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Major League Notebook: May 29

Here's what is happening around baseball on Saturday May 29, 2010: • After more than a decade away from the position, Carlos Guillen returned to second base Friday night. The Tigers veteran made his first start at the position since April 6, 1999 after manager Jim Leyland installed him as the team's everyday second...

Paul Lo Duca and Felipe Lopez Dumped in DC

Just hours after the trade deadline, the Nationals embraced (yet another) youth movement with open arms by releasing 36-year-old Paul Lo Duca and 28-year-old Felipe Lopez. You'd expect for both players to latch on with another team sometime soon, but the timing of their departure suggests the Nationals tried and failed to...

Rumor Mill Roundup: July 24

With the trade deadline right around the corner, our MLB editor brings you the top five rumors every day until July 31.- The Braves continue to indicate that they won't move Mark Teixeira in hopes of contending for the NL East title, but if the team struggles over the next week, that could all change. Atlanta is already a...

Paul Lo Duca Is Passionate, Wordy

Paul Lo Duca is a fiery man. This you know. That fire has not always been endearing. More often than not, it's been incredibly annoying, and Lo Duca's proponents -- the kind that believe you need to have "passion" and "swagger" to succeed at baseball -- don't help. Also, dude did steroids. Not cool.Still, this prolonged...

Paul Lo Duca Is a Man Without a Job

Paul Lo Duca is a gritty player. He's a gutty player. He's the kind of player who you trade and lose your job shortly thereafter, even if you get an All-Star starter in return. Those kinds of intangibles plus steroids used to equal a decent major league player. Minus the juice, however, Lo Duca's game is somewhere south of...