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Last week, the NCAA’s Football Issues Committee granted a four-year license to the New Era Pinstripe Bowl for 2010-2013.  This decision by the committee marks the first time that it has licensed a bowl on a four-year cycle instead of taking the traditional year-by-year route. What better place to host these bowl games than in the pinstripe kingdom itself—Yankee Stadium. The Yankees are extremely proud to offer the use of their home field ...

Originally published at TwinsMVB.com. The season may still be young, but several players in the Twins’ minor league organization are certainly off to a great start. Here is a quick look at three of these players: Bobby Lanigan, RH-SP, Ft. Myers Miracle Lanigan, a third-round selection of the Twins in the 2008 draft, is off to a great start in his first full year of High-A ball. Through 22.1 ...

Brought to you in honor of Strikeout for Troops. Some reasonably available players to assist you in the Strikeouts category. Realize that some of these will come with high ERAs and WHIPs because if a pitcher has low numbers in those categories and a good K total, he's already spoken for.   Kevin Millwood, Baltimore Orioles Millwood’s ERA (3.38) and WHIP (1.28) aren’t the problem. Playing on a dreadful team has left him winless (0-3). He ...

Here’s a look at some unheralded players who played well yesterday.   Nick Swisher, New York Yankees Swisher went 3-for-4 with two runs to raise his average to .258.   Clay Buchholz, Boston Red Sox Buchholz went eight innings, allowing one run, to improve to 2-2 with a 2.19 ERA.   Shaun Marcum, Toronto Blue Jays Marcum got a no-decision despite allowing one run on four hits with five Ks over seven innings. He’s 0-1 with ...

The worm is turning.  New York's most beloved franchise is in first place, one-half game ahead of the defending National League champion Philadelphia Phillies.    Don't believe what the "experts" told you before the season started.  The Mets are as good as the Phillies, and better than any other team in the National League. With a pitching staff led by Johan Santana, who is certainly the equal of the Phillies' Roy Halladay, the ...

The Nationals called up Roger Bernadina from Triple-A Syracuse to help a banged-up bench, while optioning lefty Jesse English to make room. Bernadina got the nod after going on a tear; in 61 at bats for Syracuse he's stolen seven bases while batting .377 with a .426 OBP and a .541 SLG percentage. On the other hand, English has been very effective in the bullpen, posting a 3.86 ERA in seven appearances. General ...

Watching the Atlanta Braves these days is like pulling teeth...no pun intended. As I recover from mouth surgery this week and try to figure out just what has happened to the Braves, I can’t help but remain flabbergasted by their sudden and shocking downward spiral. After experiencing one of the most exhilarating wins in franchise history over the Phillies on April 20, the Braves now find themselves in the midst of a ...

Jeff Karstens started his career as a Pittsburgh Pirate with six innings of shutout ball and a 3-0 victory against the Chicago Cubs in Wrigley Field in August 2008. Last night, he did much of the same with a two-run 6.2 inning quality start against Milwaukee that ended in a 7-3 Pirates victory. In Miller Park. Both of these represented major breakthrough wins for Pittsburgh. The Pirates had a losing streak of ...

For the fourth time this season, Livan Hernandez put the Nationals on his back and carried them late into the game. By doing that, he gave them a chance to earn a victory. With early run support, Washington was able to do just that as they defeated the Cubs 3-1 and nipped a one game losing streak in the bud. Throughout baseball, the aces of pitching staff's are called stoppers. They are the pitchers ...

In the beginning of the 2010 season, a lot of things have gone right for the Yankees. Curtis Granderson is fitting well into the center field spot for the Yankees, as is Brett Gardner in the left field spot. Phil Hughes is doing a tremendous job as the fifth starter while for the most part, Joba Chamberlain has done a good job as the setup man. However, there has been one glitch so ...