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Although it is only a few weeks into the 2010 Major League Baseball season, it's not too early to take a look at the 2010 Midsummer Classic in Anaheim, California. All-Star week is filled with excitement and fun for MLB players and fans. Who will be representing their respective leagues in Anaheim? American League Starting Lineup Pitcher: Zack Greinke-Kansas City Royals Catcher: Joe Mauer-Minnesota Twins First Base: Kevin Youkilis-Boston Red Sox Second Base: Robinson Cano-New York ...

Who would have thought that the New York Mets pitching staff would be the strongest part of the team, while the hitting staff would be the weakest? Saturday, April 17 against the St. Louis Cardinals, the Mets hitting staff was shut down until the top of the 19th inning when Jose Reyes scored a run on a sacrifice fly against a position player converted to pitcher during the ...

When was the last time a team cut their Opening Day cleanup hitter just 11 games into the season? Has that ever happened before? If not, the New York Mets made history on Sunday. Call it a panic move, call it a move out of desperation, or call it a move just to create some buzz, but the Mets have designated first baseman Mike Jacobs for assignment. In seven games, Jacobs hit ...

I realize I'm a bit late on this, and I apologize for that.It seems that Joe Cowley, a sports reporter for the Chicago Sun-Times, believes that baseball just cannot exist in the city of Toronto, Canada.This is not really that strange of Cowley, however, who in 2004 referred to Canada as a "third world nation" and said he refused to stand for the singing of "O Canada" following Montreal Canadiens' ...

Now I realize that books written by athletes are usually hit or miss, but let me tell you, Dirk Hayhurst's The Bullpen Gospels is absolutely amazing. Hayhurst, a reliever with the Jays this year who is currently on the disabled list, retells countless adventures through his year in minor league ball, back in 2007, when he was fighting his way through the Padres organization. The book, as should any written by a minor ...

Saturday, April 17, 2010 was a day to remember for Cubs fans. The result of the game was less-than-favorable and the line drive that hit Tom Gorzelanny was something that we'd rather put behind us, but something notably positive did happen that day against the Astros. It went without much notice at the time, but I remember the moment like it was yesterday. It helps that it actually was yesterday, but that's ...

Ryan Dempster isn't a bad pitcher. Sure, he isn't nearly worth his contract extension that Jim Hendry typically gives players past their prime, which comes out to $12.5 million this year, $13.5 million next year, and a $14 million player option that he is sure to pick up (at age 35), but he really isn't all that bad. Dempster has pitched with mixed success in his two starts this ...

Over the last several months, all the trade talk has centered around San Diego Padres' first baseman Adrian Gonzalez. He was the center of a few rumored big deals before the end of 2009 especially during the winter meetings. But there is one player the Padres may need to part ways with sooner than the trade deadline in July and that's 6'10" right hander Chris Young, the team's supposed ace of ...

Here's how I see the top 30 MLB teams, from strongest to weakest. The Phillies are number one. I just think they've played better than anybody else in baseball. Everybody is doing their part well, Roy Halladay is pitching like Roy Halladay, and they are doing a great job and racking up the runs and are playing well on the road. 1. Philadelphia Phillies (8-3) The Phillies own the NL’s top road record ...

Thankfully, and amazingly, the Houston Astros picked up win No. 1 of the season in their final game of the St. Louis series on the road. Two days later, those same Astros defeated the Chicago Cubs 4-3 to force their very first rubber game of the season with this afternoon’s matchup at Wrigley Field. That puts Houston’s overall record at 2-9 through 11 games, with high hopes of putting together the team’s ...