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Baseball Brunch: Bizarre, Rich Legacy at Metrodome as Twins Depart

Every Sunday, MLB FanHouse empties out its notebook in Baseball Brunch. MINNEAPOLIS -- Johan Santana had never seen the Metrodome before the Twins took him from Single-A in the Rule 5 draft. "When I first got there," Santana told FanHouse, "my first impression was, 'How can you play baseball in a place like this?' "I...

Chris Dickerson and Aaron Harang Join Reds' Teammates on Disabled List

Two good things happened to the Cincinnati Reds on Sunday. They beat the Pittsburgh Pirates and emerged from their one-day stay in last place in the NL Central. That coincided with Scott Rolen's return from the disabled list. Unfortunately with the Reds, their two pieces of good news were balanced with two more players...

MLB Power Rankings: Week 17

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.The second half of the season is in full swing and lo and behold if capitalism hasn't reared it's ugly head once again. Billy Beane was spun off Matt Holliday (as expected of...

Blockbuster Blowups: The 10 Worst Trade Deadline Deals of the Decade

From the Windup is Matt Snyder's extended look at some aspect of America's pastime each Thursday.With the non-waiver trade deadline looming just eight days away, it seemed like the perfect time to warn teams about the dangers of a deadline deal. There are plenty of good trades on the books. Then again, it's the swaps that...

All-Snub Team: National League

With the introduction of the 2009 All-Star teams, the next step for fans is to complain about their favorite players not making the squad. Thus, we'll get a head start and go through each position in the National League. The rosters, which will be complete once the fan vote for the final player in each league concludes,...

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05/27/12 Titanic Struggle Recap: Reds win, hit homers (YAWN) Source: The Cincinnati Enquirer - Cincinnati OH âI don't know if I'm ready to call them the Nastier Boys, but this Reds bullpen is just great.
05/24/12 Reds win on Frazier's walk-off Source: The Cincinnati Enquirer - Cincinnati OH Todd Frazier still had his doubts as he headed toward first base if the ball would clear the wall. I knew I had a lot of it, Frazier said.
05/24/12 USMC Performers of The Week Source: The Big Lead Brandon Phillips (2B/Cincinnati Reds) â The Reds infielder had a great night against one of the better pitchers in the National League on Tuesday, when he hit two homeruns off the Braves' Brandon Beachy.
05/23/12 Frazier's HR in 9th boosts Reds over Braves Source: FOX - WJCL 28 The Coastal Source - Savannah GA Todd Frazier's solo home run to right field with one out in the bottom of the ninth inning sent Cincinnati to a 2-1 win over Atlanta in the third contest of a four-game series.
05/23/12 Reds win 2-1 on Frazier?s walk-off Source: The Cincinnati Enquirer - Cincinnati OH Todd Frazier hit an opposite field home to right field in the ninth inning to lift the Reds to their fifth straight victory.