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New Yankee Stadium Not Necessarily Reason to Shy Away From Damon

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. With the Johnny Damon sweepstakes finally winding down, it seems clear that Scott Boras misjudged the market for his 36-year-old client. Teams rightly have become wary of committing big money and...

Cactus League Transforms Into Hot Spot

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. Spring training -- thank gawd -- starts this week in Florida and Arizona. When pitchers and catchers, scheduled to report beginning Wednesday, arrive, there will be geographical balance for the...

Beasts of East Appear to Have Company

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. Quick, name the only division in the American League that had three teams win at least 85 games last year. If you said the East, well, it's hard to blame you. But you're still wrong. It was the...

Plenty of Contract-Year Intrigue Awaits

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. Whether we like to admit it or not, baseball players play for money. Yeah, many of them play hard all of the time and most players love the game, but the bottom line is, this is their profession....

These Ex-Prospects Face Watershed '10

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. Prospects often arrive in the big leagues with impossibly high expectations. Some of them never pan out, and some are instantly successful. Others hit some bumps in the road early in their careers,...