Today, the Oakland A's traded ace Rich Harden and Chad Gaudin to the Chicago Cubs for four minor leaguers. At first glance, I thought Oakland and Billy Beane got fleeced - c'mon, Billy, you couldn't land Felix Pie? No Josh Vitters? You couldn't hold out until the Rays were forced to overpay to keep   more...
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Instead of recapping what happened last night (The AL won, they now have home field advantage in the World Series, again. End of recap.), I am going to take this opportunity to rant about the absurdness of the game.Well, maybe I'll do a little recapping. First of all, it actually was not a bad   more...
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While his numbers show he should be an All-Star, in the end, Pat Burrell didn't get enough fan support and therefore won't be participating in the All-Star game. Burrell finished third behind the winner, Corey Hart of the Brewers, and the second place finisher, David Wright of the Mets. Evan   more...
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Vai Sikahema knocked out Steroid Loaded Botox injecting Snitch Snitching Jose Canseco out in a minute.. Sadly enough Vai was fighting for a cause in giving money to a dead cops family, while Canseco you know his intentions were to keep it being the fact that he needs more Botox, another tanning   more...
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Screaming Sports' Phil Yoon runs down several baseball Bulls and several baseball Bears in the latest edition of Stock Market. J.D. Drew? Oh yea, he's definitely a bull. Dan Uggla? Ehhhh ... not so much.
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Many, if not most of us, have either struggled with some form of addiction ourselves or we know someone who has. Whether it be drugs, alcohol, gambling or any other vice, we have seen how these destructive behaviors can not only tragically affect the life of the user, but can wreak havoc on the   more...
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Who's a bigger threat to the Red Sox - the Rays or the Yankees? What's the Sox biggest weakness? Who will win more games - Matsuzaka or Beckett? Red Sox Monster hosts a round table with a few other Sox bloggers to discuss these topics and more.. get the scoop at The Bottom Line and Red Sox   more...
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Apparently the Devil cheers for the Dodgers. I always had him pegged as a Yankee Fan.
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Which fantasy studs dropped the ball last week? And which "sleepers" fell short of their hyped billing? Screaming Sports' Phil Yoon runs down an eight-player list of fantasy bombs.
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In a season best forgotten, Cliff Lee is having a campaign to cherish.The Tribe lefty ace - officially now as well as on the stat sheet - provided Indians fans with yet another cool breeze tonight in what has been a hot, muggy night of a season.What a difference a year makes.A year ago Lee was   more...
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Trade rumors are swirling around Brian Fuentes, but he's pitching impressively in the meantime, says Mike Harmon. Also, fantasy news on the Mets and latest injury updates on Takashi Saito, Chris Carpenter, Bobby Jenks and David Ortiz. How will Scott Kazmir's and Dan Uggla's performance in the   more...
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Terry Francona: You a right, Joe (Maddon)…I don't…have…spades.(flips cards over)Terry Francona: Aces…Full.As of today, the team with the most momentum heading into this week's All Star break is none other than the Boston Red Sox. After a dreaded road trip in which the Sox dropped 7 of 10 games, the   more...
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Bobby Abreu socked a game-winning double against the Rays in the bottom of the 10th inning.Derek Jeter, chugging from first, scored on the play.However, it wasn't without a little extra motivation.If you call "Score the run or sleep with the fish" motivation.Anyway, enjoy.
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Screaming Sports' Billy Smith breaks out a special All-Star edition of MLB Sleepers and runs down a quick list of potential needles (in a haystack - get it?) for baseball's second half. So, who could surprise some unsuspecting opponents the rest of the way? Only one way to find out ... click it.
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This is for anyone who did not see the MLB home run derby, the other night. For those of you that did see it know that a great and wonderful story emerged. Josh Hamilton, one of the participants, drafted out of high school, a $4 million dollar signing bonus, then became addicted to cocaine,   more...
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