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Yesterday, once again Nationals outfielder Willie Harris made a bigger impact in Mets infamy in making a game-saving catch on Rod Barajas. With two outs in the ninth inning, Barajas was up at the plate with the bases loaded. The Mets catcher would eventually hit the ball into left field where Harris had just came in the inning before. The ball looked as if it could have brought ...

I’m back.  It feels good.  As  you have probably gathered, I have been a bit too busy to keep up with the site.  However, I’m going to try and do my best from this point on out. As I write here on early Sunday afternoon, OUR Detroit Tigers sit at the top of the AL Central standings (with those pesky Twins) with a record of 4-1.  I have only been able ...

As the Giants were going into the ninth inning of what would be their first loss, I told my son something: "I would just like to see them go out fighting." I've supported this team for four decades and have remained optimistic, but with Saturday's score 7-1 and just three outs left to do anything about it, I had serious doubts. Despite the expected loss, I did end up getting what I'd hoped ...

Oh. Oh. Charlie Morton can't pitch at night. That was the sinking feeling I got shortly after releasing the last piece about Morton's SOMETIMES stellar pitching. I almost wanted to take it back. "Sometimes," actually held true for about two innings, probably as long as the sun was in the sky. Morton got five of his first six outs on strikeouts, and six of his first eight. Those are numbers ...

  Here’s a look at the unheralded players who played well yesterday.   Jeremy Bonderman, Detroit Tigers Bonderman rewarded those who gambled on him. He went five innings for the win, allowing just one run with five Ks. Aaron Harang, Cincinnati Reds His fate (no-decision) wasn’t any better than it’s been the past couple of years, but he threw a solid game giving up three runs on four hits in seven innings ...

Ryan Freel, who played nearly 600 MLB games, recently signed with the Somerset Patriots of the Independent Atlantic League. Freel put together a career .268 average with over 500 hits and 140 stolen bases in eight MLB seasons. Freel’s most productive years came in the mid ’90s with the Cincinnati Reds. Specifically, ‘04 through ‘06 showcased his  innate ability to "get the job done”; he had a.286 average, ...

Here's a look at the two-start pitchers for Week 2.   Five Stars Jon Lester: @MIN (Pavano), TB (Garza) Jake Peavy: @TOR (Tallet), @CLE (Westbrook) Matt Garza: @BAL (Guthrie), @BOS (Lester) Clayton Kershaw: ARI (Kennedy), SF (Zito) Adam Wainwright: HOU (Myers), NYM (Maine)   Four Stars Brett Anderson: @SEA (Fister), BAL (Matusz) Jair Jurrjens: @SD (Young), COL (Smith) Cole Hamels: WAS (Marquis), FLA (Robertson)   Three Stars Ricky Nolasco: CIN (Cueto), @PHI (Halladay) Gavin Floyd: @TOR (Romero), @CLE (Carmona) ...

  Brett Gardner had another great game in the New York Yankees' 10-0 win over the Tampa Bay Rays yesterday. The only thing Gardner could not do was catch Kelly Shoppach's base hit to left field with two outs in the eighth inning that broke up C.C. Sabathia's bid for his first career no hitter. It may have been academic anyway, since manager Joe Girardi has said since that Sabathia would not have ...

After scoring one game each of the first six days of the 2010 baseball season, Fantasy Baseball Insiders took on an even more impressive task on Saturday. On a day full of exciting matchups, the Insiders scored three games from start to finish, making for the most in-depth update of the young season. Previous Fantasy Baseball Insiders Tonight updates: 4/9: Rays’ David Price Beats Yankees In Season Debut 4/8: Blue Jays’ Vernon ...

  For the third consecutive game in the four game Phillies-Astros series, the Philadelphia Phillies once again were triumphant in the end with the help of a few key players. Up through the first two innings the Phillies held a one point lead over the Astros when Jason Werth hit a sacrafice pop up to center field, bringing in Ryan Howard to take the lead. Then a spark in the top of the third ...