chad Paronto have combined for a 1.57 ERA in the past 10 games before Tuesday, during which the Braves were 6-4 (after losing 20 of their previous 23 games).
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Jorge Sosa has made quite an impact since being removed from the rotation. In his first relief appearance on Friday, he pitched two innings, gave up only one hit and earned a win the process. On Sunday, he closed out a 4-1 victory over the Devil Rays with a scoreless ninth.. It didn't take long   more...

After striking out the side on Monday night, the Mets rewarded Joe Smith with a demotion.The Mets sent Smith back to the minors to make room for a spot starter for Wednesday's game, rather than pitch Johan Santana or Mike Pelfrey on short rest.
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In a game that started with superb pitching, it ended with on a wild pitch. It took 14 innings, but the New York Mets finally topped the Washington Nationals late Thursday night by a score of 3-2.
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A little more than a week ago, HSNY took a look at the state of the Mets bullpen, and noted that a crowded field left little room for guys like Joe Smith and Steve Register. Evidently, Mets management has taken note of the same dilemma, as the Daily News is reporting today that GM Omar Minaya is   more...
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The Mets may have stunned the Major League baseball and fantasy landscape when they traded for Johan Santana, they were also about to throw an ace pitcher under the radar. Sure, replacing Tom Glavine with Johan Santana, perhaps the best pitcher in Major League Baseball, is a big upgrade, but the   more...
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Pedro will be out for 4-6 weeks. We explain why, what to do in the mean time, possible FA pitchers to grab in his absence and why this shouldn't be too much a cause of concern for Pedro owners.
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