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Left on Base: Weathers to Brewers, Eckstein Rejects Twins and More

Left on Base is MLB FanHouse's link dump.- David Weathers has been shipped to the Brewers for a player-to-be-named. It should help to shore up the Milwaukee bullpen, though it does nothing for the rotation -- which, outside of Yovani Gallardo, is pretty damn awful. - Apparently David Eckstein is not too worried about...

Starting Five: D'backs Double Down

Starting Five is our wrapup of the previous day's baseball action, with a quick nod to what is ahead.You Oughta Know ...That things got weird, awfully weird, at Petco Park on Sunday. The Diamondbacks carried a five-run lead into the ninth inning against San Diego thanks to seven innings of one-run ball by Dan Haren and a...

Padres' Hitting Coach: Blame Me

After an improbable stretch where the San Diego Padres won eight of nine games, they were sitting with a 9-3 record. Since then, they have fallen to 12-15, a bad stretch which included a six-game losing streak. The team has many issues, obviously, but the offense is not doing the job at all. They rank 11th in the NL in...

Joel Zumaya 'Can't Stand the Yankees'

Throughout the history of baseball, fans of the game have always sought out the players they could relate to. Sure, the superstars of the game receive a lot of love and adulation from their fans, but those fans also realize that they're never going to be able to hit 755 homers or hit .400. That's why there are always those...

MLB Power Rankings: Week 3

MLB Power Rankings: Where we care what you've done for us lately when we break down the who's who and the what's what in the baseball world each week.HAVE YOU HEARD? YANKEE STADIUM HAS A WIND TUNNEL!!! Does it matter/is it real? Probably not. In fact, it might actually be on the other end of the spectrum of importance when...

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04/28/12 Donate Life walks with 11,000, Idol and Eckstein Source: The Orange County Register - Orange County CA As Craig and Kathleen Hostert cruised the annual Donate Life Run/Walk course in a golf cart Saturday to ensure everything was running smoothly, they were repeatedly stopped by walkers who wanted to shake their hands, to give them hugs and to say "thank you."
04/14/12 Cubs blast Wainwright, Cardinals Source: Daily Chronicle - Dekalb IL Jim Edmonds and David Eckstein came out together with the '06 trophy.