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Free agent preview: Arizona Diamondbacks

The Diamondbacks have already had an eventful offseason. They traded Chris Young for Heath Bell and Cliff Pennington, and exercised their option on JJ Putz's contract. But this Arizona team is actually set for next year with no major league free agents lined up. Needs At shortstop, the Diamondbacks didn't get a lot of production […]

The Shohei Otani situation could get very interesting

We touched on Japanese prospect Shohei Otani's desire to come to America earlier this week. Otani was indeed drafted first overall in Japan by the Nippon Ham Fighters, and when that happened, everyone in American essentially threw their hands up and said that Otani wouldn't be able to sign in America until this coming March. […]

Free agent preview: Philadelphia Phillies

2012 was a disappointing year for an aging Phillies team. The house of cards collapsed as numerous lpayers suffered injuries, and the Phillies just couldn't get a streak going all season. Going into 2013, the team is in an extremely interesting position, with lots of money tied up in older players that are fading fast. […]

Dugout Digest – insurmountable?

The Giants beat the Tigers 2-0 in the World Series last night, taking a 2-0 series lead. While that's not necessarily an insurmountable lead, some Tigers fans are panicking with Ryan Vogelsong starting game three and Matt Cain starting game four for the Giants. –Giants 2, Tigers 0 Game three won't be until Saturday, so […]

World Series Game Two: Giants 2, Tigers 0

The San Francisco Giants beat the Detroit Tigers 2-0 in game two of the World Series to take a 2-0 series lead. Doug Fister had a good start for the Tigers, even with him taking a line drive off of his head. The problem for the Tigers is that Madison Bumgarner had an even better […]

Doug Fister got hit in the head with a line drive

During game two of the World Series on Thursday, Doug Fister of the Tigers got hit in the head with a line drive by Gregor Blanco in the second inning. Fister didn't exit the game after getting hit, and would then walk Brandon Crawford before forcing Madison Bumgarner to pop out to end the second […]

Free agent preview: San Diego Padres

With new ownership in place and the team finally getting a TV deal, this could be the most exciting and active Padre off-season in years.  Instead of selling off veterans and scraping the bargain bin for roster filler, San Diego could have up to $30 million to spend on turning themselves into legitimate contenders in […]

Free agent preview: Seattle Mariners

It was the same old story for the Mariners in 2012.  The modestly cutback payroll and made a ballsy challenge trade to acquire Jesus Montero, but still could barely mount a competent offensive attack.  Now the Seattle front office will go back to the drawing board this off-season, only this time their jobs may be […]

Free agent preview: New York Mets

The Mets completely collapsed in the second half, but let's be honest….isn't a 74 win season a success for this team considering what we knew about them going into 2012? At any rate, there probably won't be a lot of movement with this Mets team, unlike in other years, because of the team's financial situation. […]

Dugout Digest – Kung Fu Panda

Game one is in the books, and the Giants are up 1-0 in the series after an 8-3 win that was fueled by the Kung Fu Panda himself, Pablo Sandoval. Giants radio announcer Dave Flemming celebrated Sandoval's achievements by going Gangnam Style in the press box of AT&T Park. –Giants 8, Tigers 3 Game two […]

Pablo Sandoval’s three homer performance was awesome

In game one of the World Series on Wednesday night, San Francisco Giants third baseman Pablo Sandoval delved into legendary ground. His three homers in a World Series game was matched by just three players in baseball history: Babe Ruth, Reggie Jackson, and Albert Pujols. Out of the four times this happened coming into tonight […]

World Series Game One: Giants 8, Tigers 3

The San Francisco Giants beat the Detroit Tigers 8-3 in game one of the World Series, taking a 1-0 series lead. The Giants win in this game can be tied to two players: Pablo Sandoval and Barry Zito. Sandoval went 4/4 with three homers and Zito allowed one run on six hits over 5 2/3 […]

Minor League team offers play-by-play job to Bob Costas

Let it never be said that minor league teams let a chance for a publicity stunt to pass them by.  Our latest entry comes from the Inland Empire 66ers, the Advanced-A affiliate of the Los Angeles Angels.  It would seem someone in their marketing department must be a regular listener to Joe Posnanski's podcast because […]

World Series Preview: Tigers vs Giants

The World Series is upon us, and game one is tonight at 8:00 PM. Justin Verlander starts for the Tigers against Barry Zito for the Giants. Taking a look at the full schedule of games… Game One: Wednesday, 10/24 in San Francisco. Justin Verlander vs Barry Zito Game Two: Thursday, 10/25 in San Francisco. Doug […]

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