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It’s good to be a Yankee fan right now.  The Yankees have won all four series they’ve played, coming off a convincing sweep of a talented young Rangers team.  Their other series wins were against arguably the two other best teams in baseball in the Red Sox and Rays, and against a perennial contender in the Angels. The question now is: How long can they keep this up?  Clearly, there will ...

THE MEAT OF THE ORDER Every week there are three things I deem to be really important. It's kind of like the "meat" of my lineup. 1. Ubaldo Jimenez throws first no-hitter in Colorado Rockies’ history. I’m pretty sure about this, but I believe he’s the first person not only named Ubaldo to throw a no-hitter, but he’s the first person with a U to begin his first name to throw a ...

According to George King of the NY Post, even though it is not yet official, the Yankees are expected to visit the White House on their off-day a week from today. They will be honored for winning last year’s World Series by Barack Obama. Here’s more from King: It hasn’t been made official but the Yankees will spend part of their day off a week from today at the White ...

After a seemingly endless nine-game slide, the Orioles have added one more notch to the win column and currently sit at the bottom of the AL East standings with a record of 2-11. While Orioles faithful are surely disappointed with the start to the season it’s important to recognize the O’s shining light of hope. Wieters has been steady and Jones and Markakis are poised to rebound, however no single player ...

  In 1947, Ted Williams won the American League's Triple Crown. He led the league in batting with a .343 average, in home runs with 32, and in RBIs with 114.  Williams had a .499 on base average, a .634 slugging percentage, and drew 162 walks. In 1947, Joe DiMaggio hit .315 with 20 home runs and 97 RBIs. He had a .391 on base average, a .522 slugging percentage and 64 ...

Tampa Bay Rays GM Andrew Friedman has been the best in baseball in accumulating young starting pitching. And they are not just young. They are good. They are very good. The cup is overflowing in Tampa Bay. After two weeks of the season, all five of the Rays starters are tapping into their immense potential. Which begs a curious and fun question: If you were starting a ...

This New Yorker is by no means a Boston Red Sox fan. But if I were, I'd now be thinking in terms of "wait till next year," Yogi Berra fashion. Many might say, 'but it's just early in the season, there are almost 150 games to go.' But that's just the point: The Red Sox are already five games behind both the New York Yankees and the Tampa Bay ...

You could feel the charge of the Marlins' in the ninth inning of an 8-6 Phillies win on Friday night. Phillies ace Roy Halladay left the rain-plagued game in the eighth inning with an 8-2 lead. Reliever David Herndon gave up four runs to make 8-6 before Ryan Madson closed the door, allowing one inherited runner to score. The Marlins' Ricky Nolasco almost shut out the Phillies the following night, save Jayson Werth's ...

So far this season, the Pittsburgh Pirates have given up 75 runs and scored only 53. That (negative) differential is better than only those of the cellar-dwelling Baltimore Orioles and Houston Astros. So you wouldn't expect the Pirates to be 7-5, or above the .500 mark. But they are. That's because their six most recent victories have come with scores of 5-3, 5-4, 4-3, 6-5, and 6-3, and 4-3. Only the opener against ...

Mascots have been around since 1964, when Mr. Met appeared at the Shea Stadium opening. Since then, the major league baseball mascot has taken on incredible responsibilities including diving down slides, dancing on dugouts, and racing each other around the field for pure amusement. The following is a ranking of the best mascots in baseball, from worst to first. One little note: Only four teams in major league baseball are without ...