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Fantasy Paid and Trade: NL East First Base Battles

As the baseball invasion lands in Florida and Arizona this week, heated debates will pop up all over the landscape involving position battles. It's a time honored tradition as players work themselves back into shape after their own winter hibernation process, and teams plug holes -- some imagined and some large enough...

Winter Meetings Wrap: AL Central

INDIANAPOLIS -- Not sure if you heard, but there was a trade involving an AL Central team at the annual Winter Meetings. The Tigers teamed up with the Yankees and Diamondbacks to form a three-team, seven-player blockbuster trade. It was easily the biggest news of the meetings and the rest of the division was relatively...

From the Windup: About Last Winter

From the Windup is Matt Snyder's extended look at some aspect of America's pastime each Thursday.Every Hot Stove season, each team reshapes its roster in an attempt to better themselves. After each transaction, whether a free agent acquisition, trade or something else, writers and bloggers everywhere provide knee-jerk...

Royals' Tony Pena Moving From Shortstop to Pitcher

Tony Pena already hits like a pitcher, so the Royals decided to see if he could throw like one too. That's actually not fair to pitchers, Pena hits like the kid picked last during gym who would prefer perfecting his cursive to do anything athletic. He always flashed a fine glove at shortstop, but a career OPS+ of 44...

Baseball Brunch: Talent Hotbed in Tidewater Area

Every Sunday, MLB FanHouse empties out its notebook in Baseball Brunch.About eight years ago, the hardest part of Lee Banks' job as coach of a youth travel team based in southeast Virginia was picking a shortstop."It was a lot of fun," Banks recalled to FanHouse last week. "You just sat back and let 'em play and try not to...

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05/28/12 Celina Area Heritage Association holds Memorial Day... Source: Frisco Enterprise - Frisco TX The Celina Area Heritage Association will hold Celebrate Freedom at 9 a.m. on Monday, May 28 at the First Baptist Church in Celina.
05/19/12 Honoring those who sacrificed Source: SaukValley.com It was hard to miss the unmistakable rat-a-tat-tat of the drums and the soft swish of flags Saturday at Rock Falls Veterans Park. The park was packed with veterans and active duty soldiers, families, and other community members to celebrate Armed Forces Day, which celebrates men and women, past and present, who have served in the five branches of the military.
05/17/12 Animation incentive package clears Illinois House,... Source: Quad-Cities Online - Moline IL The Illinois House has approved an incentive package for animated movies that should allow a local company to begin production of a $15 million film in Rock Island.