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"Relief pitchers are like a box of chocolates. You never know what you're gonna get."

OK, that may be paraphrasing Forrest Gump's mother's famous line, but that doesn't make it any less accurate.

Relievers, after all, are a fickle animal, and closers fall under the same umbrella.

As the rebuilding continues, it will be another busy trade season for the Chicago Cubs. With the rumor mill already in full swing, there will be plenty of news to keep up with on a daily basis.

Theo Epstein and company have already done a fantastic job upgrading what was a pathetic farm system in their year and a half at the helm. They'll no doubt add to that stable of young talent with a bevy of moves leading up to the July 31 deadline.

Baltimore Orioles fans have a lot to be excited about. Their team is just 2.5 games out of first place in the American League East, it just won its second consecutive game against the division-rival New York Yankees in dominating fashion and Chris Davis is doing some ridiculous things at the dish.

After missing the month of June with thoracic outlet syndrome that caused numbness in his pitching hand, Josh Beckett appears headed for the disabled list for the remainder of the season.

There are many ways to show your fandom of anything in this world. Quoting a movie word for word, knowing the complete backstories to every character on your favorite TV sitcom or drama, citing lyrics of a deep cut of your favorite artist, or watching your team’s games even though it has no shot at postseason play.

Boston sports fans coming off their Stanley Cup hangovers are beginning to notice the Red Sox again, and what they are seeing is a team defying all expectations.

In fact, the Sox are on pace for one of the greatest single-season turnarounds in franchise history.

Since his call-up from the minor leagues on June 3, Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Yasiel Puig has set the baseball world on fire with a barrage of big hits, long home runs and laser throws (not to mention a few boneheaded base running mistakes).

It's not even July and already we've seen some prominent players sent down in the Seattle Mariners system. A season that was supposed be one of contention and progress has, thus far, been yet another year of rebuilding and disappointment.

The Mariners are currently 35-45, 12 games back in the American League West. Barring a drastic turnaround, they'll be sellers at the trade deadline, allowing for some young prospects to get a taste of major league action, a process all too familiar among the club and its fans by now.

Rockies win, 2-1.

Colorado continued to lean on the efforts of Michael Cuddyer, who extended his hitting streak to 26 games with a single off of Giants pitcher Matt Cain in the bottom of the first.

Posey evened things up by driving in Marco Scutaro with a double. Otherwise it was a pitcher's ball game heading into the ninth.

Ryan Howard of the Philadelphia Phillies and the word “injury” have been used together in the same sentence for more than a year now.