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Still Improving, Medlen Looks to Decrease Walk Totals
ATLANTA -- Kris Medlen certainly had reason to be encouraged after limiting the Dodgers to two hits and one unearned run in seven innings of Saturday night's 3-1 win at Turner Field...
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Expecting Surgery, O'Flaherty Tries to Find Positives
ATLANTA -- As Eric O'Flaherty's left arm occasionally bothered him over the past few weeks, he was hopeful he could battle through it, like he had during last season's final month...
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Murph May Remain as Leading Man
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Fantasy Baseball 2013 Waiver Wire: Top 10 Pickups for Week 8
A new week, another batch of waiver-wire adds, just the way you like 'em—hot and fresh out of the oven...
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Series Preview: Mets vs. Reds
The Mets face (l to r) Johnny Cueto, Mike Leake and Mat Latos during a three-game series at Citi Field.....
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Davis Staying in Majors for Now
Ike Davis went 0-for-4 in the Mets ' loss to the Cubs on Saturday and is batting just .156/.238/.359 in 39 total games this season. But the Mets' decision-makers still aren't ready to do anything drastic...
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Visiting Harvey's Seaside Hometown
MYSTIC, Conn. — The city's newest sporting sensation is the size of a tractor, and about as easy to stop, and is talking about his idea of a perfect summer day...
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NYM Considering Daric Barton
The Mets have not yet discussed the possibility of acquiring first baseman Daric Barton, Joel Sherman of the New York Post says (on Twitter).....
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Murphy Gets a Shot at Leadoff
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Mets Hope Ike's Woes Don't Extend to Defense
CHICAGO -- Part of the reason the Mets were able to persevere through Ike Davis' early-season struggles last year was his vitality at first base...
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Cubs Fan Dumps Beer on Husband After He Tried to Protect Her
Wrigley Field is known for having Chicago Cubs fans getting extremely drunk during their usually futile seasons. During Sunday's game against the New York Mets a once happy Cubs couple had alcohol ruin their day...
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Blue Jays Recall OF Gose, Option RHP Storey
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Rochester Downs IronPigs
ALLENTOWN, PA - Rochester Red Wings starter Kyle Gibson threw a complete game shutout and was backed by a strong offense, as the visitors defeated the Lehigh Valley IronPigs 11-0 Sunday afternoon at Coca-Cola Park...
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Ben Revere Successful in Return to Phillies' Starting Lineup
When longtime Citizen Bank Park announcer Dan Baker was done introducing the Phillies on Sunday, the home nine ran onto the field. Ben Revere was among them. He trotted out to center and took his position...
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Inside the Phillies: Injuries cast a pall on great Phillies comeback
It was 4:47 p.m. Sunday when a beaming Charlie Manuel sauntered into his team's clubhouse. He found Freddy Galvis, shook the diminutive hero's hand, and disappeared to pack for an eight-game road trip...
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Crashburn Alley Blog Archive Time to Use Freddy Galvis
In a rare start in yesterday's series finale against the Cincinnati Reds , Freddy Galvis went 2-for-4 including a walk-off solo home run to right field off of flamethrower Aroldis Chapman...
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NY Yankees: Stock Up, Stock Down for Yankees' Top 10 Prospects for Week 7
Although rain postponed the New York Yankees ’ final game against Toronto this weekend, the Bombers were still able to get behind David Phelps on Saturday. The Yankees were able to win five of their eight games last week...
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Fantasy Baseball: Game-Changing Waiver Pickups in Week 8
Fantasy baseball has a new cast of game-changing players as Week 8 is upon us. A dedicated fantasy owner knows game-changing players come out of the woodwork every week through various mediums...
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Tim Lincecum Eats It While Winding Up to Pitch Against the Rockies
SNIPER! Someone took out Tim Lincecum ’s ankle, and unfortunately for him, that someone was either himself or the Colorado Rockies ’ pitching mound...
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Stock Up, Stock Down for Chicago Cubs' Top 10 Prospects for Week 7
The Chicago Cubs have gone 13-12 since opening the season 5-13, and while contention is unlikely this season, it is at least nice to see a competitive club on the field...
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Biggest Winners and Losers of MLB Week 7
In an era of parity , each week of MLB action delivers new highs, lows and an abundance of narratives to dissect over the water cooler on Monday mornings...
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Updated Win/Loss Projections for Every MLB Team at the One-Quarter Mark
Nobody's perfect. Few things in life are less worth the paper they're printed on than preseason predictions. But we all make them for the same silly reason that we all bought Powerball tickets on Saturday...
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Fantasy Baseball: Week 8 Start 'Em or Sit 'Em Breakdown
Another week, another set of choices to make with your fantasy baseball lineup. If you listened to my advice last week , you took a shot on Scott Kazmir, only to see him give up four runs, and steered clear of Francisco Liriano as he shined...
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Yankees: Biggest Winners and Losers so Far This Season
Havng played a little over a quarter of the MLB regular season, the New York Yankees can consider themselves big winners...
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Every Team's Most Disappointing Player so Far This Season
The peaks and valleys of the MLB season keep fans hooked throughout the summer. So far in 2013, David Price, Ichiro Suzuki and reputable players on every team have been disappointing, and naturally, we're eager to see them bounce back...









