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Mets fans who didn’t know it tonight found out that this year, umpires are jokes. Plain and simple. I have not seen a bigger joke my entire life, and hopefully won’t the rest of my life. After tonight, I have to ask, what constitutes a situation where umpires can confer and possibly overturn a call? Can someone, preferably MLB, explain that to me? Why was there no conference of umpires in Armando Galarraga ...

Jerry Meals is probably being given a free meal by the Reds. Is that an overreaction statement? Yes. Does he deserve it? Yes. Mike Pelfrey did not have his greatest game tonight, but the wheels came off in the 5th inning. I wonder if it’s a reaction to the terrible decision by Jerry Meals.  For those wondering, a pitch came inside to Scott Rolen with the bases loaded with 0 outs in the ...

I've been extremely vocal about my hatred of the All-Star Game selection rules, and the actual selections (I wrote an article about what the rosters should be , and who we must vote for in the Final Vote ). I've been most frustrated about the fact that Joey Votto is left off the team. I was glad to see, however, that after 24 hours since the Final Vote began, ...

Here's a quick look at last week's Fantasy Baseball top performing, least owned players on the waiver wire. Jim Thome hit four homers. Clint Barmes' hit streak continues. Max Scherzer dominates yet again. Dexter Fowler is back and on a mission. Can they really keep it up for another week? Check out who's a Must or a Bust.Begin Slideshow

Alexei Ramirez launched a solo home run in the bottom of the first inning against the Angels' Scott Kazmir, letting the Angels know that the 11-run shutout game against the Royals the night before was over.  A phenomenal warning track diving catch by White Sox right fielder Carlos Quentin moments earlier brought a standing ovation to Chicago that would pull the White Sox for the early portion of Monday evening's game. New call-ups ...

The selection of mediocre ninth-inning reliever Matt Capps to the All-Star Game neatly sums up all the major reasons I get annoyed with the whole thing. First, I really try not to care that much. After all, it's such an obviously flawed process that it seems kinda pointless to fret over each individual misjudgment. Besides, it's just an exhibition. Oh, wait, it's not just an exhibition anymore, is it? ...

Hitter of the Week : It’s not often that the overall best player in the game takes home this award.  Usually he’s just consistently good, while someone else can erupt in any given week to take home the award.  This week it’s different, as Albert Pujols is the winner.  On the surface his .296 (8-27) average is nothing special, but that’s the only “average” thing about his week.  He tied ...

As we reach the midpoint of the season, the Florida Marlins have put themselves in an awkward position. They are currently 38-43, fourth in the NL East division, and 9.5 games out of first place. The record they have leaves them in a selling position, or does it? Before we declare the Marlins sellers at this point in the season, we must ask ourselves these two questions: Is the offense producing? Yes. Are the starting pitchers going ...

The All-Star game rosters were announced today and there are a couple of snubs like there are every year. But one stands out to me not just because I'm a Mariners fan but because statistically he deserves to be part of the All-Star game. Felix Hernandez was robbed of a spot on the American League All-Star roster, because of his 6-5 record. But that record is skewed. Hernandez plays for one of the worst ...

The San Francisco Giants lost to the Colorado Rockies in 15 innings on Independence Day to fall further back in the NL West and NL wild-card race. Since frustrated fans have run out of cockeyed ways to fix the lineup or the pitching staff, firing manager Bruce Bochy is now their solution to all of the club’s problems. Fair enough. If you invest five hours of your July 4th holiday in watching a ...