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On July 30, 2009, the Red Sox played a day game against the Oakland Athletics at Fenway Park. Little did David Ortiz, or anyone, know that day would change how people would see "Big Papi" for the rest of his life. On that day, Ortiz and his former teammate Manny Ramirez tested positve on a performence enhancing drug test conducted in 2003. Ortiz treated this situation like the man he was, calmly. He told the media ...

The Home Run Derby is known as a great opening event to the All-Star game, yet it is unfortunately losing popularity amongst players. Many players have opted not to take part in the event, as they believe it will affect their swing during the second half of the season.  That's a bogus excuse, and I'll tell you why. The MLB is an organization of professionals who work day-in and day-out, and the Home Run Derby is nothing more than heavy ...

The players are swinging for the fences tonight and the big sticks are getting broken out. The only things fans aren't real happy about is the fact that besides Matt Holliday, David Ortiz, and Miguel Cabrera, there aren't those big names participating that can put on a show for the fans in Anaheim. Guys like Chris Young, Vernon Wells, Corey Hart, and Hanley Ramirez don't really make the every day Home Run ...

Philadelphia Phillies General Manager Ruben Amaro Jr. can breathe a sigh of relief. Now that former Phillies pitcher and fan favorite Cliff Lee has been traded to the Texas Rangers, Phillies fans will no longer be scoreboard, watching every five days wondering "what if?"   Lee's starts will no longer be Chinese water torture for a Phillies team with three reliable starters and two train wrecks.   Phillies fans will no longer calculate ...

The last stop on our trade deadline needs tour is in the American League West. The West has two teams that will be buyers and those teams are the Texas Rangers and the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. We have already seen how serious the Rangers are this trade season as they acquired Cliff Lee from division rival Seattle earlier in the week. Here are the deadline needs for the Rangers ...

To tell you the truth, I loathe to even broach this subject. It has been debated to death by every fan, writer, media pundit, and cab driver with even a modicum of interest in the New York Yankees. Unfortunately, the issue must be addressed, and the time is now. What do the Yankees do with Joba Chamberlain? This isn't a re-visitation of the tired discussion of whether Joba is best ...

NEW YORK: No, the headline is not an exaggeration; the Mets are "in desperate need of a win." With yesterday's 4-0 loss to the Braves, the Mets now find themselves five games back in the NL East. And with the Phillies victory and recent extra-inning magic, they only trail the Mets by one-half game. Meaning if the Mets were to lose today, and the Phillies win, the Mets would enter the ...

The tweet world is up in arms. The fan-selected All-Star starting first baseman, Justin Morneau, of the Minnesota Twins has withdrawn from the All-Star Game with concussion-like symptoms. AL Manager Joe Girardi moved up Detroit Tigers slugger Miguel Cabrera to the starting role and has selected Chicago White Sox slugger Paul Konerko as an injury replacement to the team. Girardi has been accused of "hating the Red Sox" with this "biased" selection ...

First off, I'd like to apologize to train wrecks everywhere for comparing them to Chad Qualls.  Even watching two steamers crash in slow motion isn't as painful as watching the D-Backs' "closer" try to actually close out a game.  The 31-year-old righty has an 8.60 ERA in 2010 thus far, but that doesn't even begin to explain just how bad he has been.  Even in the games he actually does save, it's never ...

With Andre Ethier and Jonathan Broxton already named to the 2010 All-Star game, and Rafael Furcal recently added to replace Jose Reyes, there is one Dodger who would fit the role just as well, if not better. Los Angeles Dodgers first baseman James Loney is having an above-average season while quietly floating under the All-Star radar. Loney is certainly one of the premier fielders in the National League, with only two errors ...