Swirling trade winds underlie the Texas Rangers' latest blowout defeat at the hands of the first-place Chicago White Sox.
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It seems as if no one in the NL West wants first place. It is truly sad when the Rangers would be in 1st place if after the All Star break if they were in the NL and they're only 4 games over .500. No NL West team is above .500 as of July 21, 2008.So what seems to be the problem? Could it be that   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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Every playoff contender in baseball seems to be calling the Pittsburgh Pirates, looking for an upgrade for their playoff push. The Pirates have numerous players that interest those contenders, in this article we're going to talk about five of those guys. Those that have been drawing the most   more...
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2008's been a bad year for Barry Zito. A 4-12 record, a 5.73 ERA and no run support from the Giants. But it just got worse - Fathead put his wall poster on clearance.
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It's official -- the NL Central race is on as the Cubs have answered the Brewers acquisition of CC Sabathia by picking up P Rich Harden and P Chad Gaudin from the A's for OF Matt Murton, P Sean Gallagher, IF Eric Patterson and C Josh Donaldson.But the Brewers aren't done. CNNSI believes the Crew   more...

You know me and my random thoughts that seem to go in many tangeants. Well it seems that I have a lot of things to talk about during the All-Star Break but unfortunately nothing of great substance. So here's a few quick hits to let you know what's going on at The BearDown during the slowest   more...
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Phillies fans who are hoping A.J. Burnett is the pitcher the Phillies acquire before the July 31st trading deadline shouldn't hold their breath. Fox Sports' Ken Rosenthal is reporting the Phillies have minimal interest in Burnett, and the feeling appears to be mutual as the Phillies are one of the   more...
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The most talked about man in Cleveland sports these days spells his name incorrectly. But he is swinging a hot bat, and many Tribe fans are having second thoughts about their earlier call for a trade of shortstop Jhonny Peralta.Should the Tribe trade their hottest hitter and the A.L. home run   more...
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Written by Consigliere It's that time of year again when we hear "buyer" and "seller" in every other baseball story. July 31st marks the non-waiver trading deadline and teams begin to analyze each plate appearance, each pitch thrown and each contract on the books. Some teams are in the hunt   more...
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Clayton Kershaw|LHP|AA|20-Kershaw has been quite dominant since getting demoted to AA Jacksonville. In 3 starts there, he's gone 18 innings, and has only given up 7 hits and 2 earned runs. More importantly though, Kershaw has only walked 4 batters. I guess there's some concern over the fact that   more...
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There is a new look to the Closer Report this week with expanded coverage of bullpen situations around baseball and rankings for the top fantasy closers and middle relievers. This week AccuScore analyst looks at the All-Star relievers, and has a problem with the selection of one player in   more...
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Ken Rosenthal reports that the Dodgers are interested in dealing for Sabathia and Wilson.First, let's deal with the Sabathia rumor. "The Brewers aren't the only team pushing hard for Indians left-hander C.C. Sabathia. The Dodgers also are heavily in the mix, according to major-league sources.   more...
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The Mariners appear set to cut ties with anemic DH Jose Vidro.. finally, the Phillies still have their eye on Erik Bedard, more teams are looking at Raul Ibanez, the list currently standing at Los Angeles Dodgers, Arizona Diamondbacks, Boston Red Sox, Atlanta Braves, New York Mets. Could Pat   more...
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Somebody please tell me this rumor is some kind of huge joke on me. "Multiple baseball sources said Sunday that the Dodgers and Pirates are in serious talks about a trade that would ship Wilson west. A Dodgers source indicated that Los Angeles might be willing to deal center fielder Matt   more...
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