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Starting Five: Fish, Felines Fly Forward

Starting Five is our wrapup of the previous day's baseball action, with a quick nod to what is ahead.You Oughta Know ...That the Marlins and Tigers are on fire.Exactly two weeks ago, Florida was eight games behind Philadelphia. Since then the Marlins have gone 9-3, all in interleague play, to close within a game of first...

Baseball Brunch: It's Strasburg, Then Anyone's Guess in Draft

Every Sunday, MLB FanHouse empties out its notebook in Baseball Brunch.Everyone knows the No. 1 prospect in Tuesday's draft (and if you don't, read this). But after Washington selects Stephen Strasburg, things get less precise."Anybody from [No.] 2 to 15 could be just as good as the other guy," an executive from an NL team...

Starting Five: Mets 'Pen Not So Mighty

Starting Five is our wrapup of the previous day's baseball action, with a quick nod to what's ahead.You Oughta Know ...That it's awfully hard for K-Rod to earn his money if J.J. Putz isn't doing his job ahead of Rodriguez. For the second straight day, Putz had a rocky outing. He surrendered two runs in a touch and go...

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05/23/12 Fantasy Relief: Is Chapman finally the man in Cincy? Source: CBSSports.com It seems like managers are changing closers these days every time the wind changes direction.
05/23/12 The ugly numbers Source: Philly.com - Philadelphia PA Just some random numbers while perusing my stats this morning. . . 1) The Phillies are just 5-for-38 with runners in scoring position in their current four-game losing streak. 2) Josh Beckett, Gio Gonzalez and Jordan Zimmermann have held the Phillies to two runs on 24 baserunners with 16 and seven walks over 19 1/3 innings over the last three games. 3) And now for the good news: The bullpen has not allowed a run in its last 12 2/3 innings, dating back to the first game of the Boston series.
05/17/12 Bastardo's roll Source: Philly.com - Philadelphia PA For all the bullpen malaise, and there has been plenty, the emergence of Antonio Bastardo has happened quite quietly.
05/16/12 Qualls to the wall: Veteran's struggles leave... Source: Philly.com - Philadelphia PA When the Phillies signed Chad Qualls late in the game for $1.5 million, I assumed they were bringing him in as a guy who could come in and face a righty or two or three at a time, only getting a full inning in low-leverage situations.
05/13/12 Philadelphia Phillies' firemen are getting torched Source: Trenton Times - NJ.com - Trenton NJ During the last couple of years, Phillies fans lamented that terrific starting pitching was being wasted by an anemic offense that had its flaws exposed in the postseason.