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The Oft-Injured Dugout

This handsome devil, former Vice President Dick Cheney pitcher Erik Bedard, is on the disabled list again, this time because of inflammation in his left shoulder. Wikipedia tells me that about half of the letters in Erik Bedard's name are supposed to have accent marks over them, but I don't know how to put an accent over a...

Baseball Brunch: Imbalance, Irregularities Abound in Interleague Play

Every Sunday, MLB FanHouse empties out its notebook in Baseball Brunch."This concludes our test of the emergency attendance enhancement system. We now return to the regularly scheduled season." Yes, the 13th season of interleague play wraps up Sunday, except for a Cubs-White Sox makeup game. We have survived six San...

Don't Sleep on Pitcher Turnarounds

Poppin' out the box scores and right into your cubicle, the Roto Rush is your double espresso shot of fantasy baseball advice every weekday.By the looks of his season stats, you wouldn't know that Jordan Zimmermann has actually been one of the most dominant pitchers in the majors over the past month. We're talking a 1.90...

From the Windup: Oh, Injury Woes

From the Windup is Matt Snyder's extended look at some aspect of America's pastime each Thursday.As Joey Votto heads out to a rehab assignment, the Reds are anxiously awaiting the return of their best hitter. Votto hasn't started a game since May 27 -- when the Reds stood at 26-20. Since then, they've gone 8-11. As a team,...

Bedard Scratched From Saturday Start

Apparently, injuries to big-time starting pitchers come in threes. Friday, Jake Peavy went to the disabled list, Roy Halladay left with a groin injury and the Mariners announced Erik Bedard will miss his scheduled start Saturday. In his place, naturally, is the man who was a setup man ... then a closer ... then a starting...

ErikBedard News From the Web

05/27/12 Cubs lose 12th straight, 10-4 to Pirates Source: Belleville News-Democrat - Belleville IL Pedro Alvarez, Andrew McCutchen and Garrett Jones homered, Erik Bedard pitched six shutout innings and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat Chicago 10-4 Sunday and sent the Cubs to their 12th consecutive defeat.
05/23/12 Do you believe in magic? Source: Oak Bay NEWS - Victoria - BC - Canada We may live in the age of iPads, Wikipedia and daily scientific discovery, but that doesn't mean people don't still get a kick out of the wonder of good old fashioned magic.
05/22/12 Bedard bailed out by bats Source: CBSSports.com A lot to take into consideration before setting your pitching staffs for Fantasy Week 8.
05/21/12 McKenryÃ¢s HR rallies Bucs Source: Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - Pittsburgh PA McKenry squashed his teamÃ¢s fourth-inning rally against the New York Mets on Monday when he grounded into a bases-loaded, inning-ending double play.
05/21/12 Pirates defeat Mets, 5-4 Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette The Pirates' offense has not done it often this season, but it provided a late-inning comeback Monday night.