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Baseball Brunch: Halfway Home

Every Sunday, MLB FanHouse empties out its notebook in Baseball Brunch.The most remarkable thing about this season as we hit the not-halfway halfway point of the All-Star break isn't Albert Pujols' RBI total. Or Zack Greinke's ERA. Or the PED suspension of one of the game's biggest stars.It's the standings. And they not...

Mariners Might Have Staying Power

In 2008 the Seattle Mariners, projected by many to contend with the Angels for the AL West title, suffered through a miserable season, finishing the year 61-101. Because of that disappointment -- they ended the season 39 games behind first place L.A. -- people were generally down on their prospects in '09. So when they...

Ken Griffey Jr Is Judge Mo' Money

When the Mariners signed Ken Griffey Jr. to come back to Seattle, it pretty much seemed like nothing other than a public relations move. Junior is way past the prime of his Hall of Fame career, and it was an accepted fact that the Mariners were destined for the basement of the AL West. Well, turns out the Mariners are in...

Fantasy Baseball Preview: The Mariners

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 who someone predicted would win the World Series last year. Seriously. When you stop laughing, you can check out the link (he's the...

Left on Base: Grand Theft Jeter and Other Lingering Items

Left on Base is MLB FanHouse's link dump.* If anyone saw the ESPN Sunday Conversation with Derek Jeter in the middle of the 2008 season, they'll remember he said he was taking a keepsake from the old Yankee Stadium when the season was ended. Well, now we know what he took. There was a sign in the tunnel leading to the...

MikeSweeney News From the Web

05/31/12 Former Slugger Mike Sweeney Joins Bob Salomon's Vision... Source: CBS - WBBM 2 - Chicago IL Cubs fans, I'd like to share something with you that is a rare positive story in today's otherwise negative baseball world, in the hope that you will join me in helping Bob Salomon.
05/22/12 George Brett, Bo Jackson, Mike Sweeney to Play in... Source: Fox4kc.com - Kansas City KA KANSAS CITY, Mo. The 2012 Taco Bell All-Star Legends & Celebrity Softball Game will feature a roster of Hall of Fame and All-Star talent including former Royals greats George Brett, Bo Jackson and Mike Sweeney at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City. For the first time, the softball game will increase to six-innings.
05/19/12 Editorial: Sun City gaining political clout Source: Savannah Morning News - Savannah GA Sun City Hilton Head residents are actively engaging in local politics.
05/16/12 Sports Roundtable a hit for D-S students Source: Hometown Weekly - Medfield MA Dover-Sherborn High students in the Video Production 2 class have been providing residents with a weekly homegrown and homemade sports discussion program for the past five years.
05/16/12 Supervisors ban plastic bags in county areas Source: The Willits News - Willits CA The board of supervisors voted 5-0 Monday to adopt an ordinance banning single-use plastic carryout bags in unincorporated areas of Mendocino County.