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Baseball Brunch: Hello My Name Is ... Padres Pitcher

Apparently, the reason the Padres have won all these games the first two weeks of the season is that they needed the postgame handshakes.To introduce themselves to one another. "We really don't know each other," right fielder Brian Giles told FanHouse, "and I think it's important for us to get off to a good start, have fun...

Fukudome's Revenge Is in Full Effect

Poppin' out the box scores and right into your cubicle, the Roto Rush is your double espresso shot of fantasy baseball advice every weekday.The days where boos rained down upon Kosuke Fukudome seem like a distant memory.Through nine games on the new season, the formerly-embattled center fielder is batting .375 with three...

Rumor, Rumor: Teixeira / Manny to Arizona Squashed by Diamondbacks

The Arizona Diamondbacks, in need of some offense to keep above that precious .500 mark and in first in the NL West, were rumored to be a suitor for Mark Teixeira as the trading deadline approaches. And apparently, they were suitors for Manny Ramirez as well. "Were" being the key word in both instances, because it appears...

Meet the NL West First Round Draft Picks

A look at the first round selections in today's MLB draft by the five teams of the NL West division. For a full recap of the first round, you can always read the live-blog we kept of it.Colorado Rockies (8) Casey Weathers, RHP, Vanderbilt (Scouting report courtesy of Purple Row):Entering the 2007 season, Vanderbilt head...

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05/29/12 Athletics try to halt slide against Twins Source: NBC - WGRZ 2 - Buffalo NY The Oakland Athletics try to put the brakes on a six-game losing streak this evening when they play the second test of a three-game series with the Minnesota Twins at Target Field.
05/29/12 Athletics try to halt slide against Twins Source: The Sports Network The Oakland Athletics try to put the brakes on a six-game losing streak this evening when they play the second test of a three-game series with the Minnesota Twins at Target Field.
05/24/12 A's batting woes continues in loss to Angels Source: Daily Democrat - Woodland CA Bob Melvin has little to explain about Oakland's losses the past two days: Four hits in two games is not going to amount to much.
05/24/12 A's struggle at plate again, fall to Angels Source: San Francisco Chronicle - San Francisco CA Before Wednesday's game, A's manager Bob Melvin said that next Wednesday's projected date for Manny Ramirez to join the team is "not locked in."
05/23/12 Callaspo's 2-run double in 11th lifts Angels Source: FOX - WSVN 7 - Miami FL Bob Melvin has little to explain about Oakland's losses the past two days: Four hits in two games is not going to amount to much.