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Baseball By The Numbers: Weak AL Central, Position Players Pitching and Mo Rivera
MLB 0-8 Boston’s Adrian Gonzalez suffered through an 0-fer day against Baltimore in the Red Sox’ 9-6 loss in 17 innings. The first baseman struck out in the 17th representing the tying run agains...
1 year ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB, Adrian Gonzalez, Albert Pujols, Chris Davis, Mariano Rivera, Baltimore Orioles, Boston Red Sox, New York Yankees

Reds First Baseman Joey Votto Raises Everyone's Average
MLB We often hear baseball pundits talk about the value of hitters being surrounded by other feared hitters in the lineup. It’s easy to see the impact of not having protection behind hitters in the l...
1 year ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB, Drew Stubbs, Joey Votto, Zack Cozart, Cincinnati Reds

Mariano Rivera Vows to Come Back
MLB Mariano Rivera vows that he will come back next season, telling reporters last week, “I am coming back,” and to “write it down in big letters.” So…MARIANO RIVERA IS COMING BACK NEXT SEASO...
1 year ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB, Mariano Rivera, New York Yankees

Fantasy Baseball Bests, Busts and Waiver Wire: May 8
MLB Stay tuned each week to Athlon Sports for a 2012 Fantasy Baseball Weekend Waiver Wire every Monday and a Weekend Rundown every Thursday. As we enter our second month of the 2012 season, these w...
1 year ago by Braden Gall Tags: MLB, Fantasy, Fantasy

2012 Major League Baseball Power Rankings for May 7
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...
1 year ago by Braden Gall Tags: MLB, Atlanta Braves, Detroit Tigers, Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Yankees, St. Louis Cardinals, Tampa Bay Rays, Texas Rangers, MLB, MLB Power Rankings

Is this the end of Mariano Rivera?
MLB Getting carted off of the field before the game even starts. That’s not how anyone wants to end their career, but that could be the case for Mariano Rivera. Rivera, the New York Yankees’ su...
1 year ago by Athlon Sports Tags: MLB, News, Mariano Rivera, New York Yankees

Athlon’s Essential Eleven Links of the Day
MLB This is your daily link roundup of our favorite sports posts on the web for May 4. • Peter Berg confirms a Friday Night Lights movie, and he is not a fan of Craig James. • Baseball fans...
1 year ago by Patrick Snow Tags: College Football, NFL, MLB, college basketball, College Football, MLB, NBA, NFL

Fantasy Baseball Weekend Rundown: May 3
MLB Stay tuned each week to Athlon Sports for a 2012 Fantasy Baseball Weekend Waiver Wire every Monday and a Weekend Rundown every Thursday. Tampa Bay’s Third Baseman is Going, Going, Lon-gonia F...
1 year ago by Athlon Sports Tags: MLB, Fantasy, News

Baseball By the Numbers: AL West bullpens, Kemp and Ethier, and Pujols
MLB 0 Runs scored by the St. Louis Cardinals while Adam Wainwright was in the game during his first four starts this season, spanning 20 innings. 2.05 ERA of the first-place Texas Rangers’...
1 year ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB, Adam Wainwright, Albert Pujols, Andre Ethier, Angels bullepn, Matt Kemp, Pablo Sandoval, Rangers bullpen

Baseball's Best Players 35 and Over
MLB Last week we presented the best of the young guys — 25 and under. Now the old dudes. Needless to say this roster is one huge injury risk. As was the case with the 25-and-under list, I’m using O...
1 year ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB, A.J. Pierzynski, Alex Rodriguez, Chipper Jones, David Ortiz, Derek Jeter, Ichiro Suzuki, Mariano Rivera, Michael Young, Paul Konerko, Tim Hudson, Todd Helton, Torii Hunter

2012 Major League Baseball Power Rankings for April 30
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 April 30, 2012.   1. Dodgers—Sweep of...
1 year ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB, Atlanta Braves, Detroit Tigers, Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Yankees, St. Louis Cardinals, Texas Rangers, Washington Nationals

Fantasy Baseball Bests, Busts and Waiver Wire: Apr. 30
MLB Stay tuned each week to Athlon Sports for a 2012 Fantasy Baseball Weekend Waiver Wire every Monday and a Weekend Rundown every Thursday. I gave owners the standard "don't panic" speech last wee...
1 year ago by Braden Gall Tags: MLB, Fantasy, Fantasy

Fantasy Baseball Weekend Rundown: Apr. 26
MLB Stay tuned each week to Athlon Sports for a 2012 Fantasy Baseball Weekend Waiver Wire every Monday and a Weekend Rundown every Thursday. Another Week, Another Elite Third Baseman Hurt Two wee...
1 year ago by Athlon Sports Tags: MLB, Fantasy, News, Fantasy Baseball

2012 Beer Prices at MLB Ballparks (INFOGRAPHIC)
MLB If you want to grab a beer at a ballpark you better bring your wallet, especially if you're heading to Boston. Fenway Park has the highest coster per ounce of sudsy brew and a 12 oz plastic cup wil...
1 year ago by Rich McVey Tags: MLB, Overtime

25 Best Baseball Players Under 25
MLB If you were trying to win a championship this season, would you rather have youthful talent? Or seasoned experience? Consider a roster of players age 25 and younger vs. a roster of veterans age 35 ...
1 year ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB, Andrew McCutchen, Aroldis Chapman, Austin Jackson, Billy Butler, Brett Lawrie, Buster Posey, Carlos Santana, Clayton Kershaw, Craig Kimbrel, Elvis Andrus, Eric Hosmer, Felix Hernandez, Giancarlo Stanton, Jaime Garcia, JD Martinez, Jemile Weeks, Jeremy Hellickson, Justin Upton, Madison Bumgarner, Matt Moore, Matt Wieters, Neftali Feliz, Pablo Sandoval, Starlin Castro, Stephen Strasburg