Phillies shortstop Jimmy Rollins has been backing his boasts of February with action — over the entire season.Check out the stats; 28 homers, 89 RBIs and counting, .294 batting average, 199 hits, 37 stolen bases and 86% stolen base percentage, OBP .344, slugging percentage .525, fielding percentage   more...
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Phillies catcher Carlos Ruiz went 2 for 2 including a one-out, two-run homer in the 2nd inning to stake lefthander Cole Hamels to a 2-0 lead which Hamels held onto through 6 2/3 innings before being lifted for reliever Antonio Alfonseca with closer Brett Myers picking up his 11th save as the   more...
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Starters Kyle Lohse and Shawn Hill were involved in a 6 inning pitchers duel as Hill retired the first 9 Phillies he faced before a 4th inning infield error put shortstop Jimmy Rollins at 2nd base to lead off an inning which ended uneventfully.After the Nationals chased Lohse in the 7th on pinch   more...
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Way to make a mockery of major league baseball yet again, Ozzie. I'm sure managers vote for their own guys when it comes to individual awards. It's very noticeable when a manager brings his own players to the all-star game, but does he have to vote for Tony Batista, who was designated for   more...
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Funny clip of Japanese pitcher Masanori Ishikawa beaning Batista and then running away as Tony fakes a charge to the mound.
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Tony Batista was replaced on the Twins' 25-man active roster by SS Jason Bartlett. This is Bartlett's sophomore stint with the Twins (player card at ESPN.com - http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/players/profile?statsId=7388). Starting against the Red Sox on June 14, Bartlett went 2-4 with 1 run.   more...
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I heard from the rumor mill that Pujols has too few degrees of separation from the HGH doping scandal. Next thing we wil find out is that Greg Maddux is on Adderall and Tony Batista is addicted to chocolate-covered laxatives.