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Today's pitching matchups: April 13

Here are two games that I’ll be keeping an eye on Best matchup: Rays LHP David Price (1-0, 2.84) vs. Red Sox RHP Josh Beckett (0-1, 13.50), 2:05 p.m. ET Price is coming off a win over the Yankees and has always pitched well against AL East foes. Beckett is hoping to rebound from a shellacking (five homers) by the Tigers last weekend. A’s RHP Bartolo Colon (1-1, 5.84) vs. Mariners...

Apr 13th

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Today's pitching matchups: April 12

Here are two mound matchups I like today. Best matchup: Angels RHP Dan Haren (0-1, 8.44) vs. Twins LHP Francisco Liriano (0-1, 11.25), 1:10 p.m. ET Both are coming off rough first starts, Haren against the Royals and Liriano against the Orioles. Control in and out of the zone hurt both in their losses. Brewers RHP Zack Greinke (1-0, 0.00) vs. Cubs RHP Matt Garza (0-0, 3.00), 2:20 p.m. ET ...

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Today's pitching matchups: Wednesday, April 11

Here are two matchups I like today. Best matchup: Red Sox LHP Jon Lester (0-0, 1.29) vs. Blue Jays LHP Ricky Romero (0-0, 7.20), 12:37 p.m. ET I love watching these two lefties pitch. Lester is coming off a strong start (7 IP, 1 run) against Detroit on Opening Day. Romero had one bad inning against the Indians in his first start. Nationals RHP Stephen Strasburg (0-0, 1.29) vs. Mets LHP Johan...

Apr 11th

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Today's pitching matchups: Tuesday, April 10

Two pitching matchups I like today … Best matchup: Rays LHP Matt Moore (1-0, 2.89 in 2011) vs. Tigers RHP Rick Porcello (14-9, 4.75), 1:05 p.m. ET Moore was all the talk in the ALDS last year when he threw a gem for the Rays’ only postseason gem. Porcello enters his fourth Major League season at the age of 23 and already has 38 career wins. Diamondbacks RHP Trevor Cahill (12-14,...

Apr 10th

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Why you should love Bubba Watson

If his tear-filled victory at the Masters today wasn’t enough, there are plenty of other reasons you should love Bubba Watson. I won’t go into all of them because every columnist with a media pass at Augusta will do that for me. But the one thing about Bubba Watson that very few, if any, of them will write about is how engaging he was on Twitter when the social media tool first became...

Apr 9th

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Today's pitching matchups: Sunday, April 8

Happy Easter. Here’s a look at two pitching matchups I like today. Best matchup: Royals LHP Jonathan Sanchez (4-7, 4.26 in 2011) vs. Angels RHP Ervin Santana (11-12, 3.38 in 2011), 3:35 p.m. ET Kansas City hopes Sanchez avoids the injury problems that plagued him last season and returns to his often-dominant strikeout form. Santana pitched very well last season despite the losing record,...

Apr 8th

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Today's pitching matchups -- Saturday, April 7

Rough day for Yankees fans last night with Mo hanging sliders at 89 mph. And not a good sign for the Giants with Tim Lincecum getting hit hard and his fastball topping around 92. Add in that he’s scrapped his slider right now to protect his elbow, and his health has to be a bit of a concern. Also, if you haven’t seen the home run by A’s Cuban slugger Yoenis Cespedes last night,...

Apr 7th

Today's pitching matchups

Yesterday was a pretty good pitching day, with gems from Halladay, Cueto, Strasburg and others. Hopefully today brings more of the same. Here are my two favorite matchups. Best matchup: Yankees LHP C.C. Sabathia (19-8, 3.00 in 2011) vs. Rays RHP James Shields (16-12, 2.82 in 2011), 3:10 p.m. ET Sabathia continues to be a rock for the Yankees despite lacking the accolades. He leads the majors in...

Apr 6th

Apr 5th

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Today's pitching matchups

Well, I ripped Kyle Lohse yesterday and he went out and threw an absolute gem. So I’ll save the editorial comments today and just give you my favorite pitching matchups for the day. Best matchup: Red Sox LHP Jon Lester (15-9, 3.47 in 2011) vs. Tigers RHP Justin Verlander (24-5, 2.40 in 2011), 1:10 p.m. ET Lester is about the only constant in a very volatile Red Sox pitching staff. They...

Apr 5th

It's the season opener! ... And we get Kyle...

Tonight is the season-opening game for Major League baseball, at least on American soil. We get the new-look Miami Marlins in their brand new ballpark against the defending World Series champion St. Louis Cardinals. So we would expect a great pitching matchup, right? Wrong, sort of. Yes, Josh Johnson will throw the first pitch of the game for Miami, making his third straight Opening Day start. He...

Apr 4th

Apr 3rd

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Watch

Pitching coach CRUSHES his pitching staff This is the absolute greatest video I’ve ever seen. Unfortunately, that’s because I know exactly how he feels.

Apr 2nd

Because we all know Bobby Hurley is the true...

Thomas Hill wasn’t actually crying when CBS cameras caught him on the sidelines after Christian Laettner’s shocking (and stopwatch-defying) shot to beat Kentucky in 1992. Deadspin has the full story here.

Mar 30th

Here's what happens when a high school girls'...

Apparently this high school girls’ soccer game in South Carolina went from seemingly innocent mid-season match to a teenaged version of Fight Club. Check it out. http://deadspin.com/5897742/

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Mar 25th

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Joba's ankle -- not a pretty sight

Looks like the Yankees may have lost Joba Chamberlain for the season after he suffered an open dislocation of his ankle while playing with his son yesterday. Yes, an open dislocation is exactly what you think it is — similar to a compound fracture. Bone sticking through the skin, all that not-so-good stuff. According to my buddy Chad Jennings at The Journal News, Chamberlain is still in the...

Mar 23rd

Roy from way downtown!

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Mar 23rd

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Look out, Don Draper! Omar comin'! →

The Wire vs. Mad Men??? Do I really have to choose?

Mar 22nd

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Mar 19th

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Mar 18th

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Where's Suzyn Waldman?

Andy Pettitte is coming back! Oh, my goodness gracious! Of all the dramatic things I’ve ever seen!

Mar 16th

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Feb 29th

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Pearl Jam (sorta) tribute to Jeremy Lin ...

with an assist from Jimmy Fallon.

Feb 28th

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Feb 28th

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Ryan Braun's reputation: Tarnished or intact?

Now that Milwaukee Brewers slugger Ryan Braun has won his appeal of a 50-game suspension for PED use, how do you view his reputation? He apparently won the appeal because the procedure of how his sample was stored prior to being shipped was done incorrectly. Braun did not dispute the science involved. He also requested another test right away, which he passed. However, it’s also possible...

Feb 24th

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Feb 22nd

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Is Mariano Rivera Retiring After 2012? →

Depending on your interpretation of Rivera’s statements, it sounds like 2013 could spell the apocalypse for Yankees fans. The thing about it is, I’m not sure some Yankees fans appreciate Mo as much as they should. Consider this: if whoever follows Rivera as Yankees closer (and whenever that happens), even if he performs above average in that role, it will be a major step down in...

Feb 20th

The real ‘Linsanity’ has a dark past — and a... →

A great look at ESPN’s multiple insensitive “mistakes” regarding Jeremy Lin. sportspage: A great read on ESPN’s racist remarks on Jeremy Lin, and the character assassinations of other minority athletes by media.

Feb 20th

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Feb 18th

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Joke of the Day

Have you heard about the hipster who burnt his mouth? He ate pizza before it was cool.

Feb 17th

“Kid never swore, never. He’d say ‘Gosh darn’ and ‘Jeez.’ Because of his...”

– Ron Darling on Gary Carter. (via sportspage)

Feb 17th

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Friday Morning Five

1. What I’m Watching: I still have the MLB Network’s Top 20 Greatest Games of the Past 25 Years countdown on my DVR in the bedroom. Not sure what number it was on the countdown, but the best one so far has been Game 7 of the 1997 World Series between the Indians and Marlins. Al Leiter’s insight into that game is off the charts. 2. What I’m Reading: Baseball America’s...

Feb 17th

A must-read: Bob Klapisch on Gary Carter →

If you’re a Mets fan who remembers Gary Carter’s 1,000-watt smile, his fist pump as he crossed the plate with the first of three improbable two-out 10th inning runs in Game 6 in 1986, or the five RBIs in two nights as he led the Mets back from a 2-0 deficit in that series, you must read this.

Feb 17th