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Athlon’s Essential Eleven Links of the Day
MLB This is your daily link roundup of our favorite sports posts on the web for August 3. • Several MLB Facebook accounts were hacked yesterday, and Yankees fans received a strange message regard...
42 weeks ago by Patrick Snow Tags: College Football, NFL, NBA, MLB, Olympics

2012 Major League Baseball Power Rankings: July 30
MLB Each week during the season Athlon Sports looks at the best and worst baseball teams and players in the league. Here's our MLB Power Rankings and Players of the Week for Ju...
42 weeks ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB, Atlanta Braves, Baltimore Orioles, Chicago Cubs, Detroit Tigers, Los Angeles Dodgers, Milwaukee Brewers, Minnesota Twins, New York Yankees, St. Louis Cardinals, Tampa Bay Rays, Texas Rangers, Washington Nationals

Fantasy Baseball Bests, Busts and Waiver Wire: July 30
MLB Stay tuned each week to Athlon Sports for a 2012 Fantasy Baseball Weekend Waiver Wire every Monday. Top 25 fantasy baseball hitters of last week (7/23-7/29):   Nam...
42 weeks ago by Athlon Sports Tags: MLB, Fantasy

Athlon’s Essential Eleven Links of the Day
MLB This is your daily link roundup of our favorite sports posts on the web for July 27. • Former NFL player and current agent Ralph Cindrich appeared on a Pittsburgh radio show and essentially a...
43 weeks ago by Patrick Snow Tags: College Football, College Basketball, NFL, NBA, MLB

2012 MLB Pennant Races: A to Z
MLB A A’s A’s, as in the Oakland Athletics, are in a pennant race for the first time since 2006. We have the second wild card to thank for this, but the no-name A’s have been the hottest team...
43 weeks ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB, Albert Pujols, Andre Ethier, Andrew McCutchen, Aroldis Chapman, Dan Uggla, David Freese, Derek Jeter, Jordan Zimmermann, Jose Quintana, Josh Hamilton, Kyle Lohse, Lance Lynn, Mark Trumbo, Melky Cabrera, Miguel Cabrera, Mike Trout, Paul Konerko, Robin Ventura, Ryan Zimmerman, Yadier Molina, Atlanta Braves, Baltimore Orioles, Chicago White Sox, Cincinnati Reds, Cleveland Indians, Detroit Tigers, Los Angeles Angels, Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Yankees, Pittsburgh Pirates, San Francisco Giants, St. Louis Cardinals, Tampa Bay Rays, Texas Rangers, Washington Nationals

Fantasy Baseball Bests, Busts and Waiver Wire: July 24
MLB Stay tuned each week to Athlon Sports for a 2012 Fantasy Baseball Weekend Waiver Wire every Monday and a Weekend Rundown every Thursday. We took a week off due to All-Star festivities, but we are b...
43 weeks ago by Braden Gall Tags: MLB, Fantasy

2012 Major League Baseball Power Rankings: July 23
MLB Each week during the season Athlon Sports looks at the best and worst baseball teams in the league. Here's our MLB Power Rankings for July 23, 2012.   1. Rangers...
43 weeks ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB, Atlanta Braves, Baltimore Orioles, Chicago Cubs, Detroit Tigers, Los Angeles Dodgers, Milwaukee Brewers, Minnesota Twins, New York Yankees, St. Louis Cardinals, Tampa Bay Rays, Texas Rangers, Washington Nationals

Joe Mauer Fan Shaves Name, Number Into Back Hair
MLB   A Twins fan in Kansas City proudly displays his back hair, which is shaved with Joe Mauer's name and number. Awesome? Stupid? Awesomely stupid? We'll let you decide. ...
43 weeks ago by Rich McVey Tags: MLB, Overtime

Ask Athlon Sports: Baseball Statistics
MLB Q: What the heck does OPS stand for, and how is it computed? — Bob Perron, Jacksonville, Fla. A: Bob, it’s not nearly as mysterious as it sounds. OPS simply stands for on-base percent...
44 weeks ago by Patrick Snow Tags: MLB

Ask Athlon Sports: Will Clark
MLB Q: I loved to watch Will “The Thrill” Clark play baseball, from his first at-bat in the majors, a home run to straightaway center field in Houston against another great, Nolan Ryan. Do you thin...
44 weeks ago by Patrick Snow Tags: MLB

Andrew McCutchen’s 56-game run among baseball’s best ever?
MLB While the wiry Pittsburgh centerfielder with dreadlocks continues his march toward his first MVP, does the season he has put together rank among one of the all-time best? We’ll be able to jud...
44 weeks ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB, Andrew McCutchen, Joe DiMaggio, Pittsburgh Pirates

Athlon’s Essential Eleven Links of the Day
MLB This is your daily link roundup of our favorite sports posts on the web for July 20. • NFL Network’s Daniel Jeremiah looks at the Ravens and their likelihood of getting a Joe Flacco deal do...
44 weeks ago by Patrick Snow Tags: College Football, College Basketball, NFL, NBA, MLB

Fantasy Baseball Weekend Rundown: July 19
MLB Stay tuned each week to Athlon Sports for a 2012 Fantasy Baseball Weekend Waiver Wire every Monday and a Weekend Rundown every Thursday. Injured All-Stars The start of the second half has not...
44 weeks ago by Athlon Sports Tags: MLB, Fantasy, Fantasy Baseball

3 Terrible Trades MLB GMs Would Love to Do Over
MLB Trading baseball players between teams has been part of the charm of the game since the 1800s. Ornery players traded after disputes with managers, struggling players traded for one another in hopes...
44 weeks ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB, Hector Noesi, Jed Lowrie, Jesus Montero, Jonathan Sanchez, Mark Melancon, Melky Cabrera, Michael Pineda, Boston Red Sox, Houston Astros, Kansas City Royals, New York Yankees, San Francisco Giants, Seattle Mariners

2012 Major League Baseball Power Rankings: July 16
MLB Each week during the season Athlon Sports looks at the best and worst baseball teams in the league. Here's our MLB Power Rankings for July 16, 2012.     1. Ra...
44 weeks ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB, Atlanta Braves, Baltimore Orioles, Chicago Cubs, Detroit Tigers, Los Angeles Dodgers, Milwaukee Brewers, Minnesota Twins, New York Yankees, St. Louis Cardinals, Tampa Bay Rays, Texas Rangers, Washington Nationals