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The National League The Kevin Towers AZ Snake Pit: The Free Bauer movement can take a break nike air max thea suomi , now that their favorite prospect will finally get his chance to bring his special style to the Major Leagues. Since being drafted last year 3rd overall, fans have been clamoring for Bauer to get called up, first for the playoff push in 2011, and this year to help bolster a rotation that has been shaky at best. The Frank Wren David O-Brien of Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Dan Uggla's past month has been a bit like the Braves' season, shifting from two-week power surge to two-week slump without any middle ground. After hitting .316 with five homers, 16 RBIs and a .789 slugging percentage in 12 games from May 26 to June 9, the second baseman hit .125 with no homers, one RBI and a .150 slugging percentage in his past 12 games before Sunday. The Jed Hoyer Paul Sullivan of Chicago Tribune: A couple of hours after his last start at Wrigley Field 11 days ago, Ryan Dempster walked around the infield with some friends, gazing at the old ballpark. Dempster's days as a Cub were seemingly numbered, and it appeared he wanted one last look at the place he'd called home since 2004. The Walt Jocketty Andrew Simon of MLB: Mat Latos has posted a 6.75 ERA over his last five starts nike air max thea musta valkoinen , giving up 34 hits and 10 home runs in 28 innings. His 16 home runs allowed this season are the third-most in the NL and as many as he surrendered in 2010 and 2011. The Dan O-Dowd Troy E. Renck of Denver Post: Carlos Gonzalez is like nobody that's ever played for the Rockies before. He's brash, talented and has more tools than The Home Depot. Sometimes his motor purrs rather than roars, but his ability overshadows the random misfiring spark plug. So, of course, the Rockies want to move him. The Michael Hill Juan C. Rodriguez of South Florida Sun-Sentinel: The Marlins and Jose Reyes had a bit of a scare in Sunday's game. In the third inning, Reyes and center fielder Scott Cousins got tangled up pursuing a Brett Lawrie pop to short left-center. Cousins appeared to hesitate when he saw the charging Reyes. Once he decided to continue his pursuit, the contact could not be avoided. The Jeff Luhnow Chip Bailey of Houston Chronicle: The 31-year-old [Brett] Myers is in his third season with the Astros and has been extremely effective in two of those three seasons. After leaving the Phillies, Myers signed a one-year deal for $3.1 million that included an $8 million option ($2 million buyout). The Ned Colletti Jim Peltz of Los Angeles Times: Will Billingsley ever again come close to winning 16 games in a season as he did early in his career in 2008? ... Or is he destined to remain the .500 or so pitcher he's been ever since? ... And why is he so unsteady? The Doug Melvin Michael Hunt of Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel: About the time the Chicago White Sox were making the necessary on-field personnel moves Sunday afternoon to bring Kevin Youkilis aboard, the Milwaukee Brewers were going in a direction that could not be more contradictory to the Southsiders' objectives. The White Sox are intent on raising another American League pennant. The only National League flag the Brewers seemed interesting in hoisting was a whiter shade of pale. The Sandy Alderson Bill Madden of New York Daily News: Talking about Dickey's knuckleball, Joe Girardi said the most impressive thing about it was the pitcher's ability to throw it so consistently for strikes. The Ruben Amaro Jr. Jay Floyd of Phillies Nation: Tropical Storm Debby swept through Florida this weekend and impacted the home of the Class A Advanced Clearwater Threshers, Brighthouse Field. The Neal Huntington Bucs Dugout: Now that most of the picks from the first ten rounds have signed nike roshe run flyknit grey , the picture is becoming clearer on the Pirates' available pool money for above-slot signings. I thought it might be a good idea to revisit the known information on signability for some of the remaining outstanding picks. The John Mozeliak Viva El Birdos: In the 6th inning of yesterday's game, with a 4 run lead, the Cardinals found themselves with runners on first and second and no outs. A quick look at a run expectancy matrix would tell you that the average team between 1990 and 2010 ended the inning having scored 1.56 runs in that situation. A successful bunt would have put runners at second and third with one out leaving the Cardinals with a 1.45 run expectancy. Is it a significant drop off in scoring? No. Why, however, would you sacrifice any probabilistic edge? The Josh Byrnes Gaslamp Ball: It's nice to see the dugout fired up after a big hit. We haven't seen that too many times this season. As good as he's been [Chase] Headley has taken over for Adrian Gonzalez with his permanent poopy face. The rest of the team usually looks about as bored as the fans. The Brian Sabean Steve Kroner of San Francisco Chronicle: Matt Cain came oh-so-close to the Barber. That would be Sal The Barber Maglie, who won nine consecutive starts for the New York Giants in 1952. Cain brought an eight-start win streak into Sunday's game against the A's. No San Francisco Giants pitcher has won nine straight starts in one season. The Mike Rizzo Nats Enquirer: Take a look at the Clown Question Bro beer logo. The American League The Dan Duquette Zach Helfand of Baltimore Sun: [Jake] Arrieta didn't have too much time to refocus. After moving to the bullpen, an injury to Brian Matusz and the need to get Jason Hammel some rest put Arrieta right back into the rotation. Since then, Arrieta has been solid in three outings, with the exception of one pitch that led to a grand slam against the Mets. The Ben Cherington Nick Cafardo of Boston Globe: With Kevin Youkilis gone, David Ortiz is the only player remaining from the 2004 Red Sox World Series team. The Kenny Williams Dave van Dyck of Chicago Tribune: Let the record show that the White Sox won a one-run game Sunday - .
The National League The Kevin Towers AZ Snake Pit: The Free Bauer movement can take a break nike air max thea suomi , now that their favorite prospect will finally get his chance to bring his special style to the Major Leagues. Since being drafted last year 3rd overall, fans have been clamoring for Bauer to get called up, first for the playoff push in 2011, and this year to help bolster a rotation that has been shaky at best. The Frank Wren David O-Brien of Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Dan Uggla's past month has been a bit like the Braves' season, shifting from two-week power surge to two-week slump without any middle ground. After hitting .316 with five homers, 16 RBIs and a .789 slugging percentage in 12 games from May 26 to June 9, the second baseman hit .125 with no homers, one RBI and a .150 slugging percentage in his past 12 games before Sunday. The Jed Hoyer Paul Sullivan of Chicago Tribune: A couple of hours after his last start at Wrigley Field 11 days ago, Ryan Dempster walked around the infield with some friends, gazing at the old ballpark. Dempster's days as a Cub were seemingly numbered, and it appeared he wanted one last look at the place he'd called home since 2004. The Walt Jocketty Andrew Simon of MLB: Mat Latos has posted a 6.75 ERA over his last five starts nike air max thea musta valkoinen , giving up 34 hits and 10 home runs in 28 innings. His 16 home runs allowed this season are the third-most in the NL and as many as he surrendered in 2010 and 2011. The Dan O-Dowd Troy E. Renck of Denver Post: Carlos Gonzalez is like nobody that's ever played for the Rockies before. He's brash, talented and has more tools than The Home Depot. Sometimes his motor purrs rather than roars, but his ability overshadows the random misfiring spark plug. So, of course, the Rockies want to move him. The Michael Hill Juan C. Rodriguez of South Florida Sun-Sentinel: The Marlins and Jose Reyes had a bit of a scare in Sunday's game. In the third inning, Reyes and center fielder Scott Cousins got tangled up pursuing a Brett Lawrie pop to short left-center. Cousins appeared to hesitate when he saw the charging Reyes. Once he decided to continue his pursuit, the contact could not be avoided. The Jeff Luhnow Chip Bailey of Houston Chronicle: The 31-year-old [Brett] Myers is in his third season with the Astros and has been extremely effective in two of those three seasons. After leaving the Phillies, Myers signed a one-year deal for $3.1 million that included an $8 million option ($2 million buyout). The Ned Colletti Jim Peltz of Los Angeles Times: Will Billingsley ever again come close to winning 16 games in a season as he did early in his career in 2008? ... Or is he destined to remain the .500 or so pitcher he's been ever since? ... And why is he so unsteady? The Doug Melvin Michael Hunt of Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel: About the time the Chicago White Sox were making the necessary on-field personnel moves Sunday afternoon to bring Kevin Youkilis aboard, the Milwaukee Brewers were going in a direction that could not be more contradictory to the Southsiders' objectives. The White Sox are intent on raising another American League pennant. The only National League flag the Brewers seemed interesting in hoisting was a whiter shade of pale. The Sandy Alderson Bill Madden of New York Daily News: Talking about Dickey's knuckleball, Joe Girardi said the most impressive thing about it was the pitcher's ability to throw it so consistently for strikes. The Ruben Amaro Jr. Jay Floyd of Phillies Nation: Tropical Storm Debby swept through Florida this weekend and impacted the home of the Class A Advanced Clearwater Threshers, Brighthouse Field. The Neal Huntington Bucs Dugout: Now that most of the picks from the first ten rounds have signed nike roshe run flyknit grey , the picture is becoming clearer on the Pirates' available pool money for above-slot signings. I thought it might be a good idea to revisit the known information on signability for some of the remaining outstanding picks. The John Mozeliak Viva El Birdos: In the 6th inning of yesterday's game, with a 4 run lead, the Cardinals found themselves with runners on first and second and no outs. A quick look at a run expectancy matrix would tell you that the average team between 1990 and 2010 ended the inning having scored 1.56 runs in that situation. A successful bunt would have put runners at second and third with one out leaving the Cardinals with a 1.45 run expectancy. Is it a significant drop off in scoring? No. Why, however, would you sacrifice any probabilistic edge? The Josh Byrnes Gaslamp Ball: It's nice to see the dugout fired up after a big hit. We haven't seen that too many times this season. As good as he's been [Chase] Headley has taken over for Adrian Gonzalez with his permanent poopy face. The rest of the team usually looks about as bored as the fans. The Brian Sabean Steve Kroner of San Francisco Chronicle: Matt Cain came oh-so-close to the Barber. That would be Sal The Barber Maglie, who won nine consecutive starts for the New York Giants in 1952. Cain brought an eight-start win streak into Sunday's game against the A's. No San Francisco Giants pitcher has won nine straight starts in one season. The Mike Rizzo Nats Enquirer: Take a look at the Clown Question Bro beer logo. The American League The Dan Duquette Zach Helfand of Baltimore Sun: [Jake] Arrieta didn't have too much time to refocus. After moving to the bullpen, an injury to Brian Matusz and the need to get Jason Hammel some rest put Arrieta right back into the rotation. Since then, Arrieta has been solid in three outings, with the exception of one pitch that led to a grand slam against the Mets. The Ben Cherington Nick Cafardo of Boston Globe: With Kevin Youkilis gone, David Ortiz is the only player remaining from the 2004 Red Sox World Series team. The Kenny Williams Dave van Dyck of Chicago Tribune: Let the record show that the White Sox won a one-run game Sunday - .
The National League The Kevin Towers AZ Snake Pit: The Free Bauer movement can take a break nike air max thea suomi , now that their favorite prospect will finally get his chance to bring his special style to the Major Leagues. Since being drafted last year 3rd overall, fans have been clamoring for Bauer to get called up, first for the playoff push in 2011, and this year to help bolster a rotation that has been shaky at best. The Frank Wren David O-Brien of Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Dan Uggla's past month has been a bit like the Braves' season, shifting from two-week power surge to two-week slump without any middle ground. After hitting .316 with five homers, 16 RBIs and a .789 slugging percentage in 12 games from May 26 to June 9, the second baseman hit .125 with no homers, one RBI and a .150 slugging percentage in his past 12 games before Sunday. The Jed Hoyer Paul Sullivan of Chicago Tribune: A couple of hours after his last start at Wrigley Field 11 days ago, Ryan Dempster walked around the infield with some friends, gazing at the old ballpark. Dempster's days as a Cub were seemingly numbered, and it appeared he wanted one last look at the place he'd called home since 2004. The Walt Jocketty Andrew Simon of MLB: Mat Latos has posted a 6.75 ERA over his last five starts nike air max thea musta valkoinen , giving up 34 hits and 10 home runs in 28 innings. His 16 home runs allowed this season are the third-most in the NL and as many as he surrendered in 2010 and 2011. The Dan O-Dowd Troy E. Renck of Denver Post: Carlos Gonzalez is like nobody that's ever played for the Rockies before. He's brash, talented and has more tools than The Home Depot. Sometimes his motor purrs rather than roars, but his ability overshadows the random misfiring spark plug. So, of course, the Rockies want to move him. The Michael Hill Juan C. Rodriguez of South Florida Sun-Sentinel: The Marlins and Jose Reyes had a bit of a scare in Sunday's game. In the third inning, Reyes and center fielder Scott Cousins got tangled up pursuing a Brett Lawrie pop to short left-center. Cousins appeared to hesitate when he saw the charging Reyes. Once he decided to continue his pursuit, the contact could not be avoided. The Jeff Luhnow Chip Bailey of Houston Chronicle: The 31-year-old [Brett] Myers is in his third season with the Astros and has been extremely effective in two of those three seasons. After leaving the Phillies, Myers signed a one-year deal for $3.1 million that included an $8 million option ($2 million buyout). The Ned Colletti Jim Peltz of Los Angeles Times: Will Billingsley ever again come close to winning 16 games in a season as he did early in his career in 2008? ... Or is he destined to remain the .500 or so pitcher he's been ever since? ... And why is he so unsteady? The Doug Melvin Michael Hunt of Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel: About the time the Chicago White Sox were making the necessary on-field personnel moves Sunday afternoon to bring Kevin Youkilis aboard, the Milwaukee Brewers were going in a direction that could not be more contradictory to the Southsiders' objectives. The White Sox are intent on raising another American League pennant. The only National League flag the Brewers seemed interesting in hoisting was a whiter shade of pale. The Sandy Alderson Bill Madden of New York Daily News: Talking about Dickey's knuckleball, Joe Girardi said the most impressive thing about it was the pitcher's ability to throw it so consistently for strikes. The Ruben Amaro Jr. Jay Floyd of Phillies Nation: Tropical Storm Debby swept through Florida this weekend and impacted the home of the Class A Advanced Clearwater Threshers, Brighthouse Field. The Neal Huntington Bucs Dugout: Now that most of the picks from the first ten rounds have signed nike roshe run flyknit grey , the picture is becoming clearer on the Pirates' available pool money for above-slot signings. I thought it might be a good idea to revisit the known information on signability for some of the remaining outstanding picks. The John Mozeliak Viva El Birdos: In the 6th inning of yesterday's game, with a 4 run lead, the Cardinals found themselves with runners on first and second and no outs. A quick look at a run expectancy matrix would tell you that the average team between 1990 and 2010 ended the inning having scored 1.56 runs in that situation. A successful bunt would have put runners at second and third with one out leaving the Cardinals with a 1.45 run expectancy. Is it a significant drop off in scoring? No. Why, however, would you sacrifice any probabilistic edge? The Josh Byrnes Gaslamp Ball: It's nice to see the dugout fired up after a big hit. We haven't seen that too many times this season. As good as he's been [Chase] Headley has taken over for Adrian Gonzalez with his permanent poopy face. The rest of the team usually looks about as bored as the fans. The Brian Sabean Steve Kroner of San Francisco Chronicle: Matt Cain came oh-so-close to the Barber. That would be Sal The Barber Maglie, who won nine consecutive starts for the New York Giants in 1952. Cain brought an eight-start win streak into Sunday's game against the A's. No San Francisco Giants pitcher has won nine straight starts in one season. The Mike Rizzo Nats Enquirer: Take a look at the Clown Question Bro beer logo. The American League The Dan Duquette Zach Helfand of Baltimore Sun: [Jake] Arrieta didn't have too much time to refocus. After moving to the bullpen, an injury to Brian Matusz and the need to get Jason Hammel some rest put Arrieta right back into the rotation. Since then, Arrieta has been solid in three outings, with the exception of one pitch that led to a grand slam against the Mets. The Ben Cherington Nick Cafardo of Boston Globe: With Kevin Youkilis gone, David Ortiz is the only player remaining from the 2004 Red Sox World Series team. The Kenny Williams Dave van Dyck of Chicago Tribune: Let the record show that the White Sox won a one-run game Sunday - .