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MLB: Yankees-Phillies World Series Preview

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 11:35:01 -0600

Clearly, the Yankees and Phillies deserve to be in the World Series, but which team does Charlie Miller think will come out on top? Find out in his Fall Classic preview.

MLB: Angels-Yankees ALCS Preview

Thu, 22 Oct 2009 14:00:00 -0500

The Angels and Yankees teams match up well, setting the stage for a terrific series. Charlie Miller breaks down the keys to victory and picks his winner.

MLB: Red Sox-Angels ALDS Preview

Tue, 06 Oct 2009 17:00:00 -0500

Well, we’ve seen this before, and you can be sure that the Angels understand history. In the three most recent postseason matchups, the Red Sox have won nine of 10 games, with the lone win coming last season.

MLB: Handing out the AL hardware

Thu, 01 Oct 2009 13:00:00 -0500

Roch Kubatko wraps up his AL Notes column by handing out his MVP, Cy Young and Rookie of the Year awards and looking ahead to the playoffs.

MLB: Twins still in AL Central race

Thu, 24 Sep 2009 12:55:59 -0500

The stress fracture in Justin Morneau’s back was supposed to break the Minnesota Twins. So explain how they’re only 2.5 games behind first-place Detroit in the AL Central.

MLB: Red Sox running away with wild card

Thu, 17 Sep 2009 09:56:00 -0500

The Boston Red Sox entered Thursday night with a 6 1/2-game lead over the Texas Rangers in their quest for a wild card berth. They’ve won seven in a row. The Rangers had lost five of their last six games, all at home. That’ll about do it for the AL Wild Card.

MLB: Jeter ties Gehrig on Yankees hit list

Thu, 10 Sep 2009 13:05:00 -0500

New York Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter collected three hits Wednesday night against the Tampa Bay Rays, giving him 2,721 for his career to equal Lou Gehrig’s franchise mark.

MLB: AL West race tightening up

Thu, 03 Sep 2009 13:00:00 -0500

If you’re handicapping the AL West race, recent Angels acquisition Scott Kazmir retired 18 batters in a row and the Rangers' Michael Young is expected to miss the next two weeks with a hamstring injury. Is it a sign of things to come?

AL Notes: Penny released, Howell struggles

Thu, 27 Aug 2009 12:45:00 -0500

This week's AL Notes looks at the Red Sox releasing Brad Penny, the Orioles' poor baserunning, J.P. Howell's recent struggles as the Rays' closer and more.

AL Notes: Pudge returns to Rangers

Thu, 20 Aug 2009 10:59:00 -0500

This week's AL Notes looks at Pudge's return to Texas, Aubrey Huff's move to a contender, Alex Gordon's demotion and much more.

AL Notes: Youkilis, Porcello mix it up

Thu, 13 Aug 2009 10:00:00 -0500

It was a busy week around the American League and this week's AL Notes focuses on a brawl on Boston, Alex Rios' waiver claim, David Ortiz's positive test explanation, Josh Hamilton's relapse and more.

AL Notes: White Sox pick up Peavy

Thu, 06 Aug 2009 12:00:00 -0500

This week's AL Notes looks at how Jake Peavy finally ended up in Chicago, Dice-K's potential return to the Red Sox, Francisco Liriano's future with the Twins and more.

AL Notes: Buehrle a tough act to follow

Thu, 30 Jul 2009 14:00:00 -0500

In this week's American League notes, Mark Buehrle sets a record by retiring 45 consecutive batters and two prolific Red Sox sluggers are reportedly on the list of players who tested positive for performance enhancing drugs in 2003.

AL Notes: Crawford finally getting attention

Thu, 23 Jul 2009 14:00:00 -0500

Carl Crawford batted over .300 in three consecutive seasons, led the league in stolen bases four times, triples three times and played in the World Series last year. But it wasn’t until he was named MVP of this year’s All-Star Game that he began to feel the love.

AL Notes: First half awards

Thu, 16 Jul 2009 06:45:00 -0500

You can’t rush into the second half of the American League season without taking a quick look back at the first. And sometimes, it’s better to do so with a hand over your eyes.