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Baseball American League

Jim Thome Traded To Orioles –

Posted on July 1, 2012 by Jim Sutliff

Jim Thome was traded to the Baltimore Orioles for two minor league players.  The future Hall of Famer has had limited playing time this season after hurting his lower back.  Thome will be the DH and could provide much needed offense for … Continue reading →

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Angels Hit Four Home Runs –

Posted on June 27, 2012 by Jim Sutliff

The Los Angeles Angels hit four home runs against the Baltimore Orioles on Tuesday night.  The Angels also had 17 hits in the 7-3 victory.  Wilson pitched seven innings and gave up only one run on six hits.  Los Angeles is in … Continue reading →

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New York Mets Hosting 2013 All-Star Game –

Posted on May 18, 2012 by Jim Sutliff

The New York Mets will host the 2013 All-Star game.  On Wednesday, Major League Baseball announced that the Mets will host the All-Star game on July 16th.  The only other time that the New York Mets hosted the All-Star game … Continue reading →

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Josh Hamilton Hits Four Homers –

Posted on May 10, 2012 by Jim Sutliff

Josh Hamilton hit four home runs in a 10-3 victory over the Baltimore Orioles.  Hamilton became the 16th player in Major League Baseball to hit four home runs in a game.  Hamilton almost had five homers in the game when … Continue reading →

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Jared Weaver Throws No-Hitter –

Posted on May 3, 2012 by Jim Sutliff

Jared Weaver pitched a no-hitter in a 9-0 victory over the Minnesota Twins.  This is the second no-tter in Major League Baseball in the last two weeks.  Weaver had 9 strikeouts on the game and only 1 walk.  Recently, Jared Weaver … Continue reading →

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Humber Throws Perfect Game –

Posted on April 21, 2012 by Jim Sutliff

Chicago White Sox pitcher Phil Humber threw a perfect game in a 4-0 victory over the Seattle Mariners.  The Humber perfect game is the 21st in Major League Baseball history.  The last perfect game was thrown by Roy Halladay in 2010.  Humber … Continue reading →

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Washington Nationals Win First Two Games –

Posted on April 7, 2012 by Jim Sutliff

The Washington Nationals are off to a 2-0 start with their second straight win over the Chicago Cubs.  Strasburg pitched seven strong innings in game one and allowed only one run in the 2-1 opening day victory for the Nationals.  … Continue reading →

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Baseball Opening Day 2012 –

Posted on March 29, 2012 by Jim Sutliff

The 2012 Major League Baseball sesaon opener was played Wednesday night in Japan.  The Seattle Mariners won 3-1 in 11 innings over the Oakland A’s.  Ichiro Suzuki had 4 hits on the day and Todd Wilhemsen was the winning pitcher. To read a … Continue reading →

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Joba Chamberlain Injures Ankle –

Posted on March 24, 2012 by Jim Sutliff

Joba Chamberlain had surgery on Thursday for a dislocated right ankle.  The 26 year old Yankee reliever may miss the enitre 2012 season.  The last time that Joba Chamberlain took the mound was on June 5th. To read a related MLB.com article, … Continue reading →

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Baseball Expands Playoffs –

Posted on March 3, 2012 by Jim Sutliff

Major League Baseball added a wild card game for the playoffs.  There are now 10 teams that will reach the postseason.  The two wild card teams from the National and American leagues will play a single elimination game.  The National and American league … Continue reading →

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Baseball Spring Training Map –

Posted on February 13, 2012 by Jim Sutliff

Spring training is less than a month away for Major League Baseball teams.  NBC Sports has an interactive spring training site map for Major League Baseball teams.  The spring training map has the site locations for all teams in Florida and … Continue reading →

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Rangers Land Darvish –

Posted on January 20, 2012 by Jim Sutliff

The Texas Rangers signed Japanese pitcher Yu Darvish to a six year contract.  Darvish has the option to leave after 5 years if he achieves certain performance goals relating to the Cy Young award voting.  Darvish went 18-6 last season with a 1.44  ERA … Continue reading →

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Twins Land Josh Willingham –

Posted on December 15, 2011 by Jim Sutliff

The Minnesota Twins landed free agent outfielder Josh Willingham.  Willingham signed with the Twins in a deal worth $21 million.  Last season, Willingham hit 29 homeruns and drove in 98 RBIs for the Oakland Athletics.  Willingham has also played for the … Continue reading →

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Verlander Wins MVP –

Posted on November 26, 2011 by Jim Sutliff

Justin Verlander won the American League MVP award and became the first pitcher to win the award since Dennis Eckersly in 1992.  Last week, the Detroit Tigers pitcher won the Cy Young award.  Jacoby Ellsbury of the Red Sox finished second in … Continue reading →

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Cardinals Win World Series –

Posted on October 29, 2011 by Jim Sutliff

The St. Louis Cardinals won their 11th World Series with a a game seven win over the Texas Rangers.  The Cardinals won 6-2 and Carpenter won his second game of the series.  The Cardinals forced game seven after winning game six by a … Continue reading →

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