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Baseball Brunch: Bucs Pitchers Rolling

SAN DIEGO -- Joe Kerrigan saw it watching video over the winter. Zach Duke saw it in the attitudes of his fellow pitchers in spring training.Now, the rest of baseball is seeing it too. The Pirates pitching doesn't stink. In fact, it's pretty good.But is this real? Or just a three-week fluke?Even Kerrigan, the veteran...

Jeff Kent Set to Retire, Leaving Complex Legacy in His Wake

Jeff Kent, one of the best hitting second basemen in major league history, is set to announce his retirement from baseball Thursday after 17 years in the big leagues. Kent was still productive last year, at seasonal age 40, but injured his knee and played only a small role in the Dodgers' final push toward the NL West...

From the Windup: A Dozen Questions as Hot Stove Season Starts to Wind Down

From the Windup is FanHouse's extended look at a particular portion of America's pastime.Believe it or not, Spring Training is just one month away. It's been a long, cold winter -- at least everywhere except Philadelphia (or Florida or Southern California) -- but if you listen closely, you can practically hear the sharp...

Manny Being Choosey: You're a Giant!

You shock the world once again by taking the advice of Joe and using it to conclude that, not only are you most happy playing baseball, but you're most happy playing baseball for the Dodgers' eternal enemy, the San Francisco Giants. They're the only ones willing to take a chance on a guy who flaked out on an $85 million...

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...