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MRI reveals Ben Sheets has torn flexor tendon
Over the past couple weeks baseball fans across the country were forced to wonder why Ben Sheets, the immensely-talented yet oft-injured starting pitcher, remained unsigned. A few days ago Sheets appeared headed for the top of the Texas Rangers' rotation with a 2-year, incentive laden contract that...
friday hash
to quote one of my favorite writers, the great jim anchower: hola amigos. i know it’s been awhile since i rapped at ya. . . . hope 2009 is off to a good start for ev’yone. danup is on the road today, so i’m filling in for him. i’ll do my best not to rehash too much old...
The Results Of Federal Baseball.com's Washington Nationals Free Agent Pol-...It Apparently Doesn't Matter...
Poll Closing... Out of 321 votes cast in a recently closed poll asking federalbaseball.com readers which player the Washington Nationals should turn to after their prime free agent target "the Yankees' new first baseman" had turned down their 8-year offer, 87 voters or 27% of total votes cast were...
What Does Ben Sheets' Forearm Tightness Mean for the 2009 Astros?
When things go bad for my team, my initial reaction is to immediately start looking toward what can be done for next season to ensure that whatever is currently going wrong doesn't. Right now, I'm thinking starting pitching big time. A few weeks ago, prior to our lightening hotness that was put...
Game Thread #132: Brewers (76-55) at Cardinals (73-59)
It's Ben Sheets against Todd Wellemeyer tonight, in what feels like a pretty big game. Sheets could use a good start to get the fans back on his side, and it seems like a sweep of this two-game series would pretty much be a knockout blow to St. Louis' playoff hopes. Also, as ol Pete pointed out, it...
Watch Gamel in the Futures Game on ESPN2
The All-Star Futures Game is on ESPN2 at 11:30 AM CT (no, not a misprint), with the pregame show airing an hour beforehand. "Third baseman" Mat Gamel, unequivocally the crown jewel of the system, is the only Milwaukee farmhand playing, thought erstwhile Brewers Matt LaPorta and Will Inman are...
Brewers 4, Pirates 1
Tough game for the Pirates, who managed to rack up eleven hits, including two doubles and a homer, against a good pitcher (Ben Sheets) and still only score one run. Part of the problem was that they didn't walk, but the real issue was that the Bucs spread those eleven hits over eight different...






