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LaTroy Hawkins Accuses Umps of Favoring Cubs

It's understandable that LaTroy Hawkins would be upset after the Astros' loss last night to the Cubs. The 'Stros began the night two games behind division-leading Chicago and with their tough 13-inning loss, which ended on a grand slam by Alfonso Soriano, they lost another game in the standings. Hawkins, meanwhile, was...

The Closer Report: Heath Bell Shines as Brad Lidge Declines

It's always nice to know how secure a closer's job is and who's next in line if somebody loses their 9th inning job. The Closer Report will give you that info. And if that wasn't good enough, we'll rank the closers from top to bottom.As you'll see, Heath Bell has taken over the top spot on this edition of The Closer...

Roto Rush: That's More Like It, Garza

Poppin' out the box scores and right into your cubicle, the Roto Rush is your double espresso shot of fantasy baseball advice every weekday.Matt Garza is one of those talented pitchers that novice owners probably lost patience with quickly. And if they did, they were watching Thursday's spectacular performance kicking...

The Closer Report: How Secure Is Your Closer's Job?

It's always nice to know how secure a closer's job is and who's next in line if somebody loses their 9th inning job. Each week The Closer Report will give you that information. And if that wasn't good enough we'll rank the closers from top to bottom.Here's an interesting statistic. Somewhere between 30 percent and 40...

Starting Five: Firemen or Arsonists?

Starting Five is our wrapup of the previous day's baseball action, with a quick nod to what is ahead.You Oughta Know ...That it's quite a luxury to have a dependable setup reliever with closing experience such as J.J. Putz or Carlos Marmol. Just ask the Royals or the Tigers or the Astros or the Red Sox.Kansas City's Kyle...

LatroyHawkins News From the Web

05/07/12 The Los Angeles Angels are going to be without righty... Source: Angels Locker The Angels are going to be without 39-year old righty reliever LaTroy Hawkins for a while as he fractured his right pinkie last night while earning the save.
05/06/12 Angels relievers Downs, Hawkins injured Sunday Source: Angels: From the Dugout Angels left-handed reliever Scott Downs left in the ninth inning on Sunday's game against the Toronto Blue Jays with an injured left knee and will continue to be evaluated Monday.
05/06/12 RP Downs leaves game after twisting his knee - Scott... Source: Rotoworld.com LaTroy Hawkins -- and not Jordan Walden -- was brought in to convert the two-out save with a 4-3 lead and a runner on.
04/20/12 LaTroy Hawkins is looking good for the Los Angeles... Source: Angels Locker 39-year old righty reliever LaTroy Hawkins has looked really good for the Angels so far this year.
04/16/12 Tributes paid to Robinson Source: Winston-Salem Journal - Winston-Salem NC LaTroy Hawkins has heard the stories from his 87-year-old grandfather, about his days picking cotton in Mississippi, about the times there were no black players in big league baseball.