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Three Pitchers Get Their First Career Hit in the Same Game

When I sat down tonight to watch the Pirates and Astros, I didn't really think I'd be seeing anything all that special. The Pirates and 'Stros are tied for last in the NL Central, after all, and both teams have been pretty frigid of late. When Phil Dumatrait picked up an RBI single in the first, the announcers mentioned it...

The Pirates Get Good News

It would be a pretty staggering blow for just about any Major League team to lose two pitchers from the starting rotation at the same time. It would be particularly crippling for the Pirates, who really only have five even remotely capable starters in the entire organization. That's the situation they faced yesterday after...

Spot Jobs: Lovin' Billingsley, Avoiding Ollie, and Waiting on Joba

Our version of "fantasy start'em/sit'em" for one-start pitchers of the week. We hope you assume the Brandon Webbs are auto-starts and the Dave Bushes are auto-sits. Specific lineup questions? Email us!Five UpChad Billingsley -- Only the Nationals have scored less runs in the NL than the Padres, and that ballpark is...

Two Start Pitchers: Week 10

Not a particularly strong two start pitcher group this week. However, there are some rather odd names. Rich Harden is odd, only because he is rarely healthy. When he is -- that being now -- he is a must start. Another interesting name is Joba Chamberlain, who is now a starter with the Yankees and gets two runs this week....

Phil Dumatrait Gets His First Win

I'm gonna let you in on a secret: despite my rough, cynical, blogger exterior, I occasionally feel happy for baseball players. I particularly have a soft spot for guys that spend lots of years toiling in the minors, only to eventually find some modicum of big league success. I'm not talking back from the dead or anything,...