Three H’s: Health, heat and home will shape baseball’s stretch run
Published on: 12th August, 2010
Hyped for a heck of a homestretch? You should be. Baseball's pennant races are hot. With less than a third of the season remaining, no more than 2 1/2 games separate the top two teams in every division except the AL West. Three factors certain to help separate the heroes from the ...Back by the Bay: A’s building another stellar rotation
Published on: 11th August, 2010
The Giants have Tim Lincecum, Matt Cain and Barry Zito. The A's have a bunch of young starters who rarely are mentioned on SportsCenter unless they pitch a perfect game. The Giants' starters have won three Cy Young Awards and made seven All-Star teams. The A's have zero and one. The ...Big week for several contending teams as they match up in key series
Published on: 9th August, 2010
If the regular season ended today, only one team that reached the playoffs last year—the Yankees—would be returning. Of course, the season doesn't end for another 55 days, leaving ample time to sort contenders from pretenders. Some serious sorting can be done this week when the upstarts face other contenders. Cardinals ...Three Strikes: Bagwell’s tryout working out; we’ll see about Toronto’s gambles
Published on: 5th August, 2010
Stan McNeal analyzes three hot topics in Major League Baseball. The Astros' hitters have responded well to Jeff Bagwell's mentoring. STRIKE 1: Bagwell's tryout is going well Jeff Bagwell isn't ready to consider his new job as Astros hitting coach as more than a "two and a half month tryout." Maybe he ...Who will be MLB’s stretch-drive difference-makers?
Published on: 4th August, 2010
As August heats up, here is a look at two hot rookies and two cold veterans and how their hitting figures to impact their teams' chances of playing when temperatures drop in October. Giants rookie Buster Posey is on a tear. Buster Posey, C, Giants Few things in baseball are as maligned as ...What the Roy Oswalt trade means for Phillies, others
Published on: 29th July, 2010
Seven points about the Roy Oswalt trade to the Phillies: 1. This is bad news for the Cardinals, Reds and any other club thinking wild card. The Phillies already had closed to 3 1/2 games of the division-leading Braves and within 2 1/2 games of the wild-card leading Giants on the ...Haren likely not the last big-name player to change teams
Published on: 26th July, 2010
More trade candidates were injured than dealt during the past few days but don't fret. The moves are coming. The Angels made a big one Sunday afternoon by dealing for Diamondbacks right-hander Dan Haren. As Saturday's nonwaiver deadline approaches, look for more clubs to get busy. As White Sox manager Ozzie ...Three strikes: Surging Garcia, hittable Jimenez and wounded Eckstein
Published on: 22nd July, 2010
Stan McNeal analyzes three hot topics in Major League Baseball: Jaime Garcia is a leading candidate to win NL Rookie of the Year. STRIKE 1: Garcia is the top rookie starter If you haven't been paying attention to Cardinals lefthander Jaime Garcia, it's time to. For a number of reasons, including: • If the ...Revived Reds aren’t playoff material yet
Published on: 21st July, 2010
CINCINNATI -- The bases are loaded, there are no outs in the eighth inning and the Reds are clinging to a one-run lead. The near-capacity crowd rises not once, not twice but several times as Arthur Rhodes stares down the Rockies' hitters. When Rhodes throws a 92-mph fastball past Carlos Gonzalez ...Week Ahead: No-hitter watch and power shift out West
Published on: 18th July, 2010
Four things to look forward to this week: Stephen Strasburg could have his most difficult test so far in Cincinnati on Wednesday. 1. Ubaldo Jimenez vs. Anibal Sanchez, Monday night. Any time Jimenez pitches, a no-hitter could happen. As Rockies manager Jim Tracy, says, "He's going to do it again and he's ...Featured Sponsors
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