 Tonight we should learn more about the health of both Cole Hamels and Brad Lidge. They are set to throw bullpen sessions before tonight’s game against the Mets. Hamels, who left Tuesday’s game with a left ankle sprain, is set on making his next start on Monday in St. Louis.
Lidge, on the other hand, could wind up pitching in tonight’s game if he makes it through the bullpen s...
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Remember when I told you to stay the hell away from the Nats’ closer situation? Well, sometimes I can not even take the advice I dish out, because I added Julian Tavarez in one of my leagues. Luckily for me, I added him yesterday which means he was not in my lineup for last night’s debacle. Dude gave up two earned runs (five total runs) to go with the two hits and two w...
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NC State fans know Andrew Brackman pretty well, as he was a two sport star during his time in Raleigh. New York Yankee fans will one day know the kid’s name pretty well themselves. The sports bettingguys will learn to love him also. The Yankees took Brackman with their first round pick in the 2007 draft. When they did so, Brackman was experiencing elbow pain, which lead to h...
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What in the blue hell is wrong with the Kansas City Royals? Joakim Soria has not pitched since April 13th due to a sore pitching shoulder. That is already 15 days of roster space wasted for the Royals. They are hoping to get Soria back this weekend, so at this point it could be a moot point, but this is just puzzling to me. Why would you not put him on the Prior List and us...
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The Atlanta Braves have pushed Kenshin Kawakami’s next start back due to soreness in his right shoulder. He was blown up on Sunday by the Reds, giving up eight earned runs in just 4.2 innings of work. When he was pitching in Japan, he was part of a six man rotation, so it is understandable that he needs time to adjust to taking the hill more frequently. However, it is n...
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Over at InsideTheMajors.com, Bart Given looks at things from a front office perspective. He should know, since he is the former VP of Baseball Operations and GM of the Toronto Blue Jays. Mr. Given has a great entry up breaking down the Prior List, and he will be posting a second entry about it soon. I am going to refrain from doing any cutting and pasting, or quoting so...
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