0 comments by Joe Lucia on 7/24/2012
Roy Oswalt was scratched from his scheduled start yesterday for the Rangers against the Red Sox due to a reoccurance of back problems that have nagged Oswalt for most of his career. Scott Feldman started in his place, and for at least one night, Feldman didn't look like a guy who had trouble pitching in […]
0 comments by Joe Lucia on 7/23/2012
In the never-ending cycle of MLB trade rumors, there's always a deal that seems to come out of nowhere and smack fans across the face. We just had one of those deals happen.
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The Detroit Tigers made a huge move tonight after taking over first place in the AL Central this weekend, picking up Anibal Sanchez and Omar Infante from the Marlins. The news was first reported by
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Remember two hours ago, when I wrote that Ryan Dempster looked to be on his way to Atlanta? Well, go ahead and forget I said anything about it. Dempster announced on his Twitter
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About a half hour ago, rumors began to circulate that the Braves were nearing a deal for a starting pitcher. Then, it was rumored that Ryan Dempster was the guy that the Braves were in on. Now,
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It's a great season to be a baseball fan. With the introduction of the second wild card this offseason, we have some extremely tight races midway through July, with more teams than expected within spitting distance of the playoffs. Check it out. I mean, look at those races. Eight teams in the AL in the […]
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Going into the All-Star Break two weeks ago, the Nationals led the NL East, with the Braves four out and the Mets 4.5 out, and the Marlins and Phillies way back in the division. Just two weeks later, things are a little different. The Braves have picked up a half game, and are 3.5 out. […]
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Braves play by play announcer Chip Caray is an outspoken critic of President Obama on his Twitter account (in addition to his inane commentary on baesball and life), and tonight, he made a pretty big booboo. In response to a tweet from the hugely popular @BreakingNews account quoting Obama in a speech about the tragic […]
0 comments by Joe Lucia on 7/22/2012
Remember a couple days ago how I was wondering why the Padres would re-sign Carlos Quentin instead of dealing him? Well, it looks like the extension is happening, and CBS's Jon Heyman is reporting that the parameters are three years and $27 million, comparable to the deals signed by Michael Cuddyer (three years, $31.5 million), […]
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For the first time since May 1st, the Detroit Tigers are in first place in the AL Central. The Tigers have won four in a row, and are an astounding 13-4 in July, compared to the White Sox, who have lost four in a row and are 8-8 this month. They've gained 4.5 games in […]
0 comments by Joe Lucia on 7/21/2012
A day after dealing Brandon Lyon and JA Happ to the Blue Jays for a gang of prospects (and a pair of Franciscos, Ben and Cordero), the Houston Astros continued on in sell mode today, trading former starter and current closer Brett Myers to the White Sox.
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Last November, the Indians picked up Derek Lowe from the Braves for a lower level prospect, with Atlanta picking up $10 million of the $15 million left on Lowe's deal. Well here we are in mid-July this year, and Lowe has been pretty bad for the Indians. But last night in Cleveland's 10-2 loss to […]
0 comments by Joe Lucia on 7/20/2012
In a bit of news that pretty much shocked the hell out of me, Jon Heyman of CBS floated out a tidbit that the San Diego Padres aren't going to look to trade Carlos Quentin and Huston Street at the deadline….but in fact, sign the duo to long-term deals. Quentin is one of the more […]
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The Toronto Blue Jays and Houston Astros announced a huge ten player trade just a moment ago. I haven't had time to break down the particulars yet, so I'll do it as I go. HEADING TO TORONTO JA Happ, Brandon Lyon, David Carpenter HEADING TO HOUSTON Francisco Cordero, Ben Francisco, Joe Musgrove, Asher Wojciechowski, David […]
