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Harper hurt after running into wall

Tuesday, May 14th, 2013

Bryce Harper had to leave Monday night’s game in Los Angeles after running into the outfield wall in the bottom of the 5th inning.  Harper was tracking down a deep fly ball off the bat of Dodgers catcher A.J. Ellis when he ran face first into an electronic scoreboard.
Harper received 11 stitches in his […]

Roy Halladay to have shoulder surgery

Wednesday, May 8th, 2013

Two time Cy Young Award winner Roy Halladay of the Philadelphia Phillies will have arthroscopic surgery to repair a bone spur in his right shoulder.
Halladay made the announcement Wednesday that he will have surgery and hopefully return this season.  Halladay said that the doctor diagnosed him with a partial tear of the rotator cuff […]

Halladay Placed on 15 Day DL

Monday, May 6th, 2013

There were many of questions surrounding Roy Halladay heading into 2013 and they all came down to his health.  Doc struggled last year with shoulder soreness and missed a good portion of the 2012 season.  The Phillies are in San Francisco to start a series with the Giants and Doc will visit with Dr. Lewis […]

BJ Upton Signs with Atlanta

Thursday, November 29th, 2012

Free agent CF BJ Upton has agreed to terms on Wednesday with the Atlanta Braves.  The deal is reported to be worth 5 years $75 million.  Did the Braves over pay for a player that hit just .246 last season?
Many felt the Phillies were the front runner in the BJ sweepstakes this offseason but the […]

Evan Longoria, Tampa Bay Rays agree to $100 million extension

Monday, November 26th, 2012

Evan Longoria of the Tampa Bay Rays has agreed to an extension for $100 million that could keep him in Tampa through 2023.
Longoria, 27, batted .289 with 17 home runs and 55 RBIs in only 74 games because of a partially torn hamstring. He is a three-time All-Star and two-time Gold Glove winner.
Evan is a […]

Cy Young Awards

Thursday, November 15th, 2012

Two years after R.A. Dickey was cut by the New York Mets, he is now a Cy Young Award winner.  Dickey is the first knuckleball pitcher to win the award.  Dickey, who went 20-6, received 27-of-32 first-place votes and 209 overall points in balloting by the Baseball Writers’ Association of America.
In the AL […]

2012 World Series Game 1

Wednesday, October 24th, 2012

Current World Series Game 1 Odds: Giants +156, O/U 7

The San Francisco Giants won 3 straight games in the NLCS over the Cardinals to clinch a World Series ticket and host the surging Detroit Tigers.  Detroit made quick work of the Yankees sweeping the ALCS 4-0.
Justin Verlander will get the start for the Tigers and […]

A-Rod Breaks Hand, Headed to DL

Wednesday, July 25th, 2012

Alex Rodriguez has broken his left hand after being hit by a pitch on Tuesday night by Felix Hernandez.  The Yankees said afterward that A-Rod had a non-displaced fracture of the left hand, and there was no timetable for his return. He will be placed on the disabled list and will see the […]

Marlins Trade Ramirez to Dodgers

Wednesday, July 25th, 2012

The Marlins are once again sellers at the trade deadline and have unloaded one of the cornerstones of the franchise by trading Hanley Ramirez in a 4 player trade.  The Dodgers acquired Ramirez and reliever Randy Choate from Miami for pitcher Nathan Eovaldi and a minor leaguer, the source confirmed. Several reports have said the […]

Phillies, Hamels reach deal

Wednesday, July 25th, 2012

The Philadelphia Phillies and Cole Hamels have come to an agreement on a 6 year contract extension worth a little more than $140 million.  This will assure the Hamels trade talks to come to an end.
The six-year extension makes him the second-highest-paid pitcher in history behind CC Sabathia, who signed a seven-year deal with the […]