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The 2010 MLB All Star weekend voting deadline is on the horizon. So this morning, I logged onto the Internet and compiled a ballot of my own. When it comes to fan voting, I have to admit that I am a believer in the system. I obviously hate when a popular player makes the starting lineup who is either having an off year or who has been injured. With that ...

Fans across the New York area absolutely love the twice annual, “Subway Series,” pitting the Mets against their crosstown rivals the Yankees. Each team hosts one three-game series every year, and as the series approaches, the unavoidable flashbacks to memorable moments in this rivalry, such as the Mike Piazza—Roger Clemens bat throwing incident , begin. As the players and fans gear up for subway series Round Two, there’s more on the line ...

With the Subway Series rolling back around this weekend, the Yankees will look to avenge a lost series to their crosstown rivals from May. While the starting pitching matchups might be the same, the venue has changed. The Mets travel to the Bronx this weekend with their seven-game winning streak on the line. So, after the Mets took two of three last time around at home, what will happen this weekend? Here’s a ...

We’ve been doing updates on a lot of the top prospects recently: Update #1 included Brett Wallace & Daniel Hudson (click here  to view) Update #2 included Carlos Santana & Pedro Alvarez (click here  to view) Update #3 included Desmond Jennings & Jake Arrieta (click here  to view) Update #4 included Madison Bumgarner & Christian Friedrich (click here to view) Now, let’s take a look at four more prime prospects.   Dayan Viciedo —Chicago White Sox—3B Triple-A: .288 (67-233), 13 HR, ...

The Mets and the Yankees are rivals by geography, they have to be, Queens vs. the Bronx. And as the Subway series moves crosstown to Yankee Stadium, it's time to take a look at the backbone of each of these two teams. Derek Jeter and David Wright, the faces of the Yankees and Mets, are two outstanding men on the field and off. Despite the uniforms that they put on each day, ...

Via Robert Pimpsner of Baseball Digest , here is the 2010 roster for the Staten Island Yankees; the Bronx Bombers' Class A Short-Season affiliate of the New York - Penn League.   Pitchers: Chase Whitley RHP Bryant Cotton RHP Manny Barreda RHP Michael O’Brien RHP Wilton Rodriguez RHP Nathan Forer RHP Mike Gipson RHP Zach Varce RHP Preston Claiborn RHP Shane Greene RHP Sam Elam LHP Freddy Lewis LHP Richard Martinez LHP   Catchers: Shane Brown Nick McCoy Jeff Farnham   Infielders: Kyle Roller 1B Casey Stevenson 2B Garrison Lassiter IF Jose Mojica SS Luis Parache ...

Hey guys, and welcome to today's rumor mill for Major League Baseball! We'll be discussing some pretty good rumors around the MLB, so you may want to stick around to catch the excitement. Will Cliff Lee be traded back to his old team, the Philadelphia Phillies? Will Pedro Martinez join him? Or will he go to a different team? All of these rumors and a lot more on today's MLB Rumor Mill! So check out ...

It’s never a good sign when a manager says his ace pitcher “has some things going on” in his shoulder, but that's exactly what Chicago White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen said about Jake Peavy the other day. Due to Peavy’s achy shoulder, the White Sox skipped his Thursday night start against the Pittsburgh Pirates, and he'll attempt to start on Saturday. It’s kind of odd timing for Peavy’s injury because he's coming ...

With the Arizona Diamondbacks sitting at 26-41 and 12.5 games out of 1st place in the NL West, it is obvious that they will be sellers when the trade deadline arrives. The Diamondbacks have already started trading players. They swapped Connor Jackson for minor league reliever Sam Demel on July 15th. Another player that the Diamondbacks are rumored to be looking to move is Kelly Johnson. ...

The Detroit Tigers look to keep their winning streak alive in interleague play against ex-Tiger pitcher Dontrelle Willis tonight. So far, the Tigers have a perfect record against the National League, sweeping the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Washington Nationals in consecutive three-game series'. Nonetheless, the Tigers should expect a tough night of work, considering D-Train will want to prove that he still has a capacity to contribute quality pitching outings. However, Willis will ...