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Roto Rush: Mat Latos Adjusting to Bigs

Poppin' out the box scores and right into your cubicle, the Roto Rush is your double espresso shot of fantasy baseball advice every weekday.A few weeks ago we discussed the possibility of the Padres promoting 21-year-old phenom Mat Latos. Well, he now has four major league starts under his belt, and, needless to say, he's...

Prince Fielder Wins Home Run Derby

ST. LOUIS -- Prince Fielder had plenty of good memories of the Home Run Derby.Just not the one that he actually participated in.Fielder had watched his father, Cecil, slug monster homers in the Derby in 1990, '91 and '93, including a memorable one off the glass at Toronto's SkyDome in 1991. When the younger Fielder grew up...

Handicapping the Home Run Derby: Can Anyone Top Albert Pujols?

If one theme has emerged during the first half of the 2009 season in the National League, it's that it's Albert Pujols' world and we're all just living in it. After nine superb seasons in which he's only finished out of the top four in MVP voting once, he's somehow on pace for his best season yet.With this year's Home Run...

Somebody Get the Mets a Medic ... Fast!

Poppin' out the box scores and right into your cubicle, the Roto Rush is your double espresso shot of fantasy baseball advice every weekday.The Mets are beginning to look like the Patriots when it comes to injury information. Just a couple of weeks ago, I told you to be worried about Jose Reyes' bum leg when we found out...

Yankees' Burnett Suspended for Defending His Teammate

Here's how it works in baseball: Texas' Vicente Padilla throws at, and hits, the Yankees' Mark Teixeira twice and gets fined. A.J. Burnett tries to protect Teixeira with a pitch that doesn't hit Nelson Cruz and gets suspended.All this happened Tuesday at Yankee Stadium, and the punishment was handed down Thursday by Major...

NelsonCruz News From the Web

05/31/12 Looking Back at the First Two Months Source: NBC DFW Locals Only. For something that is absolutely essential to understanding the best and worst in the game, math can sometimes have a funny relationship with baseball.
05/30/12 Rangers' four-game win streak snapped in 10-3 loss to... Source: ABC - WFAA 8 - Dallas TX The six runs in the eight matched the most Mariners had scored in an inning this season.
05/29/12 Mariners lose 4-2 at Texas, Ryan denied rare HR Source: The Daily World - Aberdeen WA Mariners shortstop Brendan Ryan knows it's a play he will never forget, even though he was denied an inside-the-park home run.
05/29/12 Sale pitches White Sox past Rays Source: Elko Daily Free Press - Elko NV Chris Sale struck out a career-high 15, Adam Dunn hit a two-run homer and the Chicago White Sox extended their winning streak to six games with a 2-1 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Monday.
05/29/12 Altered lineup doesn't alter Mariners' outcome Source: NW Cable News The Seattle Mariners kicked off their 10-game road trip in familiar fashion despite sporting a new-look lineup, extending their losing streak to five games as the offense and bullpen faltered again in a 4-2 defeat Monday night in Arlington against the Texas Rangers.