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Phil Rogers' MLB power rankings
Last week's ranking in parentheses 1. Braves (1): Evan Gattis keeps hitting. The Braves outscored the Nationals 18-5 in impressive sweep. 2. Giants (8): Hunter Pence looks primed for a big season. 3. Nationals (3): Davey Johnson says this will be...Tags: Josh Hamilton, Chris Carter (baseball), Minnesota Twins, Major League Baseball, John Farrell
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A long way from perfect, Humber starts over
KISSIMMEE, Fla. – Philip Humber knows perfection eludes him, as it does everyone. Humber has been starting his days in Florida by pulling out his Kindle, burying his head in his locker and reading "The Cure,'' by John S. Lynch. It's a novel...
Tags: Minnesota Twins, Felix Hernandez, Barack Obama, Chicago White Sox, Seattle Mariners
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Quite a journey from Rice to perfect game for Humber
As surprises go, Philip Humber's not-so-perfect game against the Red Sox on Thursday wasn't exactly Chrysler making a comeback. Really, if you didn't see the bad start coming, you weren't looking at him. It's not his perfect game against the Mariners on...
Tags: Matt Bush, Minnesota Twins, Target Field, Sam Fuld, San Diego Padres
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New playoff format doesn't do A's any favors
DETROIT — So there it is: baseball's biggest kiss-off. They made a movie about the 2002 Athletics. This time around, somebody should write a blues song for them. After they had won the second-most games in the American League this year, the A'...
Tags: Sports, Major League Baseball, World Series, Grant Balfour, Jim Leyland
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Cabrera worthy AL MVP selection over Trout
Hey, what do you know? We got it right. My 28 fellow baseball writers who are empowered to pick the American League Most Valuable Player Award did the right thing in picking Triple Crown winner Miguel Cabrera over the remarkable Mike Trout, with the...Tags: Sports, Josh Hamilton, Politics, Austin Jackson, Major League Baseball
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U.S. should have world-class WBC pitching staff
Thirteen pitchers eligible to play for Team USA in the World Baseball Classic received points in Cy Young voting. That, sports fans, should largely be the pitching staff for the team Joe Torre will manage. Imagine a starting rotation of R.A. Dickey,...
Tags: Matt Harrison, Major League Baseball, Johnny Damon, Spring Training, Cole Hamels
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La implacable maldición que atormenta a los Angelinos
Previo al arranque de la temporada de 2012 lancé una maldición a los Angelinos de Los Angeles —y en particular a Albert Pujols— que aún sigue atormentando a los serafines y al slugger dominicano. Entonces, un sábado 24 de diciembre de...
Tags: Politics, HIV, Washington Wizards, Chipper Jones, Dayan Viciedo
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Darvish-Suzuki matchup should make for great theater
ARLINGTON, Texas — On the other side of the globe, a nation will turn to video screens big and small at about 7:10 Monday night — or, 14 time zones away, 9:10 a.m. Tuesday in Tokyo. Yu Darvish, almost certainly the best pitcher ever in Japan,...
Tags: Major League Baseball, Spring Training, Ron Washington, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, Chicago White Sox
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Phillies' fear: Becoming the new Cubs
Say this for the Phillies. They got a World Series title and five consecutive playoff seasons out of their payroll escalation. But are they about to suffer Cubs-like pain? That's the question that faces general manager Ruben Amaro Jr. as he faces a...
Tags: Shane Victorino, Cole Hamels, Miami Marlins, Ron Washington, Ruben Amaro, Jr.
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Journeyman Vogelsong looks like an ace for Giants
SAN FRANCISCO — This is the time of year when baseball executives sift through the discard bin, looking for useful, inexpensive pieces that add needed inventory. They might bear down a little more than usual this week, as Ryan Vogelsong...
Tags: Sports, Madison Bumgarner, Ryan Vogelsong, Barry Zito, Jaime Garcia
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Giants' success more than following lucky stars
Before they became the best organization in baseball, the Giants were Barry Bonds' team. They seemed unable to break free from the flawed slugger for a long time, sticking with the disgraced star for six years after his record-setting 2001 season....
Tags: Kansas City Royals, Baltimore Orioles, Bryce Harper, New York Yankees, Jeff Niemann
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Your Morning Phil: Sale, Jackson, Castillo
Talking baseball while wondering if Mark Cuban is serious about the Mavericks drafting Brittney Griner. 1. When Yu Darvish went out to work the ninth inning last night in Houston, he was facing three hitters who were looking for their first hits of the...
Tags: Sports, Matt Cain, Yu Darvish, Madison Bumgarner, Felix Hernandez
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