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Maybe Tom Gorzelanny Just Needed Change of Scenery?

Poppin' out the box scores and right into your cubicle, the Roto Rush is your double espresso shot of fantasy baseball advice every weekday. In 2005, Tom Gorzelanny pitched in the majors for the first time. He was just 22. Two years later, he went 14-10 with a 3.88 ERA -- logging more than 200 innings in 32 starts for the...

Baseball Brunch: Nation's Unemployment Woes Extend to Baseball Stars, Too

Back in early February, Luis Gonzalez was all set to fly from his Phoenix-area home to San Diego to meet with the Padres.And then the phone rang. "There's no need for you to come," the Padres told Gonzalez and his agents. San Diego had signed Cliff Floyd.Gonzalez is still waiting for the next call.Like Pedro Martinez,...

MLB Playoff Debates: Rays vs. White Sox

Every four years, Major League Baseball's postseason intersects with a presidential election. This is one of those years. In the spirit of the season, we here at MLB FanHouse have divided the playoff teams up for a series of debates. Tom Fornelli and Eamonn Brennan discuss the ALDS between the Rays and White Sox.Eamonn...

Report: White Sox Sign Octavio Dotel

There have been many great love affairs throughout history, whether real or fictional. There was Romeo and Juliet, Homer and Marge, Marc Antony and Cleopatra, and of course, the Chicago White Sox and Kansas City Royals relievers. In the past few years the White Sox have taken their fair share of Royals relievers and...

Trevor Hoffman First to 500, Saves Still Overrated

It's become headline news across all sports outlets, primarily because Hoffman is the first to do it. You know what? Justin Miller became the first known pitcher to get the words "Billy Koch" tattooed on his bum, but that doesn't mean it should be splashing headlines across the nets. Randy Johnson passing Roger Clemens for...

MikeMacdougal News From the Web

05/15/12 The Chicago Cubs sign Mike MacDougal Source: Cubs Locker The Cubs have signed 35-year old righty reliever Mike MacDougal to a minor league deal.
05/15/12 Cubs sign reliever MacDougal to Minors deal Source: MLB - Chicago Cubs The Chicago Cubs have signed relief pitcher Mike MacDougal to a Minor League deal.
05/15/12 Iowa Cubs add pitcher with major-league experience Source: The Des Moines Register - Des Moines IA The Chicago Cubs signed free-agent right-handed pitcher Mike MacDougal and assigned him to triple-A Iowa, the team announced today.
05/14/12 MLB notes: Braun-backer fired Source: Edmonton Sun - Edmonton - AB - Canada Milwaukee Brewers' Ryan Braun slides safe back to first against the St. Louis Cardinals in the fourth inning during an MLB National League baseball game last month in Milwaukee.
05/14/12 Dodgers release veteran reliever Mike MacDougal Source: Comcast SportsNet This is a tough day to be a 35-year-old reliever who can't throw strikes.