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Yonder Alonso: Late Bloomer or Lame Duck?
Earlier today, the Oakland A's traded pitchers Drew Pomeranz , Jose Torres , and a player to be named later to the San Diego Padres for first baseman Yonder Alonso and reliever Marc Rzepczynski . Initial reactions lean…
Midweek Musings
This could be the year the Pittsburgh Pirates break their 20-year old postseason drought. It will most certainly be the year they break their 20-year run of finishing below .500. Break the Curse of Sid Bream 's Slide…
Spanning the Blogosphere
Featuring quotes and whispers from sites around the globe. Freddy Garcia could use an attitude adjustment, as he does not at all appear to be pleased that his team is trying to get better by bringing back one of the…
2011 Team Attendance Trends
The invaluable baseball-reference.com has a little-known page that compares team attendance from 2011 and 2012 on a game-to-game basis . As the B-R writers explain on the page: "We take the number of home games through…
Stock Rising: Aaron Harang
In our Top 100 Free Agents post last month, we included a picture of Aaron Harang; the caption said he'd be outstanding or terrible. Breaking news out of the Friarhood (via MLBtraderumors ) sounds like Harang and his…
NL West Fever: Catch It!
How great is the NL West? This is turning out to be an all-time great race. It's keeping my attention, as I check the standings daily and don't even really care who wins. Rookie & Comeback Players of the Year: Posey and…
How the West will be Won
The National League West race is getting better every day. While the Rockies refuse to concede anything, much will be determined over the next four days, as the Padres host the Giants for four games starting tonight at…
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