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Braves Exercise Options on Alex Gonzalez, Omar Infante

The Atlanta Braves made a number of moves on Tuesday, including exercising the 2011 contract options of shortstop Alex Gonzalez and All-Star Omar Infante, along with signing right-handed reliever Scott Proctor to a one-year deal. Gonzalez, 33, came to the Braves on July 14 in a trade with the Toronto Blue Jays. In 72...

Umpire Watch: Tiptoeing Around It

Controversial calls have become as much a part of the Major League Baseball postseason as Derek Jeter and patriotic bunting. In Umpire Watch, we intend to document those calls, at least until commissioner Bud Selig puts us out of business. It's amazing how little went right for the Braves in the NLDS against the Giants....

Umpire Watch: A Chase Utley Devotional

Controversial calls have become as much a part of the Major League Baseball postseason as Derek Jeter and patriotic bunting. In Umpire Watch, we intend to document those calls, at least until commissioner Bud Selig puts us out of business. The funny thing about this extremely young endeavor is that if everything goes...

Roto Rush: Another Injured Phillie?

The Phillies made a big move toward securing their second championship in three years when they acquired Roy Oswalt from the Astros, but on Sunday they could have suffered an even bigger loss. Ryan Howard, who has a .292 average and 23 home runs this season, jammed his ankle sliding into second base in Sunday's game...

Yard Work: Bengie Molina, Texas Slugger

After years of playing with the Giants, the writing was on the walk for Bengie Molina when Buster Posey was promoted and excelled at the Major League level. By the time he was traded to Texas, many people had given up on Molina in fantasy leagues -- he had just three HRs and a .257 average in 202 at-bats with the Giants....

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05/22/12 League Baseball Championship Begins Thursday Source: Mid-Continent Conference The 2012 Summit League Baseball Championship presented by Currington Mortgage begins Thursday on the campus of Oral Roberts, with four teams vying for an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.
05/21/12 Bobolts, Trevino, Gonzalez Earn Weekly Awards Source: Mid-Continent Conference Oakland's Kyle Bobolts and Oral Roberts' Jose Trevino were named Players of the Week and Oral Roberts' Alex Gonzalez earned Pitcher of the Week honors for the week May 14-20 as The Summit League announced its final baseball awards of the season.
05/19/12 Oral Robers secures Summit League baseball title Source: In-Forum - Fargo ND Oral Roberts clinched its 14th consecutive Summit League regular-season baseball championship after defeating North Dakota State 10-0 in the season finale for both teams Saturday.
05/17/12 Injury report: Gonzalez undergoes knee surgery Source: MLB - Milwaukee Brewers Brewers shortstop Alex Gonzalez underwent surgery to repair the ACL in his right knee Thursday at Froedtert Hospital in Milwaukee.
05/17/12 Alex Gonzalez had his ACL surgery Source: Comcast SportsNet Brewers shortstop Alex Gonzalez had his ACL surgery this morning.