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From the Windup: Trade Season Nears

From the Windup is Matt Snyder's extended look at some aspect of America's pastime each Thursday.With the recent news that Mark DeRosa is on the trade block and the White Sox have possibly landed Jake Peavy, junkies of major league baseball trade rumors got an early glimpse at what promises to be a very interesting July....

Blue Jays Flying South This Summer

FanHouse continues its 2009 MLB Preview with a look at the Toronto Blue Jays.There's no team in baseball in a worse spot than the Blue Jays. They've had to contend with the megapowers in New York and Boston for years, watching their competitive payroll and over-.500 seasons amount to nothing more than third-place finish...

Fantasy Baseball Preview: Blue Jays

Fantasy baseball draft season is coming, so you best be prepared by delving through every major player on each team. Fantasy FanHouse is here to help with a quick once-over. Meet the ...Team about to lose one of the best pitchers in baseball. Let's face it, with the economy in the tank for the rest of this calendar year,...

On Deck: The Battle for Texas

On Deck is FanHouse's look at the day's most intriguing baseball matchupsHouston Astros (35-41) vs. Texas Rangers (39-38) - 8:05PM Est.Generally when baseball has their "rivalry" matchups during interleague play, they schedule them for the weekend. That's not the case in Texas, as the Astros and Rangers prepare to begin...

Asdrubal Cabrera Flips the Unassisted Triple-Up

The unassisted triple play has only happened 14 times in the history of baseball (after last night), so whenever it does, people always praise its beauty, etc. But there are a lot of lucky circumstances that have to happen for someone to pull it off. Like the batter hitting a line drive with runners on first and second and...

LyleOverbay News From the Web

05/24/12 Touch 'Em All: D-backs lose series to L.A. Source: KTAR - Phoenix AZ That's right, I'm calling it, the 2012 Arizona Diamondbacks are out of the NL West race.
05/16/12 Diamondbacks halt Dodgers' win streak at 5 Source: NBC - KRNV News 4 - Reno NV Miguel Montero and Jason Kubel each had two hits, an RBI and a run scored as the Arizona Diamondbacks defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers, 5-1, in the finale of a quick two-game series.
05/10/12 Cards sweep Diamondbacks Source: WFLA - AM 540 - Orlando FL Lohse (5-1) gave up just one run on seven hits and added a base hit and a run scored from the plate for the Cardinals, who went 4-2 on their six-game road trip.
04/29/12 Zagurski hoping to stick around after Reno stint Source: MLB - Arizona Diamondbacks It didn't work out quite the way he expected, but Mike Zagurski is happy to be in the big leagues.