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Baseball Brunch: Meet the Rarest Breed

Every Sunday, MLB FanHouse empties out its notebook in Baseball Brunch.Cody Ross blames his mom. "My dad was a really good athlete (Kenny Ross, who played safety at New Mexico in the late 1960s)," said Ross, the Marlins' right fielder. "My dad was all right[-handed]. My mom's a lefty, so maybe I got that gene from her."...

Roto Rush: Eugenio Velez Fighting For Full-Time Chance

Poppin' out the box scores and right into your cubicle, the Roto Rush is your double espresso shot of fantasy baseball advice every weekday.Eugenio Velez (pronounce the first name: ay-ooh-HEY-nee-o) is a relative unknown major league baseball player. He's currently gaining playing time for the San Francisco Giants without...

Left on Base: Weathers to Brewers, Eckstein Rejects Twins and More

Left on Base is MLB FanHouse's link dump.- David Weathers has been shipped to the Brewers for a player-to-be-named. It should help to shore up the Milwaukee bullpen, though it does nothing for the rotation -- which, outside of Yovani Gallardo, is pretty damn awful. - Apparently David Eckstein is not too worried about...

Starting Five: Friars on Fire

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 Padres aren't playing like a team ready to have a fire sale. They're just on fire. San Diego won its ninth consecutive game Sunday, a 7-2 defeat of the Cubs in which pitcher Chris Young drove in...

Starting Five: Anthony Swarzak Makes It Look Easy In Debut

Starting Five is our wrapup of the previous day's baseball action, with a quick nod to what is ahead. You Oughta Know ... That Anthony Swarzak had a pretty nice big-league debut. Swarzak pitched seven scoreless innings, becoming the first pitcher in Twins history to pitch at least seven innings in his debut without...

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02/19/12 Reviewing the Class of 2010 Source: The Seattle Times - Seattle WA I was reminded recently that when I did reviews of the classes that made up the 2011 Washington roster prior to the Alamo Bowl, I forgot the Class of 2010, Guilty as charged --- mostly, I got busy with other stuff and just never got it posted.
02/17/12 Matlock look to set record straight Source: Matlock Today ANOTHER weather-induced blank Saturday for Matlock RFC 1sts has left the side frustrated but still fully focussed on the tough run of games ahead of them.
02/17/12 Skipper George Sparks ruled out for Weston-super-M... Source: This is Somerset - Somerset - UK Weston-super-Mare will be without skipper George Sparks for their game at home to Old Redcliffians so fly-half Mal Roberts will lead the side.
02/17/12 Territory welcomes faster migrant worker system Source: ABC News - Australia The Northern Territory Chamber of Commerce says a new regional migration agreement will be particularly useful for smaller businesses who lose staff to the resources boom during the next five years.
02/16/12 Territory unemployment figures fuel confidence Source: ABC News - Australia The Northern Territory Chamber of Commerce says it is encouraged by new figures that show the local unemployment rate has remained unchanged at 4.2 per cent in January.