Rounding the Diamond: Are the Padres Trying to Be Good?

San Fransisco Giants 1 – San Diego Padres 6: After seeing that I called them the most boring team in baseball, the San Diego Padres did my fantasy team a disservice and knocked around Cy Young winner Tim Lincecum. Tim gave up 10 hits, 4 earned runs and 3 walks in 5.1 innings en [...]

Injuries Force Twins to Start Jose Morales At Catcher

Injuries to Joe Mauer and Mike Redmond have forced the Minnesota Twins to start Jose Morales at catcher.

From the St. Pioneer Press:

Jose Morales is in the lineup in place of Mike Redmond, whose status – after injuring his groin while running out a double during Monday’s 6-1 loss – remains unknown.

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Ichiro to Undergo Blood Tests

The Seattle Mariners are going to have Ichiro take blood tests on Wednesday to determine what is bothering him.

From MLB.com:

A blood test that Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki will have on Wednesday morning in Arizona will determine the next step on his road to recovery from a bleeding ulcer that put him [...]

Ken Griffey Jr. Ties Opening Day Record

Ken Griffey Jr.’s 612th career homerun in his first game back in a Seattle Mariners uniform in 9 seasons was also his 8th career homerun on Opening Day. That number ties him for the most homeruns on Opening Day with Frank Robinson, who also has 8 career Opening Day [...]

MLB Preview & Predictions for the 2009 Season

Well folks, the MLB season is just hours away so its time to get those predictions in. I’ll be previewing each team by division, then I will do playoff predictions and I will finish it off with and player awards.

AL East

1. Tampa Bay Rays – They didn’t make a big off-season [...]

Josh Fields Would Like To Follow Ken Griffey Jr., While Playing For The White Sox

Is Griffey Jr. Headed Back To Seatle?

Two baseball sources tell ESPN that he will be. [ESPN]

Ichiro Might Pitch In The World Baseball Classic

There are reports swirling around that Seattle Mariner Ichiro Suzuki is throwing off a mound in preparation for the World Baseball Classic. In a 56 pitch workout for Japan, Ichiro hit a very impressive 92mph on the gun. This will definitely help the Japanese National Team, but the Mariners might not like [...]

Heilman dealt to Cubs

The Chicago Cubs and the Seattle Mariners have completed a deal that will send Aaron Heilman to the Cubs for Ronny Cedeno and Garrett Olsen. Heilman’s position on the club isn’t clear at the moment. Some think that Aaron, who has made 280 relief appearances in his career, will stay in the bullpen and [...]

Another steal of a deal, King Felix staying put

I am not sure if the players don’t realize how good they are, or if those GMs are smarter than I thought. First it was the Phillies who signed Cole Hamels to a 3-year deal worth about $6.5 million a year, which I thought was low. Now, its the Seattle Mariners getting Felix [...]