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Granderson Makes Catch of the Year

Curtis Granderson is already having quite a year for Detroit. With nine home runs and 19 RBI, he's seemingly developed a new power approach to his game and on pace to shatter his career highs.But on Friday night, it was the gifted center fielder's glove work that wowed the crowd and had Cleveland's Grady Sizemore dropping...

Wily Mo Pena Signs Minor-League Deal With Mets

One of my favorite ballplayers to watch in the past few years has always been Wily Mo Pena. I'm not exactly sure how he does it, but he's hit some of the longest home runs I can ever remember seeing, both at Great American Ballpark and Fenway Park. Of course, he coupled that with some of the most spectacular swinging...

Daily Jolt: Beware the Roster Crunch

The Daily Jolt is a dose of baseball reality every weekday morning.The Nationals made it official Thursday, inking slugger Adam Dunn to a two-year, $20 million deal and introducing him in Washington. Dunn fills a glaring need for the Nats -- left-handed power -- but he also creates a roster crunch that general manager Jim...

Tim Hudson Makes Willy Mo Pena Cry

Tim Hudson enjoys pitching against the Washington Nationals. Going into last night's game, he'd made 10 starts against the team and gone 6-1 while giving up 51 hits and nine earned runs. Monday's start was a little more ragged, 10 hits over six and two-thirds innings, but still resulted in his seventh career win. For a guy...

Wily Mo's Injury Opens Door for Dukes, Dawg

Wily Mo Pena was a pleasant surprise for the Nationals after being acquired from the Red Sox last year. In 37 games, he hit .293 (.352 OBP, .504 SLG) with eight home runs and 22 RBI. For a team that ranked dead last in the NL in total runs scored and home runs, his bat was sorely needed. Unfortunately, the team will be...

WilyMoPena News From the Web

05/26/12 Injuries, departed players present challenges for... Source: The Japan Times The Fukuoka Softbank Hawks had hoped to absorb the loss of three top pitchers and their starting shortstop to free agency and maintain their high standards, but it appears the defending Japan Series champions may be sinking into mediocrity as the 2012 season approaches its one-third mark.
05/07/12 Wladimir Balentien, Wily Mo Pena crushing the ball in... Source: Comcast SportsNet A pair of former major leaguers are topping the Japanese League leaderboards in the early going.