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Stephen Strasburg continued to impress, setting a major league record for strikeouts in his first three starts. David Ortiz continues to show that he has plenty left in the tank and Matt Garza had one of the worst starts of the season. Let’s look at these stories and all the rest from yesterday’s games:

I have been watching much more baseball in the 2010 season then I have in any other year. This really should be a sin of the highest degree considering I call myself a Phillies fan, and all I watched was their 2 World Series runs, previous to this year.

The reason I choose to write on the topic of shortstops is it seems to be the most argued on and most talked about position. Aside from the few perfect games that have been pitched, but generally speaking, this is a very heated topic.

Hey guys, and welcome to today's rumor mill for Major League Baseball!

We'll be discussing some pretty good rumors around the MLB, so you may want to stick around to catch the excitement.

Will Cliff Lee be traded back to his old team, the Philadelphia Phillies?

Will Pedro Martinez join him? Or will he go to a different team?

All of these rumors and a lot more on today's MLB Rumor Mill!

So check out the rumors.

Hope you enjoy them.

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In the flavor of Father's Day this weekend, we take a look back some of the most important and productive fathers of big leaguers in baseball history. The 10 duos make up some of the most famous pairs in baseball history. In some cases the son outperformed the father, others the father was the standard-bearer in the family.

In this list, however, we take a look specifically at the dads. For these sons could never had their careers if not for their fathers paving the way.

The Double G Sports Expert Panel has been polled once again to come up with our Major League Baseball Power Rankings for June. This is the third installment of our power rankings this season.

For last months rankings, click here .

The NBA FInals are always fantastic. A Lakers-Celtics Finals is all-the-better. A Lakers-Celtics Game Seven is a can't miss.

We understand that you were pre-occupied with basketball last night. That's why we provide this primer on the top 10 things you missed in baseball yesterday.

This is a must read, because some of what you missed was nothing short of historical.

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The '90s were an interesting time for baseball. We saw the first Canadian world champion and a strike that devastated the game.

We saw the reemergence of the Evil Empire and one of the classiest men in baseball break the consecutive games started streak, and we saw a home run chase that made baseball America's pastime once again.

This was all fueled by the players themselves.

Pedro Alvarez made his much anticipated debut.  Scott Baker turned things around in a big way setting a career high in strikeouts.  Tim Lincecum got a win, but his performance still brought about many questions.  Let’s look at these stories and all the rest from yesterday’s games:

Who are the 10 toughest players in Major League Baseball today?

While many have been quick to limp to the disabled list, others such as Derek Jeter, Kevin Youkilis, and numerous catchers across the league take their nicks and keep moving forward.

What names belong on my top 10 list?

Let’s begin with an honorable mention…

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In honor of the year Robinson Cano is having (.368 Batting Average, 13 Home Runs, 47 RBI), it got me thinking that if Cano keeps this pace up, where will it rank amongst the greatest Yankee seasons of all-time?

We still got a long ways to go, and there's still a lot of baseball to be played, so I will re-address that question towards the end of the season.