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The Rangers are in an absolute free fall, the Texas sky is falling and somewhere in the Dallas/Ft Worth Metroplex, Chicken Little is running around screaming about it. Well, ok, it's not really that bad just yet but Chicken Little may as well be Ranger fans because they certainly believe the sky is falling down on top of The Ballpark at Arlington. They want Ron Washington fired as quickly as possible, the ...

Look for New York Yankees first baseman Mark Teixeira to break out his slump (I won't ever stop saying that until he does). If the last series (won by the Yankees, 2-1, April 13-15) with the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim is any indication of how the Yankees' latest three-game series this weekend with the Halos will go, then Yankee fans have little to be worried about. Tonight's marquee match-up between ...

The Mets got a strong start from Johan Santana and a big sixth inning that propelled them to a 5-2 victory over the Cubs. The win gives them their first series win of the season, as they took three out of four games against Chicago. Notes David Wright doubled for the 225th time of his career. That ties him with Ed Kranepool for first place on the all-time Mets doubles list. ...

Insurance claims agents stand by. Baltimore, Boston, and Chicago are in need of disaster relief. A tornado known as the Tampa Bay Rays has just laid waste to three stadiums in three different cities. Like a huge wrecking ball, the Rays have been demolishing anything in their path. It doesn't look like it's going to stop any time soon. After a team-record 9-1 road trip, the Rays return home to face the Toronto ...

Yesterday was indeed a weird day for the Yankees. First there was Alex Rodriguez ’s run-in with Oakland pitcher Dallas Braden after he stepped on the mound returning to first after a foul ball, then there was a triple play, and all of this happened in just barely over two hours. Yes, a Yankee game lasted only two hours and seven minutes. Oh, and to make things weirder, the Yankees lost ...

Dear Mr. Braden, Congratulations on beating the Yankees Thursday afternoon and ending their winning streak at six games. Now shut up. You sound like a fool. When you yelled at Alex Rodriguez for taking a shortcut (not a "detour") across the diamond back to first base after a long foul ball by Robinson Cano in the top of the sixth inning yesterday, well, you intimidated exactly ...

There are very few things the ultra-versatile Ben Zobrist can't do.  Later today, the list gets smaller. Scratch signing a long-term contract extension off the list, as Zobrist will sign on the dotted line keeping him with the Rays through 2015. The former utility player had a breakout season last year, hitting .297, with 27 HR, and 91 RBI.  Questions abound as to whether that was a career year or if ...

Grade A David Aardsma, Mariners Aardsma should be considered in the same class as the elite closers. With this being said, we need to see how he reacts after he gives up some runs and blows a save. Aardsma had two saves during the week and still has yet to give up a run. He deserves the top spot.   Matt Lindstrom, Astros Houston was finally able to win some games and let ...

Here’s a look at some unheralded players who played well yesterday.   Randy Wolf, Milwaukee Brewers Wolf threw six scoreless innings as the Brewers pounded the Pirates. He improved to 2-1 with a 3.70 ERA.   Mitch Talbot, Cleveland Indians Talbot improved to 2-1 with a 2.25 ERA after holding the Twins to one unearned run over six innings. He gave up just two hits.   Jim Edmonds, Milwaukee Brewers Edmonds went 4-for-6 with two runs, two doubles, a ...

Please tell me this is April Fools Day. Look, the Cubs have done a lot of dumb things in their history, but moving Carlos Zambrano to the bullpen may be the craziest thing they have done since the "College of Coaches." For those of you not up to date on Cubs history, the College of Coaches was the brainchild (or brain-dead decision) of then-owner P.K. Wrigley back in 1961, and consisted of ...