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Dugout Digest – the return

Because there were no games all week (aside from the All-Star Game, but I digress), this isn't going to be your typical Dugout Digest. I'm not going to go through every game of the season to find the best one…but here are some of the best pitching and hitting performances of the year, and a […]

TOC Midseason Review: NL MVP

The All-Star Break is upon us, and until game action starts up again on Friday, we're going to do a brief season in review of the 2012 MLB season thusfar. Our staff has voted on a variety of awards, and we're going to roll them out over the next four days. The National League MVP […]

TOC Midseason Review: AL MVP

The All-Star Break is upon us, and until game action starts up again on Friday, we're going to do a brief season in review of the 2012 MLB season thusfar. Our staff has voted on a variety of awards, and we're going to roll them out over the next four days. The MVP awards every […]

Second Half Preview: AL East

Baltimore Orioles What Went Right: Most everything? Adam Jones had a first half worthy of MVP votes, Matt Wieters has been one of the better backstops in baseball (as usual). Jason Hammel has been a huge surprise after being brought over from the Rockies this winter. Wei-Yin Chen has been remarkably good since coming over […]

Second Half Preview: NL East

Atlanta Braves What Went Right: Atlanta's outfield of Martin Prado, Michael Bourn, and Jason Heyward has been the best in baseball, combining for 11.8 fWAR in the first half while missing just five games among the trio. Andrelton Simmons was a vacuum at shortstop after getting called up at the beginning of June, putting up […]

TOC Midseason Review: NL Cy Young

The All-Star Break is upon us, and until game action starts up again on Friday, we're going to do a brief season in review of the 2012 MLB season thusfar. Our staff has voted on a variety of awards, and we're going to roll them out over the next four days. The National League's Cy […]

TOC Midseason Review: AL Cy Young

The All-Star Break is upon us, and until game action starts up again on Friday, we're going to do a brief season in review of the 2012 MLB season thusfar. Our staff has voted on a variety of awards, and we're going to roll them out over the next four days. It's been a very […]

Ben Sheets to start for Braves on Sunday

CBS's Jon Heyman is reporting that Ben Sheets will start on Sunday for the Braves. Sheets officially signed with the team two weekends ago, and made a pair of rehab starts for AA Mississippi. In those two starts, Sheets allowed six earned runs in 10 2/3 innings, but struck out ten while walking just one, […]

TOC Midseason Review: NL Rookie of the Year

The All-Star Break is upon us, and until game action starts up again on Friday, we're going to do a brief season in review of the 2012 MLB season thusfar. Our staff has voted on a variety of awards, and we're going to roll them out over the next four days. The National League Rookie […]

AUDIO: Phillies announcer Scott Franzke isn’t a fan of Scott Hairston

http://youtube.com/watch?v=_EEUBDjQdec Warning: the above audio clip is vulgar, and not safe for work. Most Phillies fans I know really prefer the radio crew of Scott Franzke and Larry Anderson to the abysmal TV crew of Tom McCarthy and the rotating duo of Chris Wheeler and Gary Matthews. The above clip is a brief illustration why, […]

TOC Midseason Review: AL Rookie of the Year

The All-Star Break is upon us, and until game action starts up again on Friday, we're going to do a brief season in review of the 2012 MLB season thusfar. Our staff has voted on a variety of awards, and we're going to roll them out over the next four days. The AL Rookie of […]

TOC Midseason Review: most disappointing teams

The All-Star Break is upon us, and until game action starts up again on Friday, we're going to do a brief season in review of the 2012 MLB season thusfar. Our staff has voted on a variety of awards, and we're going to roll them out over the next four days. While there have been […]

TOC Midseason Review: most surprising teams

The All-Star Break is upon us, and until game action starts up again on Friday, we're going to do a brief season in review of the 2012 MLB season thusfar. Our staff has voted on a variety of awards, and we're going to roll them out over the next four days. There are a few […]

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