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Baseball Brunch: Youth Served in L.A.

Every Sunday, MLB FanHouse empties out its notebook in Baseball Brunch.Yes, the Dodgers' solar system revolves around Manny Ramirez. He's their star on the field and their main attraction.But they wouldn't have Ramirez, nor many of the players who carried the team in his absence, were it not for a farm system that has been...

Starting Five: Giants' Bats Still on Break

Starting Five is our wrapup of the previous day's baseball action, with quick nod to what is ahead.You Oughta Know ...That now might be a good time for general managers to call the Giants' Brian Sabean and see what he's willing to give up for a bat. The Giants, one of the surprises of the first half, have opened the second...

MLB Power Rankings: Week 5

MLB Power Rankings: Where MLB FanHouse's editors, writers and bloggers team up to break down the who's who and the what's what in the baseball world.What a zany week for a pair of pitchers with amazing stories: Zack Greinke is America's favorite story right now, somehow managing to be hotter than Twitter. (And if Oprah...

A's Lineup Puts the 'O' in Oakland

NEW YORK -- You pretty much have to hate your offense to bring your infield in with the score tied 0-0 in the bottom of the second inning and the other team's No. 9 hitter at the plate. But while Bob Geren obviously wouldn't admit to such dramatic motivation, that is what he did Tuesday night against the Yankees. And he...

Sean Gallagher Out of A's Rotation

PHOENIX -- Sean Gallagher, also known as The Best Player the A's Got For Rich Harden, is not going to be in the rotation. Manager Bob Geren announced the rotation after today's game and he said Gallagher is now "competing for a bullpen spot."Gallagher was penciled in as the No. 2 starter when spring training began. He has...