Neil Walker Off to a Quick Start in Venezuela; Arizona Fall League Throws Out First Pitch Today
rumbunter.com 10/12/2009 — Pittsburgh Pirates 3B Neil Walker has quickly shown he didn’t come all the way to Venezuela to look at the scenery. Walker has at least one hit in the first three games since play began on Friday. Walker has four hits in eleven at bats, a walk and an RBI. Three of Walker’s hits ...

What did we learn in 2009?
raisethejollyroger.com 10/6/2009 — I’m not quite ready to put together a huge season-in-review post, but as a bit of a preview to that, here’s a list of things that we know now, but didn’t back in March: Brandon Moss is not the answer in a corner outfield spot: Management was pulling hard for him after the ...

What’s this? A win? [Dodgers 1 Pirates 3]
raisethejollyroger.com 9/26/2009 — Somehow, some way, a combination of Jeff Karstens, Donnie Veal, Steven Jackson, Jesse Chavez, and yes, Matt Capps held National League powerhouse Los Angeles to just one measley run. JR decided to go with Karstens in a spot start (to fill a hole created by Ross Ohlendorf’s being shut ...

Winter Leagues: Week 1 Roundup
northsidenotch.com 10/20/2009 — A few highlights:Jose Tabata is off to a nice start in the prospect-heavy Arizona Fall League posting a line of .364/.500/.455 in his first week with Scottsdale. He even registered a hit against #1 overall pick Stephen Strasburg.Also, the Pirates' trio of pitchers in Arizona (Danny Moskos, ...

Ratings for division series up from 2008 (AP) — Yahoo! Sports - MLB News 10/13/2009
Television ratings for baseball's division series were up from last season. The 13 games on TBS averaged a 3.1 rating, up 11 percent from last year. TBS said Tuesday it had its most-viewed week in the 33-year history of the network. The playoff return ...

Yankees are hoping for rain — L.A. Times - Baseball News 10/13/2009
With bad weather forecast, Manager Joe Girardi says he may go with a three-man rotation starting with CC Sabathia. A rainout could allow Sabathia to pitch Game 4 with his normal rest. >  ...

Yankees may go with 3-man rotation against Angels — Examiner Sports 10/13/2009
The Yankees may go with a three-man rotation against the Los Angeles Angels in the AL championship series.

The 2004 Red Sox Pitchers:Where Are They Now? — Bleacher Report - MLB 10/13/2009
This year is the five-year aniversary of the Sox reversing the curse of Babe Ruth and winning their first World Series ring since 2004. The Sox did the impossible during that unbelievable season by defeating the Yankees in the ALCS while being down ...

LCS start times finalized by MLB — Major League Baseball News 10/13/2009
Major League Baseball on Tuesday finalized schedules for the NLCS between the Dodgers and Phillies and the ALCS between the Angels and Yankees.