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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...

Fantasy Week 5: Two-Start Pitchers

There are a plethora of two-start pitchers hurling in week five (Monday, May 4th - Sunday May 10th) of the fantasy baseball season. There are 58 total this week and you late sleepers are luck that all of the Monday games are night games. You won't need to set you lineups until 7:05 PM ET.[Update: 7:48 AM ET] : Two games...

Dodgers Interested in Pedro Martinez

Pedro Martinez, a 37-year-old in the twilight of his career, is still searching for big league work this season. The three-time Cy Young Award winner and eight time All-Star has been spending his time pitching for the Dominican Republic. Thanks to a rousing upset at the hands of the Netherlands, though, the Dominican is...

Better Know a Prospect: Dodgers

Wondering which young players could have an impact in the majors this year? Let MLB FanHouse guide the way in Better Know a Prospect. In this edition we look at three players from the always rich Los Angeles Dodgers minor league system. James McDonald, SP/RP: The only question is what role McDonald, a 19th round pick in...

Footprints in the Snow: Los Angeles Dodgers

Adios ... Amigos. Footprints in the Snow is FanHouse's look at the paths to be forged by MLB teams this winter as they look ahead to 2009.The funny thing about the Dodgers is that it's really, really easy to forget that before Manny Ramirez rode in on his dreadlocked donkey like a free-swinging Don Quixote, well, they...

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05/29/12 MLB Notebook: Sale, Moore pile up K's Source: MLB Back in 1918, Babe Ruth was beginning his transition into an outfielder, but he still made 19 starts as a southpaw for the Red Sox. In those 19 starts, the Babe's high strikeout total was four.
05/29/12 Cincinnati Reds' offense falters against Pittsburgh... Source: Coshocton Tribune - Coshocton OH James McDonald stopped Cincinnati's surging offense Monday.
05/29/12 Doubront, Saltalamacchia power Red Sox over Tigers Source: The Chronicle Herald Felix Doubront pitched six innings of four-hit ball, and Jarrod Saltalamacchia homered on Monday to lead the Boston Red Sox over the Detroit Tigers 7-4.
05/29/12 Pirates knock off Reds, reach .500 Source: Leader Times - Kittanning PA Nursing a four-run lead Monday, Pirates right-hander James McDonald allowed the Cincinnati Reds to put their first two batters on base in the third and fifth innings.
05/28/12 Series Preview: Reds vs. Pirates, Round 2 Source: The Cincinnati Enquirer - Cincinnati OH So, the last time I wrote a Reds vs. Pirates preview, the Reds had crawled back to .500 (12-12) and the Pirates were just a bit behind (11-14).