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Week one of the 2010 baseball season was a bit of everything for the Tampa Bay Rays. Dramatic come-from-behind wins over the Orioles, a blow out of the Yankees in game one, then finishing the home stand with two ugly defeats at the hands of the Evil Empire definitely leaves a foul taste in the Rays' mouths as they head out for a 10 game road trip. Starting the season ...

All of us who saw the game know how well Alfonso Soriano played in the outfield today. So does Uncle Lou, apparently; In his post game comments to the press he said, "Obviously if we're not scoring runs we'll have to put our best defense out there, that's for sure." Get ready for the possibility of a heavy dose of Tyler Colvin, and/or Xavier Nady in the days ahead.  ...

Look, it's hard enough to be a rookie in the majors. But to have to shoulder the burden of being the guy who brings interest in baseball back to the African-American community is taking this a bit too far. Meanwhile, I do get it—Heyward is a very talented young black player coming along at a time when Major League Baseball is trying to encourage more African-American participation in baseball. But there ...

This series is devoted to spotlighting each week’s top fantasy producers. Each player awarded a position is determined by their statistics for the last seven days. Game changing contributions are also considered.     Top Stat Stars   American League: Vernon Wells OF (Tor)   7-Runs, 4-HR, 7-RBI, .500-AVG   National League: Edgar Renteria (SF) 4-Runs, 1-HR, 3-XBH, 5-RBI, 3-BB, .688-AVG     American League Stat Stars   C Matt Wieters (Bal)                                     3-Runs, 1-HR, 2-RBI, 2-BB, .429-AVG   1B Miguel Cabrera (Det)       3-Runs, ...

During the first week of baseball we have all been spending our days in front of the tube watching as much baseball that the women in our lives will allow. Here are a few guys that have shocked us with their savage bats during week one.     1.) Edgar Renteria, SS   San Francisco Giants short stop Edgar Renteria has been on fire. He is sporting the best average in baseball: .688. Surprisingly, he ...

In the final game of the Phillies-Astros series, Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Roy Halladay, who pitched a complete game on Sunday, seems to be in mid-season form. With offensive help coming from Jimmy Rollins, thanks to his solo home run to start the game off, and Carlos Ruiz's second-inning sacrifice ground ball that sent Raul Ibanez home, for the Phillies second and last run of the game. In his second start with the Phillies, Halladay ...

With their first road trip of the season in the books, the Cubs have a 2-4 record. The good news is that the Cubs could easily be 5-1 right now if a handful of innings had gone a little differently. The bad news is that the Cubs were denied that 5-1 record because of those innings. I think it is safe to say that, although the team's first week of games had ...

Opening Day in Pittsburgh - while warm & breezy, Pittsburgh is not high on the list of places I would hope to begin the season. Sadly I was not consulted by the schedule makers. This would be the start of a rather painful week for the Dodgers and their fans, as the team would go 2-4 on a trip most thought would being them home above .500 and near if ...

If this trend continues, maybe we should all just skip the first game of the series. The Yankees started a three-game series with the Tampa Bay Rays on Friday night and wrapped it up on Sunday evening, with plenty of back and forth action in-between. David Price started game one and went a career high seven and two thirds, with a whopping 111 pitches, which is considered a pretty big amount ...

The Down on the Farm series began last week, as I examined the Tigers' top pitching prospects entering the 2010 season. Today, we briefly examine some position players to keep an eye on this season.        COMING SOON: 1B/DH RYAN STRIEBY 2009: AA Erie  Stats: .303 average, .427 OB%  18 doubles, 1 triple, 19 home runs, 58 RBI The 6′5″, right-handed first baseman has been quietly moving through the Tiger farm system ...