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By now the amazing season that Justin Morneau is having isn’t just a well-kept secret in the Minnesota area. Indeed, there are dozens of baseball fans outside of the Twin Cities buzzing about Morneau’s performance.  But there is more than meets the eye to the season Morneau is having, and Morneau's numbers are, I dare say, more impressive than they seem. For the record, Morneau is currently the American League leader in all of your ...

The 2010 season seems like a short summary of recent Mets' history.  There have been many ups and downs, and we have only just reached the quarter mark of the season.  The season started off with yet another Opening Day Mets' win.  Since Opening Day there has been red hot winning streaks and ice cold losing streaks for the Mets.  Mixed in is a 20 inning game that Mets wound up ...

The Tigers have played 39 games in the 2010 season. They recently shook up their roster in a weekend series against the Boston Red Sox. Struggling SP Max Scherzer and 2B Scott Sizemore were shipped off to exile in the minors. The pair have given fans ample opportunity to scratch their heads and wonder about some of the offseason moves the Tigers made. Well, I figure 39 games is enough of ...

An explosive fastball alone can get a pitcher to the big leagues and wow scouts, players, coaches and fans along the way. In the history of the game, there is a long line of guys who lit up radar guns with their popping fastball that looks like nothing but a blur to the untrained eye. However, despite all the hard throwers in the game's history, there are 10 pitchers ...

Remember that scene in the movie Bull Durham when Crash Davis (aka Kevin Costner) tells the manager what he should do to get his team to respond? Funny, you see those kinds of tricks work in the movies. But believe it or not, the Cincinnati Reds manager may have hit a home run of his own with such a tantrum back in April. If you don't remember from the movie, ...

Hideki Matsui . Carlos Lee. Scott Kazmir . Javier Vazquez. Pat Burrell . At one point, all could be called "Seabiscuits", fantasy studs that owners could ride to rotisserie glory. In 2010, all are running like Barbaro. Pause. Yes, that Barbaro. Mid-May has always been the time of year when fantasy owners are forced to face an inevitable predicament: stay with struggling stars or cut them loose. Players, teams, and media will maintain it's ...

After last night's thrilling comeback victory by the New York Yankees (25-13), CC Sabathia (4-2, 3.71 ERA) looks to finish off the Boston Red Sox (19-20) for the time being. Going into Tuesday night, the Red Sox are already eight-and-a-half games out of first place in the American League East. However, the Yankees aren't actually the leader of the East at the moment. The red hot Tampa Bay Rays (27-11) are two ...

New York Mets (19-20) at Atlanta Braves (18-20)  7:10 pm Johan Santana (3-2 3.88) vs Kris Medlen (1-1 2.35) TV : SNY   Radio : WFAN What to Watch : The Mets go for the sweep behind Santana, whose last start was excellent in a 2-1 loss in Florida. He went seven innings and gave up one unearned run. Medlen has been pitching out of the bullpen mostly, only making one start this ...

I am expecting a lot of opposition to this article, but it needs to be said: The Milwaukee Brewers need a new closer. Trevor Hoffman, 42, has been the Brewers' closer since last year, and it's looking like this could and should be his final stop. The all-time saves leader has 596 saves in his 18-year career, but is struggling to lock down just four more for a career total of 600. Last ...

Last night against New York, Daisuke Matsuzaka pitched 4.2 innings, giving up seven runs on nine hits.So far this season, he is 2-1 with a 7.89 ERA.He has pitched in four games and three have been awful. His third outing, against Toronto, was perhaps the best of his Major League career, going seven, allowing one run on three hits. He fanned nine and walked none.As for the bad starts, he ...