By Thom Henninger The Boston Red Sox had to wonder where their season was heading on May 17, when Yankees Alex Rodriguez and Marcus Thames each hit two-run homers off closer Jonathan Papelbon in the bottom of the ninth for an 11-9 victory. The Red Sox fell to 19-20 on the season, 8.5 games behind [...]
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Which pitcher would you rather have in a 5×5 fantasy league: Johan Santana or Jon Lester? On reputation Santana is the easy choice. But look a little closer at their numbers over the past two years and you might reconsider. HC’s Jeremy Tiermini compared the two southpaws side-by-side over on www.fantasybaseball.com. Here’s how he broke [...]
By Bill Begley September games can be tough to play for teams with nowhere to go in October. Still, taking your frustrations out on other contenders sometimes can be enough. Take the case of the San Diego Padres, who are keeping things in the NL West interesting of late.
By Thom Henninger On Wednesday night at Comerica Park, Detroit ace Justin Verlander was looking to tie Boston right-hander Josh Beckett and Yankees lefty CC Sabathia for the most wins among American League pitchers.
By James Bailey Cleveland ace Cliff Lee flirted not only with major league history, but a coveted spot on the 3 Up list last night. While he lost his no-hit bid in the eighth inning, he did finish the game, holding the Cardinals to three hits in a 3-0 victory. Nice, but not quite enough [...]
By James Bailey You wouldn’t know it by the first few pitchers taken in the 2002 draft, but that was a pretty good year for pitching. Eight of Friday’s starting pitchers were selected that June, including the hottest pitcher in the game today, Royals righthander Zack Greinke. The No. 6 pick in the first round [...]
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By James Bailey Joba Chamberlain vs Jon Lester New York Yankees at Boston Red Sox April 24, 2009 It’s only April, and this is the first of 18 meetings between these two heated rivals, but expect intensity from all concerned. The Yankees and Red Sox enter the weekend tied at 9-6, two games behind the [...]
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By James Bailey Scott Kazmir vs Jon Lester Tampa Bay Rays at Boston Red Sox April 8, 2009 Yes, we know there are 28 other teams out there, but for the second day in a row the clearly most compelling matchup involves the Rays and Red Sox. Kazmir and Lester are two of the premier [...]
