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Baseball Brunch: Bizarre, Rich Legacy at Metrodome as Twins Depart

Every Sunday, MLB FanHouse empties out its notebook in Baseball Brunch. MINNEAPOLIS -- Johan Santana had never seen the Metrodome before the Twins took him from Single-A in the Rule 5 draft. "When I first got there," Santana told FanHouse, "my first impression was, 'How can you play baseball in a place like this?' "I...

Starting Five: Russell Martin, Brendan Ryan Slam Their Teams to Wins

Starting Five is our wrapup of the previous day's baseball action, with a quick nod to what is ahead.You Oughta Know ...That Russell Martin and Brendan Ryan felt just grand last night.The Dodgers catcher and Cardinals' shortstop both swatted grand slams for some rare RBI as their division-leading teams won.Martin's...

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: Youth Served in L.A.

Every Sunday, MLB FanHouse empties out its notebook in Baseball Brunch.Yes, the Dodgers' solar system revolves around Manny Ramirez. He's their star on the field and their main attraction.But they wouldn't have Ramirez, nor many of the players who carried the team in his absence, were it not for a farm system that has been...

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...

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05/31/12 Yanks C Martin says he had unusual run-in with ump Source: NBC - KHNL 8 - Honolulu/Hilo/Wailuku HI Yankees catcher Russell Martin says home plate umpire Laz Diaz decided on an unusual way to punish him for arguing balls and strikes.
05/31/12 Postgame notes: âThat's the whole job of the... Source: The LoHud Yankees Blog If ever there were a game that called for Rafael Soriano, Dave Robertson and Mariano Rivera, this was it.
05/30/12 What If the Yanks' Offense Doesn't Turn It Around? Source: 1010 Wins With 15 home runs, Curtis Granderson is the only New York Yankees player in double figures after 49 games.
05/30/12 Timely hit could be lift Martin needs at plate Source: New York City News - New York NY The scoreboard had Russell Martin's average at .172 when he stepped in for a key eighth-inning at-bat on Monday, so to say that the Yankees catcher needed the confidence boost of a big hit would be putting it lightly.
05/29/12 Yanks poised to feed off Tex's sizzling bat Source: MLB - New York Yankees Mark Teixeira's fourth home run in his last four games was a footnote in the Yankees' 9-8 loss to the Angels on Monday, but his contributions have made a major impact.