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Seattle Mariners' Milton Bradley: The 2010 Version of Jimmy Piersall?

For a man considered by many to be very talented, Milton Bradley has called eight cities "home" in 11 seasons in MLB.

Just Saying, Is All... | The Difference Between Yankees Fans and Red Sox Fans

Belligerence makes the world go ‘round.

New York Yankees fans and Boston Red Sox fans are militant competitors. They’re also mutual complements. When the Yanks and Sox square off at Fenway Park this weekend, soldiers on both sides of the front will fire the latest shots in a long-standing conflict—which would be more distressing news if long-standing conflict weren’t such an important part of human identity.

Harmony means getting along with your peer group.

Hostility, on the other hand, means getting in touch with your personhood.

Seattle's Mercurial OF Bradley Takes Leave Of Absence From Team

Milton Bradley has asked the Seattle Mariners management for help in dealing with personal issues.  Rather unsurprisingly, that was the breaking news out of Seattle tonight.

Bradley met with manager Don Wakamatsu and GM Jack Zduriencik on Wednesday morning and told the pair "I need your help."

Zduriencik says the team will do whatever it can to help Bradley.

Clutch-Hitting and Strong Pitching: Keys to First-Place Padres Success

After last night’s rally and dramatic bottom of the ninth victory, the Padres (17-10) assured themselves of having another successful homestand.  Winners of six of their last eight games and 11-4 at home, the Padres continue to roll.

The Death of Ernie Harwell: More Than Just an Announcer

Just as the sun sets on an evening at the ballpark, so has the life of Ernie Harwell.

Harwell, the famed radio announcer for the Detroit Tigers since 1960, passed Tuesday evening before the first pitch in the Tigers-Twins game.

At the ripe age of 92 and suffering from bile duct cancer, Harwell probably defied a lot of odds placed against him. Luckily, for the sake of Tigers fans, he stayed on this earth as long as he did.

Harwell called his last baseball game in 2002.

The Toronto Blue Jays Are Reveling in the Quantity of Quality Starts

The old adage of quality over quantity is dead.

In Toronto, anyway—for now.

When Roy Halladay left, there was a commotion over who would handle his superhuman workload. The Doc ate innings like an elephant eats peanuts. And he never forgot to snarl while he did so.

Atop the Mountain: Have the Cardinals Already Won the NL Central?

A month into the season, races are naturally tight throughout the league.

 

The Rays and Yankees, the Twins and Tigers, all the teams in the AL West, NL West, and NL East

 

In the NL Central, the St. Louis Cardinals are running neck and neck with...the St. Louis Cardinals.

 

Jorge Posada and The New York Yankees' Hall Of Fame Backstops

The New York Yankees have had two Hall of Fame catchers. 

Bill Dickey played during the 1930s and early 1940s. Yogi Berra replaced Dickey and played from the late 1940s until the early 1960s. 

The Curious Case of Cole Hamels

When Cole Hamels won the World Series MVP award at the tender age of 24, few doubted that he had a very promising career ahead of him. 

He was the toast of Philadelphia, the unquestioned staff ace, and the heir to Steve "Lefty" Carlton. 

The only problem was that reality intervened, and the last two years have been riddled with speed bumps for the young Hamels.

Should the San Francisco Giants Be Concerned about Their Bullpen?

Tim Lincecum can’t seem to catch a break.

In his past two starts, Lincecum was the epitome of the stat “quality starts,” striking out 23 batters through 15.1 innings and only allowing five runs on eight hits. But because of his bullpen, the Freak failed to record a win in over a week.

For one game a week fans, the inability to close out games for Lincecum has created some murmurings that the San Francisco Giants bullpen could be in trouble.    

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