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Have to give it to some people in today’s sports media. These folks sure knows how to douse the New York Yankees with high-pressured negativity.  

Talk about a core of hacks who have mastered the art of Anti-Pinstripeism.

Here is a ballclub that has fought through injury and at times ineffective pitching to win 11 of its last 15 games.

Here is a team that is on pace for another 90-plus win season and a trip to the playoffs.

With the Texas Rangers in the midst of a heated battle for the AL West crown and home-field advantage throughout the playoffs, this is the absolute worst time for injuries to pop up.

The Los Angeles Dodgers must be somewhat relieved that Clayton Kershaw's injury doesn't seem as serious as some people might have feared.

Arizona Diamondbacks' center fielder Chris Young returned to the lineup on Tuesday, but he did not last long. He re-injured his quad on the first play of Arizona's crucial game with the San Diego Padres. 

The USA Today's Bob Nightengale passed along the news Twitter style. 

In the last two weeks of the regular season, every contender in Major League Baseball will be hoping for things to go their way. The league's contenders will take as many lucky bounces and heroes as they can get.

Oh, and hold the goats, please.

We know from recent history and baseball history in general that the baseball gods tend to make it up as they go along in September. Sometimes they bless certain teams. Sometimes they curse teams. All teams can do is hope for blessings.

When Josh Hamilton and his heavy bat test the market this offseason, there will be one team willing and able to surprise baseball fans in signing Major League Baseball’s most coveted free agent.

It’s looking like we’re going to see a wild finish to the 2012 Major League Baseball season, but the fun won’t stop as soon as the last out of the World Series is squeezed. After that will come a hot stove season that promises to have its fair share of drama.

The MLB is gearing up for yet another exciting end to the regular season as Cinderella teams are sprinkled in with some World Series favorites in many tight races for playoff spots. While we may not get the type of regular-season finale that we were blessed with last year, there's still plenty of intriguing storylines and teams right on the cusp of playoff berths. 

Fans are always quick to deem a prospect a “bust” simply because he under-produced relative to expectations. Although the compulsion to scrutinize under such circumstances is understandable, stating that a specific player has bottomed-out based on a one-year sample isn’t exactly sound reasoning. 

Blockbuster deals are becoming more common, and a number of big-name players have changed teams. The Adrian Gonzalez trade is just one recent blockbluster.

There could be a lot more deals that happen this winter. Teams have players with big salaries that they want to get rid of or potential stars that are currently block. In this second instance, they can either trade the prospect or the player that is blocking them.