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For the original article check out Baseball Professor . Fantasy owners got some good news on Friday. Cleveland Indians closer Kerry Wood has been activated from the 15-day disabled list. Prior to the activation Wood made two polar opposite appearances for Double-A Akron. In the first game, Wood let up six runs in two-thirds of an inning. However, in his second and final appearance he pitched ...

The "stuff" has hit the fan for the Chicago Cubs. In breaking news late Friday morning, the Cubs have recalled their top prospect, 20-year-old Starlin Castro. Castro will reportedly bat eighth in the Cubs lineup and start at shortstop, moving Ryan Theriot to second base, as the Cubs face the Reds in Cincinnati at 7:10 pm EST. If you haven't heard of Starlin Castro, here's your introduction. Castro, who turned 20 on March 24, had a ...

  Here’s a look at the unheralded players who played well yesterday.   Carlos Ruiz, Philadelphia Phillies Ruiz went 3 for 4 with an RBI to bring his average up to .314.   Lastings Milledge, Pittsburgh Pirates Milledge went 2 for 3 with 4 RBIs. He’s hitting .240.   Brian Burres, Pittsburgh Pirates Burres threw seven scoreless innings allowing three hits to beat the Cubs and improve to 2-1 with a 4.09 ERA.   Scott Olsen, ...

Well my friends, another series has come and gone for the Seattle Mariners, and the result remains the same. Swept. This time by the Tampa Bay Rays. The final game of the series, an 8-0 shellacking, saw them once again fail to push any runs across the plate. Not even the return of Cliff Lee has been able to inspire the M's, who appear to be nothing more than a ...

Anyone who knows anything about Milton Bradley’s career wasn’t surprised to hear about him in the news again for something other than his performance on the baseball field.  Throughout his career, Bradley has rubbed more than a few people the wrong way and he has bounced around to eight different teams during his 11 years in the major leagues. He’s always been a serviceable player; a career batting average of .276, with ...

One of my pet peeves with baseball analysis is when commentators discuss a team that just missed the playoffs and attribute their missing out on losing games in September. Games count just as much now as they do in September, though. Win more now, and you can afford to lose more down the stretch. The A's face a three-game set with a tough Tampa Bay team before going on the road for ...

The 2010 baseball season has been a fiesta thus far for these outfielders. As of Cinco de Mayo, the statistics of these amigos speak for themselves. When they aren’t pushing their teammates across the dish, they are spending their time on the lawn fielding flies and throwing out hopeful base runners. Begin Slideshow

Two National League Championship series in two years. Two division titles, but no championship. Now five-plus years into ownership for the Los Angeles Dodgers, one phrase dominates the nightmares of Frank McCourt's personal life: "What have you done for us lately?" Picture it: Divorce papers scattered by a whirlwind in the master bedroom, those words written in red all over the walls, and a man meagerly huddled in the corner clutching ...

I wanted to write this blip after the Giants' loss to the Rockies on Sunday, prolonging their trend of taking the series then failing to sweep. It would have been more honest perhaps, and certainly a bit more dour than my current assessment after 2 impressive wins against the Marlins. In the loss to the Rockies last Sunday, Jonathan Sanchez looked very good early on but ran into a little trouble ...

As I write this, my beloved Toronto Blue Jays are sitting third in the AL East (fourth overall in the AL) with an impressive early record of 16-13. This places us a mere four games behind the Yankees, for the Wild Card spot. It's also May 6. Have a cup of coffee, rummy. First allow me to preface the remaining article with the following: You will be hard pressed to find a more ...