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Results Don't Match Rays-ed '09 Hopes

NEW YORK -- The quote of the day on the Rays' lineup card Tuesday, as picked by manager Joe Maddon, was from 19th century biologist Thomas Huxley:"The only medicine for suffering, crime and all the other woes of mankind, is wisdom."Huxley was an early proponent of Darwin's theory of evolution, and 150 years later, Tampa...

Starting Five: New Dodger Garland Garners Win Over Former Team

Starting Five is our wrapup of the previous day's baseball action, with a quick nod to what is ahead.You Oughta Know ...Jon Garland couldn't beat them. So he joined them. And then he beat the old them.Traded from the fourth-place Diamondbacks to the first-place Dodgers earlier in the week, Garland on Friday faced Arizona...

Roto Rush: Ubaldo Jimenez Emerges as Real-Life and Fantasy Ace

Poppin' out the box scores and right into your cubicle, the Roto Rush is your double espresso shot of fantasy baseball advice every weekday.Heading into the season, the signs were there that the Rockies' 25-year-old right-handed starter Ubaldo Jimenez was ready for a breakout campaign. The only question was his occasional...

Baseball Brunch: Talent Hotbed in Tidewater Area

Every Sunday, MLB FanHouse empties out its notebook in Baseball Brunch.About eight years ago, the hardest part of Lee Banks' job as coach of a youth travel team based in southeast Virginia was picking a shortstop."It was a lot of fun," Banks recalled to FanHouse last week. "You just sat back and let 'em play and try not to...

From the Windup: Race for Ages in East?

From the Windup is Matt Snyder's extended look at some aspect of America's pastime each Thursday.As Major League Baseball launches into the second half of their season Thursday night, there is one playoff race that should intrigue and excite fans no matter where their allegiances may lie. The Boston Red Sox, New York...

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04/25/11 Mets 8 Diamondbacks Source: Sify LOB_Arizona 7, New York 10. 2B_J.Upton (5), S.Drew 2 (7), Beltran (7), I.Davis (6).
04/24/11 Mets 8 Diamondbacks Source: The News-Review - Roseburg OR 33 8 9 8Arizona 000 101 110_4New York 204 200 00x_8E_R.Roberts (2).
04/19/11 Diamondbacks 5 Reds Source: Record-Courier - Ravenna OH LOB-Arizona 5, Cincinnati 5. 2B-Miranda (1), Phillips (3), Rolen (6), Gomes (3). 3B-J.Upton (1).