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Report: Brad Penny, Tigers Agree to Terms

The Tigers will give Brad Penny a chance to round out their rotation, reportedly agreeing to terms with the veteran starter on a one-year deal. Penny will make $3 million and have the opportunity to add an additional $3 million through incentives, according to ESPN.com. He made $7.5 million in 2010 while managing only...

Brad Penny Reportedly Engaged to Karina Smirnoff of 'Dancing With the Stars'

Pitcher Brad Penny is engaged to "Dancing With the Stars" dancer Karina Smirnoff, according to a report by People Magazine. Smirnoff, 32, who was recently voted off the show with partner Mike "The Situation" Sorrentino, began dating the right-hander in October 2009, and, according to the People report, got engaged to...

Major League Notebook: May 22

Here's what's happening around baseball on Saturday May 22, 2010: • Less than two months into the season, Jason Heyward already has established himself as an offensive force, ranking fourth among all NL hitters with a .996 OPS. Assuming nothing horrible happens over the next six weeks, Heyward should be an easy...

Roto Rush: Patriots' Day Struggles

Monday morning's Patriots' Day game was a microcosm of Boston's season thus far. Highly-paid pitcher John Lackey served up eight earned runs in 3.1 innings, highly-paid catcher Victor Martinez went 0-3 to drop to .212 on the season, and the ghost of David Ortiz also went 0-3 to drop to .158 on the season. Combined with...

Reclamation Projects Zito, Lidge Among NL X-Factors

What to do now that the Super Bowl is over and spring training still hasn't arrived? Here at MLB FanHouse, we Mind the Gap. Once, when Tony La Russa was managing the Oakland A's in the early 1990s, he said that if he had a team of nine Mike Bordicks, his teams would make the playoffs every year. He was trying to explain...

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05/23/12 Orel Hershiser's Scoreless Streak and Most Impressive... Source: Bleacher Report It is a quirky statistic, I know, but interesting nonetheless.
05/22/12 Giants broadcaster Jon Miller skips series Source: San Francisco Chronicle - San Francisco CA Milwaukee -- - One does not become a Hall of Fame broadcaster without instincts, which Jon Miller has in abundance.
05/19/12 The San Francisco Giants sign Brad Penny Source: San Francisco Giants Locker The Giants have signed 34-year old righty starting pitcher Brad Penny to a minor league deal.
05/19/12 Giants give Posey a night of rest vs. A's Source: MLB Choosing long-term benefits over short-term gain, Giants manager Bruce Bochy stuck to his plan to keep Buster Posey out of the lineup for Friday's Interleague series opener against the Oakland A's.
05/18/12 Giants sign Brad Penny to minor league contract Source: Comcast SportsNet Brad Penny has found a new home in the U.S. after being cut by his Japanese team , but it isn't with one of the team's desperate for pitching; he took a minor league pact from the Giants.