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Blockbuster Blowups: The 10 Worst Trade Deadline Deals of the Decade

From the Windup is Matt Snyder's extended look at some aspect of America's pastime each Thursday.With the non-waiver trade deadline looming just eight days away, it seemed like the perfect time to warn teams about the dangers of a deadline deal. There are plenty of good trades on the books. Then again, it's the swaps that...

MLB Power Rankings: Week 8

MLB Power Rankings: Where MLB FanHouse's editors, writers and bloggers team up to break down the who's who and the what's what in the baseball world. Well, that took freaking forever ... but the Blue Jays finally started to stink the joint up. I swear to you, you can't stay long atop the MLB Power Rankings -- our failure...

Fantasy Week 8: Two-Start Pitchers

Maybe I'm being a bit hard on these guys, but almost 59 percent of the 41 pitchers who are starting twice this week are being placed in the "Risky Business" category. There are a couple of touted rookies who make up the 59 percent like the Rays' David Price and Atlanta's Kris Medlen. There are also some big-named pitchers...

Starting Five: At Least Cleveland Has a Basketball Team

Starting Five is our wrapup of the previous day's baseball action, with a quick nod to what is ahead.You Oughta Know ...That the Indians are trying to find rock bottom."It would be nice to win some of these games," pitcher Cliff Lee said. "I think a lot of them we could have won if we had done some things a little...

Roto Rush: The Rangers Can Pitch?

Poppin' out the box scores and right into your cubicle, the Roto Rush is your double espresso shot of fantasy baseball advice every weekday.With a starting rotation containing Kevin Millwood, Vicente Padilla, Matt Harrison, Scott Feldman and Brandon McCarthy, it's pretty safe to say many mixed leagues went through draft or...

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05/29/12 Mike Napoli, Rangers enjoy another blast in win over... Source: Boston Herald - Boston MA Mike Napoli had a sense of relief sitting in front of his locker Monday afternoon.
05/23/12 Grueling 20-day stretch reaches end for Texas Source: MLB - Texas Rangers Wednesday's game with the Mariners ends the Rangers' stretch of playing 20 games in 20 days.
05/23/12 Matt Harrison shuts down Seattle in 3-1 Texas win Source: The Daily World - Aberdeen WA Elvis Andrus lined a two-strike pitch into the left-center field gap for a two-run triple, Josh Hamilton made two tremendous catches in center field and added an RBI double, and the Texas Rangers snapped Seattle's win streak at four with a 3-1 win over the Mariners on Tuesday night.
05/23/12 Matt Harrison shuts down Seattle in 3-1 Texas win Source: The Seattle Times - Seattle WA Elvis Andrus lined a two-strike pitch into the left-center field gap for a two-run triple, Josh Hamilton made two tremendous catches in center field and added an RBI double, and the Texas Rangers snapped Seattle's win streak at four with a 3-1 win over the Mariners on Tuesday night.
05/22/12 Game 45, Rangers at Mariners Source: U.S.S. Mariner Lefty Matt Harrison was a big part of the Rangers pennant-winning staff last year.