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Colorado Rockies Comeback –

The Colorado Rockies started the ninth inning trailing the Cardinals 9-3 but finished with a 12-9 victory.  A walk off three run homer by Seth Smith gave the Rockies the win and capped a nine run ninth inning.  Both teams … Continue reading

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All-Star Voting –

The All-Star teams are almost set and Joe Mauer and Albert Pujils are the top vote getters.  Mauer received 5.37 million votes which is the third highest total of all time.  Mauer is a catcher for the Minnesota Twins and … Continue reading

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Edwin Jackson Tosses No-Hitter –

Arizona Diamobndbacks pitcher Edwin Jackson tossed a no-hitter against the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.  He threw 149 pitches and walked 8 batters on the day.  This was the third time the Devil Rays were no-hit since last July. To read … Continue reading

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Strasburg K's 9 –

Strasburg struckout out nine batters in only six innings against the Royals but still lost.  Strasburg allowed just one run and nine singles but still received the first loss of his career.  He threw 95 pitches and 75 of them … Continue reading

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2010 College World Series –

The 2010 College World Series has started and Florida has already been eliminated.  The College World Series is comprised of two four team double elimination tournaments.  The winners of each tournament meet in a best of three game series. To view … Continue reading

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Mets Beat Yankees –

The Mets took game one of a three game weekend series with their rivals the New York Yankees.  A 4-0 victory put the Mets in position to win the subway series later on Saturday against the Yanks.  The Mets have … Continue reading

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Strasburg Strikes –

Strasburg picks up his second win in as many starts.  The Nationals won 9-4 over Cleveland and Strasburg had eight strikeouts in five and one-third innings.  A Strasburg start is helping to sell tickets even when he makes appearances on … Continue reading

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Strasburg –

Stephen Strasburg made his major league debut with the Nationals and lived up to expectations.  Strasburg pitched seven innings and allowed only two runs in a 5-2 victory.  Strasburg rang up 14 strikeouts and set the Nationals team record for … Continue reading

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Bryce Harper –

The Washington Nationals landed Bryce Harper with the first pick of the draft.  Bryce Harper will be playing the outfield for the Nationals and that should help his numbers.  According to a Yahoo! Sports article, a key part of the negotiations … Continue reading

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Ken Griffey Jr Retires –

Ken Griffey retires at the age of 40 with numbers that are sure to put him in the Hall of Fame.  Griffey had 630 career homeruns, 1,836 RBIs, and a .284 lifetime batting average.  His career numbers would have been … Continue reading

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Halladay Perfect –

Roy Halladay pitched a perfect game in a 1-0 victory against the Florida Marlins tonight.  This is only the second perfect game in Philadelphia Phillies history.  The first was thrown by Republican Senator Jim Bunning in 1964.  Halladay has won … Continue reading

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Mets Sweep Phillies –

The Mets swept the Phillies and moved into third place.  Three straight games of shutout ball were thrown by a Mets staff that is looking to be one of the best in the major leagues.  Even with starters like Maine … Continue reading

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Mets Beat Yankees –

Jason Bay led the way to a 6-4 win over the Yankees on Sunday afternoon.  Bay hit two homeruns and had three RBIs in the game that gave the mets a 2-1 edge in the weekend series.  Bay also went … Continue reading

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Braden Tosses Perfect Game –

Dallas Braden pitched a perfect game against the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.  Oakland won the game 4-0 and the game was complete when Gabe Kapler made the final out by hitting a groundball to the shortstop. To read a related Associated … Continue reading

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Mets & Yankees Fans-

The Wall Street Journal did a study on the differences between Mets and Yankees fans.  It gives a breakdown of income, education levels, drinking habits, and other variables.  If you are from the New York area check out this article. … Continue reading

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