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Just another day at work for the Rockies. A 4-2 victory over the NL West-leading San Diego Padres at Coors Field on Saturday night. The victory moved the Rockies to within just one game of taking the lead. The game was yet another example of just how deep this Rockies organization is. Jason Hammel, the Rockies' fifth starter, continued his dominance. The righty, picked up off the Tampa Bay trash heap, pitched 6-1/3 ...

The New York Yankees so far are having an excellent season, but they are still fighting for first place in a really tough AL East division. The Yankees want to get to the playoffs, and to get there they need to pursue bottom of the rotation help during this trade deadline, and from what it looks like, the Yankees have interest in the Marlins' Ricky Nolasco. On Friday night during Nolasco's start in ...

It took a full eight innings for the Phillies to even get a man on base, but they needed only four hits and one run to take their third straight game from the Cincinnati Reds, all of them coming in walk-off fashion. Rookie pitcher Travis Wood took a perfect game into the ninth, but watched it evaporate as a fresh-off-the-DL Carlos Ruiz hit a leadoff double. And because Roy Halladay ...

With the All-Star break not getting here fast enough, the Twins have fallen from decent to mediocrity. Their once potent lineup has now proven to have many more holes then it let on and has given the Twins a lot to gather in their three days off. An optimist would say the Twins play better in the second half. However, one shouldn't bank on such thoughts because the pure fact that ...

For a one-night event, the Home Run Derby attracts a lot of interest. For that matter, there are many different factors that ultimately affect the outcome of it. Will there be any new records set in this year's Derby? How many home runs will it take to win it, and who will do so? Will there be another performance reminiscent of Brandon Inge's no-show last year? How will the hitters be ...

The Chicago White Sox All-time Starting Rotation Imagine you are the lucky individual chosen to select the Chicago White Sox all-time starting rotation for a special fantasy league.  Your rotation would then have to face off against every other team’s rotation to determine a champion.  Whom would you select?  Who would back up your top five starters and close out games? The rules are simple.  You may select anyone ...

As much as I hate to admit this, I think the Mets have been overachieving this year. I'm not sure anyone would have guessed that they would have been playing this great of baseball this year. No one expected stellar performances from R.A. Dickey, or even Angel Pagan. David Wright was a huge question mark, especially given his peculiar 2009 season. Jose Reyes's health has been in question. The beginning 2010 season saw ...

Fredi Gonzalez is gone, but the Florida Marlins keep losing ground. As the Atlanta Braves slowly walk away with the National League East, the Fish remain 10 games out of first, and four games below .500. With the Midsummer Classic in a few days, Larry Beinfest and Co. must decide whether to become a buyer or seller. Can the team pull off a win streak and stay in the race? At this point ...

Yesterday's trade of Cliff Lee confirmed what a majority of Philadelphia Phillies and their fans suspected to be true all along—last winter's deal was a terrible blunder.    On one hand, the team might take solace in the fact that Lee was shipped to the Texas Rangers rather than their divisional arch rivals, other National League contenders, or the World Champion New York Yankees—in that order.    On the other hand, Ruben Amaro and ...

Baseball history is littered with undeserving All-Star selections, due in large part to the rule that each team must be represented. In today's era of bloated all-star rosters, it's hard to imagine a good player playing his entire career without ever making an all-star team. Here are some of the best players to never make it to a mid-season classic. Catcher- Cliff Johnson This 15-year veteran had several seasons of 15 to ...