Vazquez's confidence returns

 
Javier Vazquez was the ace of the Montreal pitching staff at 24, highly regarded enough to be involved in a deal involving five-time Cy Young Award winner Randy Johnson . [link]

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Predictions for 2008

We’ve got our staff predictions up at Hardball Times . I go into greater detail about Padres-specific items over at Ducksnorts. At THT, I’ve gone with the popular pick except for AL West (I chose Mariners over Angels), AL Wild Card (Indians over Yankees), and NL Cy Young (Jake Peavy over Johan Santana — there’s my Padres bias kicking in because, hey, someone’s
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Peavy and Oswalt arrested for brawling

Seriously, Jake Peavy needs to pick his friends (and fights) a little better. According to TMZ.com, Roy Oswalt insulted Jake by referring to his Cy Young Award as a "fake", at which point they got into a fist fight after last night's game. Both ...
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Fearless Predictions

Here are my predictions for the 2008 season: In the Senior Circuit, the Mets, Cubs and Rockies will win their ...
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The Cy Effect

You often hear that a pitcher with a good reputation or a great career is more likely to get a borderline call from the man behind the plate. It does seem like human nature to be swayed by a big name on the mound, but is it really the case, or does it just seem that way because the better pitchers just hit the corners more often?
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Mets place RHP Martinez on 15-day DL - MLB - Yahoo! Sports

MIAMI (TICKER) — New York Mets pitcher Pedro Martinez was placed on the 15-day disabled list Wednesday, one day after suffering a strained left hamstring in his season debut. Martinez, 36, will be sidelined four to six weeks. A three-time Cy Young ...
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