How is Mike Mussina doing this?At 39, a year removed from pitching like a washed-up old man headed for the end of his career, Mussina is pitching as well or better than anyone in the American League, and as well as he ever has.Mussina is now 13-6 after 8 shutout innings in a 5-1 victory [...]
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How is Mike Mussina doing this?At 39, a year removed from pitching like a washed-up old man headed for the end of his career, Mussina is pitching as well or better than anyone in the American League, and as well as he ever has.Mussina is now 13-6 after 8 shutout innings in a 5-1 victory [...]
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With half the season already over, we thought it be a good time to go back and see how our 2008 sleeper picks are doing. Read what we said back in March and see who we got right and who we got wrong.
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With a 5-1 defeat at the hands of Twin Killer Mike Mussina this afternoon, the Twins were officially swept out of the grand old park in their final regular season trip to the Bronx. Which brings me to a crossroads a€" the baseball fan in me will miss Yankee Stadium dearly, while the Twins fan [...]
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Screaming Sports' Phil Yoon breaks out his famed MLB Fantasy Minute and breaks down the MLB's top five stories. Low batting average does not mean low fantasy production. Dodgers youngsters are making their case. And is K-Rod a fantasy MVP? Mr. Yoon has all if it covered and much more.
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A few New York baseball thoughts while cursing the mythical "sick passenger" on the F train…It was great of Billy Wagner to let us know (via an article by ESPN.com writer Jason Stark) what the root of the New York Mets' problems were earlier this season:"I don't want to bash Willie, because I liked   more...
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There has been debate about who should vote for the All-star teams but in the end, the teams usually end up equally, even if the AL team always wins. This year's voting has been filled with late overtakings including the young wiz kid Ryan Braun overtaking Ken Griffey Jr. This year there are two   more...
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Everyone always talks about the New York Yankees and their standing in the AL East, but people rarely take an in-depth look at their fantasy value. Screaming Sports' Andrew Thibodeau changes that as he takes a look at a handful of Yankees and examines their fantasy value.
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Prompted by a few questions on the subject, I decided to do my own version of the AL East player debates. Solely focusing on the three best teams--record-wise at the midway point--in the American League East, here are my picks for the top players at each position among the Boston Red Sox, New York   more...
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There has been debate about who should vote for the All-star teams but in the end, the teams usually end up equally, even if the AL team always wins. This year's voting has been filled with late overtakings including the young wiz kid Ryan Braun overtaking Ken Griffey Jr. This year there are two   more...
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Major League Baseball has set new records for total and average attendance during Interleague Play (8,893,312 and 35,573, respectively), eclipsing the previous marks (8,795,939 and 34,905) set last season. It marks the third straight season that MLB has set new highs for attendance during   more...
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Major League Baseball has set new records for total and average attendance during Interleague Play (8,893,312 and 35,573, respectively), eclipsing the previous marks (8,795,939 and 34,905) set last season. It marks the third straight season that MLB has set new highs for attendance during   more...
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Last season Mike Mussina won 11 games and was 4-6 with a 4.62 ERA in the 1st half. On Saturday he equaled last seasons win total tossing six scoreless innings vs. the Boston Red Sox. The win also gave him 261 for his career and has won at least 10 games in 17 straight seasons. Moose said he was not   more...
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From Bodog.Andy Pettitte, 50:1Pettitte is actually one of the better longshots here. With 10 wins, he is only two behind Lee and Saunders. The problem is that he also has seven losses, and his ERA are over 4 (with his peripherals supporting about that level). 50:1 seems about right for him.Cliff   more...
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What do you get when Mike Mussina is your best starter, Mariano Rivera is making all of his other seasons look ho-hum, Derek Jeter is among the league leaders in double plays, there's a free mustache giveaway at the Stadium, and your back up catcher is putting up better defensive stats than your   more...
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