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Baseball Brunch: Senior Circuit Resembles Rest Home for Pitchers

Every Sunday, MLB FanHouse empties out its notebook in Baseball Brunch.Ahhh, the National League -- where pitchers can play out their golden years without a care in the world.Think of the NL as baseball's rest home.Just in the past few weeks, Brad Penny and John Smoltz have reached the legendary fountain of youth that...

Roto Rush: Carlos Pena's Power Surge

Poppin' out the box scores and right into your cubicle, the Roto Rush is your double espresso shot of fantasy baseball advice every weekday.When you select Carlos Pena in fantasy baseball, you know you aren't getting batting average help. Still, his career-low .223 mark this year was well below expectations, and up until...

Roto Rush: Cliff Lee the 2009 CC

Poppin' out the box scores and right into your cubicle, the Roto Rush is your double espresso shot of fantasy baseball advice every weekday.For the second consecutive year, the Indians have given a playoff contender a huge boost. For the second consecutive year, they traded the previous season's AL Cy Young award winner....

Not Even Yankee Stadium Can Stop Blue Jays Rookie Ricky Romero

NEW YORK -- Yeah, he was nervous, he admitted with a shy smile. Ricky Romero was pitching against the Yankees, in front of more than 46,000 people on a perfect summer day in the Bronx. The Blue Jays' 24-year-old rookie left-hander was fired up and throwing way too hard, which is why he darn near Yahtzeed* the scorecard in...

Starting Five: Tim Lincecum Streaking Toward Possible All-Star Start

Starting Five is our wrapup of the previous day's baseball action, with a quick nod to what is ahead.You Oughta Know ...That reigning NL Cy Young winner Tim Lincecum is actually better this year, which makes it seem like a long time ago that we wondered how he'd top his 2008 season. Lincecum has erased all memory of that...

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THE HUFFINGTON POST - LOCAL

Santana Lifts Mets In Return

Johan Santana pitched five innings of two-hit ball in his long-awaited return from shoulder surgery and David Wright hit an RBI single to lead the New York Mets past the Atlanta Braves 1-0 in their season opener Thursday.

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05/27/12 NL Capsules: Johan Santana shuts out Padres in 9-0... Source: Medicine Hat News - Medicine Hat AB Johan Santana pitched a four-hitter for his first shutout since 2010 and the New York Mets backed him with three home runs in a 9-0 win over the San Diego Padres 9-0 on Saturday.
05/26/12 Santana gets shutout, Mets beat Padres 9-0 Source: Republican-American - Waterbury CT Johan Santana pitched a satisfying shutout and the Mets batters showed they can carry New York without needing David Wright to excel in every game.
05/26/12 Mets send Santana to hill to face Padres Source: NBC - KRNV News 4 - Reno NV The Mets have lost the last three times Johan Santana has taken the ball, but the veteran left-hander enters Saturday's game against the San Diego Padres on a personal six-game unbeaten string.
05/23/12 Coutinho: Admit It Mets Fans âThis Team Is Fun To... Source: CBS - WCBS 2 - New York NY When the Mets convened in Port St. Lucie, all you heard was doom and gloom about them.
05/23/12 Lack of wins doesn't reflect Johan's value Source: New York City News - New York NY Nine times this season, Johan Santana has taken the mound for the Mets.