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Are Adam Eaton 's days as a Phillies'
starter numbered? Thursday afternoon, the Phillies traded three prospects
for Oakland Athletics pitcher Joe Blanton which might mean the Phillies have seen enough out of Eaton this season. To land ...
The Oakland Athletics have traded Joe Blanton to the Philadelphia Phillies in exchange for second basemen Adrian Cardenas, left-handed pitcher Josh Outman, and outfielder Matt Spencer. From the official press release: Cardenas was batting
.309 in 67 games with Single-A Clearwater and ranks seventh in the
Florida State League in batting average. He was leading the Threshers
in batting ...
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Of bruised deceased equines, Barry Bonds, labor law and Godwin's law and thee.
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NEW YORK -- It wasn't the most exciting
Futures Game in recent history, but then again, today
wasn't really about the game. It was about the players. The league's brightest prospects gathered together to greet the media, put on a show for the fans, ...
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Red Sox right-hander prospect Michael Bowden was placed on Double-A Portland's disabled list with a sore calf. Bowden reportedly is not injured and the move done to accommodate the activation of fellow Sea Dog starter Dustin Richardson. The New Hampshire Union Leader reports Bowden, Boston's seventh-ranked prospect by Baseball America, will be promoted to Triple-A Pawtucket following the ...
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On Saturday, he blew a five run lead in the ninth inning which cost Rich Harden his first win as a Cub. Today, Cubs reliever Carlos Marmol is an All-Star. National League manager Clint Hurdle named Marmol as the replacement for Kerry Wood who had to be removed from the All-Star roster due to a blister.
Hurdlesaid Marmol was selected because he received more votes than any other ...
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Tigers shortstop prospect Cale Iorg has not played for High-A Lakeland since injuring his shoulder on Thursday. Detroit is awaiting test results on the right shoulder of its second-ranked prospect according to Baseball America. Rays prospects right-hander Wade Davis and catcher John Jaso will be promoted on Monday to Triple-A Durham from Double-A Montgomery. The promotion of Tampa ...
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Here are your starting lineups for today's Futures Game at Yankee Stadium. You can watch the game live on ESPN2 starting at 12:30 PM. I'll be in attendance at the event and will have news, notes, quotes, and photos later this afternoon.
U.S. All-Stars LF Andrew McCutchen (PIT) 2B Cliff Pennington (OAK) 3B Mat Gamel (MIL) DH Jamie D'Antona (ARI) RF Nate Schierholtz (SF) 1B Matt LaPorta ...
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Hope everyone is having a nice weekend!
As we approach the All-Star break, I want to announce some upgrades and changes we'll be making over the next few days.
Starting Monday, we will begin the transition to the more powerful WordPress blog software. The majority of the work should be finished in one day, but we'll know for sure once we get into the details. However, in order to capture ...
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A-Rod blasted his 537th homer today to move past Mickey Mantle into sole possession of 13th place on the All-Time Home Run list. Rodriguez took a 3-2 pitch from Blue Jays pitcher Brian Tallet and smacked it off the left field foul pole in the fourth inning for his 19th of the season and 537th of his career.
Toronto is very familiar with watching A-Rod circle the bases after a ...
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As reported during today's Fox broadcast, former Yankee favorite Bobby Murcer passed away today from cancer.
Our own Bill Chuck sent this message along...
Bobby Murcer lost his fight with brain cancer today, a little more than a year-and-half after first being diagnosed with the most aggressive form of tumors. He was 62. He was a long-time Yankee and Yankee broadcaster.
He ...
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Tim McCarver
- Jason Marquis was brilliant, allowing just 3 hits over 7 scoreless innings, and Aramis Ramirez did all the offensive damage by belting a 3-run home run in the 8th inning as the Cubs beat the Giants, 3-1. Matt Cain matched Marquis, striking out 9 in 7 shutout innings for San Francisco. - Brian Roberts singled, doubled, tripled, stole 2 bases and scored 2 runs, and Brandon Fahey contributed 2 ...
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Well it's certainly not Iowa so I guess it must be heaven!
I had the opportunity to visit the MLB All-Star FanFest today at the Jacob Javits Center in New York City. I took my two boys, Daniel (9 years-old) and Tyler (5 years-old) and we spent about 5 hours basking in the glow of baseball!
Whether we were shagging fly balls at Wilson Fielding Practice , strolling through the ...
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Brian Joseph of Baseball Digest Daily (oh wait, that's me) was invited on to " The Big Show with Matt Perrault " on Big Sports 590 AM in Omaha, Nebraska earlier today. Matt and I discussed the first half of the season, why the American League is better than the National League, Josh Hamilton, the NL East and the Wild Card race now that Rich Harden and CC Sabathia have joined the ...
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A while ago, I mockingly noted Ryan Howard's
poor start to the season and noted his high
total of strikeouts, putting him on pace to obliterate his own record for most K's in a season. Additionally, I laughed at the fact that teammate and pitcher ...
Colorado Rockies and National League All-Star manager Clint Hurdle announced that Mets third baseman David Wright will replaced injured Cubs outfielder Alfonso Soriano on the National League roster for this year's All-Star Game.
Wright, a fan selection in 2006 and 2007, is hitting .288 with 17 homers and 70 RBI for the second-place Mets this season. The selection of Brewers ...
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The players to watch and what to watch for this weekend:
Ryan Howard, Philadelphia Phillies vs. Arizona Diamondbacks (7/11-7/13)
The last time the Phillies played the Diamondbacks, Ryan Howard started the series with a .167 average and was benched when the team faced lefty Randy Johnson . While things did not turn around right away for the left-handed slugger, Howard has had ...
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On Wednesday, the Blue Jays held their breath when their biggest offensive producer Vernon Wells left the game after injuring his hamstring while stealing third base. On Thursday, the team placed Wells on the 15-day disabled list and expect him to miss from four to six weeks.
The loss of Wells is a major blow for the Blue Jays weak offense -- currently 12th in the ...
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Moises Alou
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Washington Nationals
- Denard Span went 4-for-4 with a triple, and Justin Morneau went 5-for-5 with 2 doubles and an 11th inning home run to propel the Twins to stunning 7-6 come-from-behind win over the Tigers. Jeff Larish and Marcus Thames had 3 hits apiece for Detroit while Nick Punto added 3 for Minnesota. - Fernando Tatis doubled twice, homered, and drove in 4 runs, and David Wright added 2 more ...
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Phillies acquire Blanton from Oakland