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There was a great deal of fanfare surrounding this year’s baseball draft. While the MLB may not get the attention that the NFL or NBA does, it cannot be underestimated how important this time is...

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Alex Rodriguez of the New York Yankees hasn’t played a single game this season but his name keeps popping up in the news. First it was GM Brian Cashman commenting about his gargantuan contract and...

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Los Angeles Dodgers right fielder Yasiel Puig is building quite a following among baseball fans. With two home runs in his second game in the majors, people are already proclaiming Puig the savior of baseball. Some...

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Keith Olbermann, a sports journalist turned political journalist, is returning to his roots. The former host of Countdown with Keith Olbermann recently signed on with Turner Sports to host a Major League Baseball postseason show...

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Just when the memories of Alex Rodriguez’s famous “I was young and stupid,” and Ryan Braun’s miraculous evasion of a 50-game drug suspension have faded, our hearts are once again ripped out as the biggest...

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After a humiliating three game-sweep at the hands of the Rangers to start May, the Sox needed to set the tone when they matched up again to kick off June. All the Sox needed was...

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Former Mariners outfielder Milton Bradley was convicted in a Los Angeles court on Monday of nine different misdemeanor counts involving domestic abuse against his estranged wife.  Bradley, who has accumulated a long list of run-ins...

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2013 has been a tough year for New York Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez. His name was linked to performance enhancing drugs (PEDs) in January, he has yet to play a game due to offseason...

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When you think about the Home Run Derby, you think about the greatest sluggers in the game. Names like Barry Bonds, David Ortiz, and Josh Hamilton all come to mind. There may be one player...

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Beckett to retire?

May 31, 2013

Josh Beckett, the three-time All-Star, two-time World Series champion and former Red Sox ace, is facing another setback in his unsuccessful season with the Dodgers this year. The pitcher has been on the disabled list...

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