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Thanks to A.J. Burnett, Jose Molina Gets Playoff Start
By Josh Alper - AOL NewsWhen September opened, one of the biggest question marks surrounding the Yankees was how much they could trust A.J. Burnett in a big playoff start. He'd just flopped at Fenway Park for the second time, calling into question his fitness under the spotlight and making some Yankee fans worry about their investment in the right-hander. Those fears subsided thanks to Burnett's strong final month, however. He went 3-1 with a 3.83 ERA and 42 strikeouts in 42 1/3 innings pitched. What was the difference? Jose Molina was wearing the tools of ignorance for all but one of the seven September outings ...
A Few Yankees Have Something to Prove
By Ed Price - AOL NewsNEW YORK -- Can a team win the World Series with an ace sporting a 7.92 ERA and a cleanup hitter with one RBI in his past 59 at-bats in the playoffs? The Yankees hope so. For every Mariano Rivera, Derek Jeter and Andy Pettitte with a history of success in the October, the Yankees seem to have a player who has to prove himself in this coming one. You'll hear all about from now until those players redeem themselves -- or the Yankees are eliminated. "It's going to be a huge deal," said CC Sabathia, who will take a 7.92 ERA from his five playoff starts into Game 1 of this year's Division ...
From the Windup: Potential Postseason Pitfalls for Playoff Teams
By Matt Snyder - AOL NewsFrom the Windup is Matt Snyder's extended look at some aspect of America's pastime each Thursday -- it's running Friday this week. Earlier this week, Brad Lidge's nightmare 2009 season continued, when he allowed a walk-off homer to Andrew McCutchen. Ed Price covered the outing the following morning. The abysmal performance by the Phillies' closer underlines the only weakness of the defending World Series Champions.Look at the Phillies. Their offense is stacked. They are first in the NL in runs and OPS. They have a menacing lead in National League home runs with 181 (the Rockies, with 150, are ...
From the Windup: About Last Winter
By Matt Snyder - AOL NewsFrom the Windup is Matt Snyder's extended look at some aspect of America's pastime each Thursday.Every Hot Stove season, each team reshapes its roster in an attempt to better themselves. After each transaction, whether a free agent acquisition, trade or something else, writers and bloggers everywhere provide knee-jerk reactions on each particular move. Though the majority of the analysis is educated, it's still just conjecture. Today, we'll take the long view and look back at some of the maneuvering this past offseason and see how it played out on the field.This is a subjective list, and each ...
From the Windup: Race for Ages in East?
By Matt Snyder - AOL NewsFrom the Windup is Matt Snyder's extended look at some aspect of America's pastime each Thursday.As Major League Baseball launches into the second half of their season Thursday night, there is one playoff race that should intrigue and excite fans no matter where their allegiances may lie. The Boston Red Sox, New York Yankees and Tampa Bay Rays may just be the best three teams in the American League (for my money, they are). Yet, all three reside in the AL East, which means only two can make the playoffs.As things currently stand, both the Red Sox and the Yankees would make the playoffs, with ...
MLB Power Rankings: Week 11
By Will Brinson - AOL NewsMLB Power Rankings: Where MLB FanHouse's editors, writers and bloggers team up to break down the who's who and the what's what in the baseball world.So, quick apology on my part: the Power Rankings were supposed to go live Wednesday, but things happened, I'm a jerkstore, excuses, etc., and here we are. It's not Wednesday! So please note that the records reflect Wednesday -- not Thursday, not Friday, not Saturday. Don't freak out in the comments and call me names. Please. I can't take that in my fragile emotional state right now. I might turn into Raul Ibanez, at which point I would yell at you ...
Yankees' Burnett Suspended for Defending His Teammate
By Ed Price - AOL NewsHere's how it works in baseball: Texas' Vicente Padilla throws at, and hits, the Yankees' Mark Teixeira twice and gets fined. A.J. Burnett tries to protect Teixeira with a pitch that doesn't hit Nelson Cruz and gets suspended.All this happened Tuesday at Yankee Stadium, and the punishment was handed down Thursday by Major League Baseball. "I pitch in all the time, but I can't complain about it," Burnett said before the Yanks hosted the Rangers at the new Yankee Stadium. "Obviously, a warning was issued and nothing else." Still, he wasn't overly surprised by the decision. "You kind of expect ...
MLB Power Rankings: Week 6
By Will Brinson - AOL NewsMLB Power Rankings: Where MLB FanHouse's editors, writers and bloggers team up to break down the who's who and the what's what in the baseball world.Let me put this simply: you want no part of being No. 1 in the FanHouse MLB Power Rankings. It just brings discord, losing and possibly suspensions to your baseball team. Such was the case with the white-hot Dodgers and Manny Ramirez, who now have to deal with a 50 game-ban of their star slugger. Who's doomed this week? Let's just say that no one would be too shocked if they weren't there again next Wednesday. 1. Blue Jays | Previous Week: ...
Don't Call Me 'Pacman,' Dawg
By Will Brinson - AOL NewsPoppin' out the box scores and right into your cubicle, the Roto Rush is your double espresso shot of fantasy baseball advice every weekday. Every year in fantasy baseball there are a number of players whose hype exceeds reasonable expectations, because so many freaking people have them tagged as a "breakout." Peter Gammons may have been the first to tag Adam Jones with such a label, but it caught on quickly, and he was a popular fantasy draft selection. (Note that this also applies to my homie Chris Davis, who I think might hit 40 taters, but who was wickedly overvalued coming into drafts. ...
Starting Five: Hinch Hunch Hasn't Helped
By Ed Price - AOL NewsStarting Five is our wrapup of the previous day's baseball action, with a quick nod to what is ahead.You Oughta Know ...This A.J. Hinch thing has not yet worked for the Diamondbacks.Hinch, who moved from the front office to the dugout to replace the fired Bob Melvin, is 1-3 as Arizona's manager. And the D'backs have allowed 28 runs in the four games.Almost half of those came in Monday's 13-5 loss to the Reds, a game that got so out of hand that infielder Josh Wilson pitched the top of the ninth. Cincinnati set season highs in runs and hits (18). More Coverage: Scoreboard | Standings | ...
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