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Torii Hunter's Tips for Being Adored

It's the offseason, so it's a fitting time for players to step back and provide some perspective on a wide range of topics, including matters on the field and off. With the help of VYou, a new service that broadcasts video structured as conversations, FanHouse was able to talk to Torii Hunter about why he's one of the...

Playoffs Give Elvis Andrus National Stage for Eye-Opening Defense

NEW YORK -- It's not that Elvis Andrus can't hit. The Texas leadoff man has a .429 average in the first two games of the American League Championship Series against New York and has a .266 average his first two years in the big leagues. It's not that he can't run, either. He had stolen 65 bases in the regular season and...

Hiroshima Carp Outfielder Soichiro Amaya Gets His Spider-Man On

Attention Torii Hunter: Soichiro Amaya, an outfielder with the Hiroshima Carp of the Nippon Professional Baseball league, would like you to know that you can no longer claim the nickname of "Spider-Man." Why? Well, just because you've robbed many a major leaguer of a home run throughout your career, you've generally made...

Torii Hunter Takes His Suspension Without Appeal

It's easy to get cynical watching the machinations of MLB's on-field discipline policy. Player does something outlandish, clearly deserving of additional punishment beyond the ejection that usually accompanies his behavior, then immediately files an appeal whenever a suspension is handed down. Happens all the time, no...

Major League Notebook: August 7

Here is what's happening around baseball on Saturday Aug. 7, 2010: • It's understandable the Angels had some lingering frustration as they took the field Friday night, having just been swept in a three-game set by the lowly Orioles. And even though they ended up beating Detroit to open a three-game series, they did...