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Baseball By the Numbers: Humber, Yaz and Moyer
MLB 1 Career complete game by Phil Humber of the Chicago White Sox. The 29-year-old, who has been claimed off waivers twice in his career, had never pitched into the ninth inning before his perfect g...
1 year ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB

Baseball's Best Rotation? Washington Nationals
MLB After three times through the rotation (and four starts for ace Stephen Strasburg), the Washington Nationals’ rotation has been dominant. Extremely dominant. All five starters boast a WHIP below ...
1 year ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB, NL East, National League, Edwin Jackson, Gio Gonzalez, Jordan Zimmermann, Ross Detwiler, Stephen Strasburg, Washington Nationals

Baseball's Players of the Week: Hamilton, Freeman, Humber
MLB   Each week Athlon Sports looks back at the previous week's best baseball players in the American and National leagues, and recaps the most outstanding pitching performances. Here are last wee...
1 year ago by Rich McVey Tags: MLB, Cory Luebke, Freddie Freeman, Josh Hamilton, Phil Humber, Atlanta Braves, Texas Rangers

2012 Major League Baseball Power Rankings for April 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 April 23, 2012.  1. Rangers—Josh Hamilton early MV...
1 year ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB, Detroit Tigers, Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Yankees, St. Louis Cardinals, Texas Rangers, MLB, MLB Power Rankings

Fantasy Baseball Bests, Busts and Waiver Wire: Apr. 23
MLB Stay tuned each week to Athlon Sports for a 2012 Fantasy Baseball Weekend Waiver Wire every Monday and a Weekend Rundown every Thursday. After roughly three weeks of a fantasy baseball action, ...
1 year ago by Braden Gall Tags: MLB, Fantasy, Fantasy

Ask Athlon Sports: Baseball Hall of Fame
MLB Q: Brett Butler was one of the best leadoff batters and bunters in baseball history. Shouldn’t he be in the Hall of Fame? What is he doing now? — Sarah Newland, Catlettsburg, Ky. A: But...
1 year ago by Patrick Snow Tags: MLB

Athlon's Essential Eleven: April 20
MLB This is your daily link roundup of our favorite sports posts on the web for April 20. • Dan Shaughnessy of the Boston Globe has the Beantown perspective on Fenway Park turning 100 years ...
1 year ago by Patrick Snow Tags: MLB, Boston Red Sox

Fantasy Baseball Weekend Rundown: April 19
MLB Stay tuned each week to Athlon Sports for a 2012 Fantasy Baseball Weekend Waiver Wire every Monday and the Weekend Rundown every Thursday. Ailing Outfielders It’s been a tough week for outf...
1 year ago by Patrick Snow Tags: MLB, Fantasy, Alex Gordon, Aroldis Chapman, Brett Gardner, Chris Young, Giancarlo Stanton, Jacoby Ellsbury, Justin Upton, Kyle Lohse, Matt Holliday, Arizona Diamondbacks, Boston Red Sox, Cincinnati Reds, Detroit Tigers, Miami Marlins, New York Yankees, St. Louis Cardinals, Texas Rangers, Fantasy

Pujols, Teixeira, Soriano and others still Homerless in 2012
MLB After last night, 59 players with enough plate appearances to qualify for the batting title are homerless so far this season. Some like infielders Daniel Descalso and Ruben Tejada may not hit on...
1 year ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB

New York Yankees, Boston Red Sox Still Avoiding the Cellar
MLB Regardless what the standings look like now, with the New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox teetering near the bottom of the AL East, they are not likely to end the season there. The Baltimore Or...
1 year ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB, AL East, American League, Babe Ruth, Carl Yastrzemski, Jim Longborg, Lou Gehrig, Sad Sam Jones, Urban Shocker, Boston Red Sox, New York Yankees

Baseball By The Numbers: Pujols, Bautista and Tough Pitchers
MLB 3 Active pitchers who have held opponents to a sub-.200 batting average over a full season: Justin Verlander 2011 (.192); Johan Santana 2004 (.192); Kerry Wood 1998 (.196) [min. 162 innings]. ...
1 year ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB, Albert Pujols, Jose Bautista, Justin Verlander

Baseball's 2012 Rookie Class
MLB Remember those cool little trophies that Topps has put on baseball cards of the previous year’s best rookies? The card company began the practice in 1960 honoring the best rookies from 1959 — a...
1 year ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB, Anthony Rizzo, Brett Jackson, Bryce Harper, Jesus Montero, Manny Banuelos, Matt Moore, Tom Milone, Tyler Pastornicky, Yoenis Cespedes, Yu Darvish, Rookies of the Year

Baseball's Players of the Week: Kemp, Willingham
MLB Each week Athlon Sports looks back at the previous week's best baseball players in the American and National leagues, and recaps the most outstanding pitching performances. Here are last week's—A...
1 year ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB, CJ Wilson, Jake Westbrook, Josh Willingham, Matt Kemp

2012 Major League Baseball Power Rankings for April 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 April 16, 2012.  1. Rangers—Joe Nathan gets first ...
1 year ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB, News, MLB, MLB Power Rankings

Fantasy Baseball Bests, Busts and Waiver Wire: Apr. 16
MLB Stay tuned each week to Athlon Sports for a 2012 Fantasy Baseball Weekend Waiver Wire every Monday and a Weekend Rundown every Thursday. Please raise your hand if you had the Los Angeles Dodger...
1 year ago by Braden Gall Tags: MLB, Fantasy, Fantasy