The Daily Fangraphs Post on the Royals

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The Daily Fangraphs Post on the Royals

Greg Holland?s time in the Kansas City bullpen spotlight is coming, and current circumstances suggest it will be sooner rather than later.

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Report: Dodgers bidders down to 3 (Yahoo! Sports)

post from MLB News Blog on 23 March 2012 08:51:30 PM. © MLB News Blog

The number of bidders for the Los Angeles Dodgers is reportedly down to three. The Los Angeles Times reported Friday that the three finalists include a group led by Magic Johnson and veteran baseball executive Stan Kasten; St. Louis Rams owner Stan Kroenke; and a group led by hedge-fund billionaire Steven Cohen and Los Angeles [...]

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Clemens prosecutors: Pettitte to testify (Yahoo!
Sports)

post from MLB News Blog on 23 March 2012 08:09:32 PM. © MLB News Blog

Federal prosecutors in the Roger Clemens perjury trial plan to have pitcher Andy Pettitte testify about his own use of human growth hormone. Prosecutors spelled out plans for Pettitte in court papers Friday outlining evidence the government intends to introduce that shows many major league baseball players used performance enhancing drugs.

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Taking A Stand...

post from Oriole Post - Baltimore Orioles Analysis & News; The World of Baseball and Beyond on 23 March 2012 08:01:31 PM. © Oriole Post - Baltimore Orioles Analysis & News; The World of Baseball and Beyond

Sports is often a used as a tool to escape reality, but, there are some things can not be ignored and permeates many lives. I am not a fan of the Miami Heat, but major props to them for this powerful image in response to the sad and maddening Trayvon Martin incident in central Florida. This photo was Tweeted by LeBron James.

Sometimes athletes can be blowhards and just talk to talk to self-promote; however, in this case, the Heat roster used their influence to take a very meaningful stand.

Much appreciated.

Special thanks to the Miami Herald...

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I Have Finally Landed A 1993 Topps Derek Jeter
ROOKIE CARD!!!!

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I Have Finally Landed A 1993 Topps Derek Jeter ROOKIE CARD!!!! I have wanted one of these for a very, very long time. And while never actively making the card a top priority, it does become an instant favorite in … Continue reading →

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Wainwright throws 5 sharp innings, Cards top
Miami (Yahoo! Sports)

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Adam Wainwright remembers how his St. Louis Cardinals teammates stepped up last season while he was recovering from elbow surgery. Now, he’s ready to pick up the slack with ace Chris Carpenter sidelined indefinitely. Wainwright pitched five shutout innings and the Cardinals beat Miami 2-1 on Friday, overcoming Jose Reyes’ first home run for the [...]

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Ramon Hernandez Cherishes the Opportunity to
Mentor Young Catchers and Pitchers

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SCOTTSDALE, AZ - FEBRUARY 28: Ramon Hernandez #55 of the Colorado Rockies poses for a portrait during spring training photo day at Salt River Fields at Talking Stick on February 28, 2012 in Scottsdale, Arizona. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)

SCOTTSDALE, Arizona - Ramon Hernandez knows pretty well how hard it is to get into the Major Leagues and stay there. With 13 years of experience since he debuted with the Oakland A's in 1999, he has gone through a long path in becoming one of the most respected catchers in baseball.

It has not been easy at all for the Venezuelan player, born in Caracas but raised in the eastern city of Cumana. His eastern accent is still there, strong and intact, even after all these years in the United States.

"When I was a rookie, I never had the chance to play alongside an experienced Venezuelan-born catcher, or Latin-born for that matter," Hernandez recalled. "I learned a lot thanks to the A's pitching coach during those years, he was always there with me".

And that is why Hernandez has always been willing to support young up-and-coming catchers and pitchers - ideal for an organization such as the Colorado Rockies.

Colorado is the fifth organization Hernandez belongs to during his Major League tenure, and he couldn't have gotten here in a better time, with young, promising catchers such as Wilin Rosario and Jordan Pacheco.

"I'm always willing to help, especially considering he's so full of promise, like Wilin is. I believe he has a tremendous potential and he will be such an amazing player, and I'm sure he'll be the catcher for this organization for a long time. I'll help him as much as I can," Hernandez said.

"When I see a young player like him, I always guide him. When I was his age, I wasn't so lucky, I didn't have a veteran catcher to support me. When you do that, it makes me so proud to think I can make an impact on their careers and lives, that also helps them in order to build a better future and life quality for their families. That's why I will always help them so they can become better players and better people," Hernandez said.

When it comes to young pitchers, Hernandez also has the formula so their work between catcher and pitcher is successful, beyond that day's boxscore.

"You support them so they can be prepared before game time; so they can have a defined plan and it's not about trying to come up with anything as the game goes along," Hernandez said.

The Venezuelan backstop is also having a reunion of sorts alongside Rafael Betancourt, who played with him back in Cumana when they were children, and has now been named the Rockies closer.

"Working with Rafael has been amazing. I'm so lucky to be able to find at the Major League level a player who you have been with when you were younger. It's also something so nice for me to find him and see him becoming the player he is today. We'll have a 'Cumana connection' at the end of the game, so it will be great," Hernandez said.

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Matt Hobgood out for the season...

post from Oriole Post - Baltimore Orioles Analysis & News; The World of Baseball and Beyond on 23 March 2012 07:01:22 PM. © Oriole Post - Baltimore Orioles Analysis & News; The World of Baseball and Beyond

Well, the first round draft pick of the Orioles in 2009, Matt Hobgood, will miss the 2012 season due to injury. It's not good news for the young hurler, and is another setback in a professional career that has seemingly not gotten off the ground.

From the Baltimore Sun: Former Orioles top pick Matt Hobgood, who has battled ineffectiveness and injury in his brief pro career, will have right rotator-cuff surgery April 2 and is expected to miss all of the 2012 season.

The 21-year-old Hobgood, whom the Orioles selected in the first round (fifth overall) in 2009, was shut down earlier this month with shoulder discomfort, something that previously has hampered him in his career.

He was examined by Dr. Craig Morgan earlier this week and surgery to repair the shoulder was recommended, according to John Stockstill, the Orioles' director of player development.

Morgan, a shoulder specialist, will perform the surgery in Wilmington, Del. He will be ?sizing down? Hobgood?s rotator cuff so that it fits better with the shoulder capsule. It often takes pitchers 12 to 18 months to fully come back shoulder surgery.

Well, for every Tim Lincecum or Josh Beckett that comes out of the first round of the MLB Draft, there are countless Matt Bushes or Bryan Bullingtons, who never make it for one issue or another. Considering how much these players make, fans and the team hope it is worth the investment.

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Bad timing

Bad Timing

Guest post by Gerard Mcdaniel

I am so sad that I have to move. I have been renting my house for three years, and my landlord told me he is selling it, so I have to be out by the end of the month. This couldn?t be happening to me at a worse time.

My sister is getting married in the Bahamas next week, so I won?t even be in town. I would take an extra week off of work, but I don?t have any extra vacation days left. I don?t know how I am going to find a place and pack before the month is up. That isn?t even considering that I need gas turned on, and I need to transfer all my utilities. I don?t want to let my sister down, so I am just going to have to manage.

I am going to dip into my emergency savings fun and hire movers to do the heavy lifting. That should take a little bit of stress off of my shoulders. Then I am going to enlist some of my friends to help me pack and organize next weekend. I sincerely hope that I can pull it all together!

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Cardinals ace Chris Carpenter out indefinitely
(Yahoo! Sports)

Chris Carpenter has nerve irritation that has caused weakness in his pitching shoulder and the St. Louis Cardinals’ ace will be sidelined indefinitely. The Cardinals made the announcement Friday, after Carpenter was evaluated in St. Louis this week. The team says there is no new nerve injury and the cervical disc injury that occurred earlier [...]

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