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On Deck: CC's New Home

On Deck is FanHouse's look at the day's most intriguing baseball matchupsIt's been a week of change for Mr. CC Sabathia. Not only did he decide that former Cy Young Award winners don't need to subscribe to the rules of the english language and drop the periods from his initials, but tonight he'll also be taking a pitchers...

On Deck: Round Two in Arlington

On Deck is FanHouse's look at the day's most intriguing baseball matchupsTexas Rangers (19-21) vs. Seattle Mariners (15-25) - 8:05PM Est.Let's start today's On Deck by taking a trip in the FanHouse Time Machine. We're going to go all the way back to May 8th, 2008. The world was a different place back then. Ok, so the...

Eight Day Layoff Did Hurt the Rockies

While Clint Hurdle was steadfast in assuming all responsibility and not assigning blame for his team's poor performance in the World Series, I will go ahead and say that the layoff did hurt his team. I would not go as far as to say that the Rockies would have beaten the Red Sox in the series without a layoff, but there's...

Tonight Is Not a Must-Win Game for Colorado

We've already asked whether or not the Rockies can rebound tonight. We've spent our share of time first, second, and even third guessing Clint Hurdle. Well guess what Rockie fan, I'm hear to say that even if you guys go down 0-2, it's not the end of the world. Why? Let's not forget that the Rockies get to return to Coors...

Someone Needs to Tell Clint Hurdle That This Is the World Series

You know all those freaking Dane Cook commercials that have driven us halfway up a wall and mildly insane since, oh, I dunno, like the All-Star break? I wonder if Clint Hurdle's ever seen them. The entire point of the marketing campaign is that the playoffs and the World Series happen but once a year which, for all of the...

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05/29/12 Chiefs drop Bats Tuesday afternoon Source: Minor League Baseball May is now a record-breaking month for the Louisville Bats, although not in a good way.
05/19/12 Bats beaten by Rochester in series finale Source: Minor League Baseball Rochester hadn't won a series over two games this season nor had the Red Wings defeated the Bats in a series on their own home turf since 2004.
05/18/12 Pembroke rails against pending payroll law Source: Bennington Banner - Bennington VT A local school business administrator is asking legislators to urge the governor to delay signing what he termed "horrendous" legislation passed on the final day of the session: The bill requires school districts to open bank accounts for employees upon request.
05/13/12 Why Cincinnati Reds Should Send Mike Leake Down, Give... Source: Bleacher Report Cincinnati Reds pitcher Mike Leake, he of the 0-5 record and 7.00+ ERA, needs to be sent packing to Louisville.
05/12/12 Bats fall in 10 innings to IronPigs Source: Minor League Baseball On Saturday at Louisville Slugger Field, Lehigh Valley tested Danny Dorn's arm and his legs.