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Mets closer Mejia suspended 80 games for PED violationWe're barely a week into the new season and it's time to report another PED-related suspension. New York Mets closer Jenrry Mejia has been suspended 80 games after testing positive for stanozolol, a performance-enhancing substance. Major...
Mets closer Jenrry Mejia suspended 80 games for PEDMajor League Baseball announced on Saturday that New York Mets closer Jenrry Mejia has received an 80-game suspension without pay after testing positive for Stanozolol, a synthetic anabolic steroid. The Mets recently released a statement on the...
Cards hand Reds first loss behind strong Wacha outingThe NL Central is typically one of the hottest contested divisions in baseball, and that was proven on Saturday afternoon. The St. Louis Cardinals pinned a 4-1 loss on the Cincinnati Reds at Great American Ballpark, to give the Reds their first...
Boston survives 19-inning war with YankeesIt is perhaps the most storied rivalry in Major League Baseball, and Friday night included a 19-inning war between the Boston Red Sox and the New York Yankees. It took seven hours for Boston to finally put an end to things with a 6-5 victory. It...
Reds continue early season magic against CardinalsThe late inning drama continued to go the right way for the Cincinnati Reds who claimed another one run victory, this time a 5-4 win over the Cardinals on Friday at Great American Ballpark.Billy Hamilton scored three runs, two on two Joey Votto...
Anderson Struggled: Inciarte's walk-off single doomed DodgersFor Diamondbacks’ starters to be effective, they need to master the art of economy.After the opener last Monday night, Josh Collmenter told reporters he did not have fast-ball command, and ended up by throwing 89 pitches in 4 and 2/3 innings...
Colorado Dreamin' - Rockies win home opener defeating the Chicago Cubs 5-1Nothing captures the moment of a Opening Day home win better than the delectable funk of an Isley Brothers’ baseline as it oozes out of the clubhouse speakers, while Ice Cube confidently pronounces that “It Was A Good Day.” As...
Bradley ready for major league debutThe confidence level was duly rewarded.After the Arizona Fall League completed competition last November, Diamondbacks’ right-hander Archie Bradley approached Chip Hale, just named as the Diamondbacks’ field manager, said declared he...
Charlton Jimerson's 'Against All Odds' is a major league triumphCharlton Jimerson’s baseball career was never supposed to happen. Growing up in a volatile home hindered by a broken marriage and his mother’s rampant drug use, Jimerson was behind in the count before he ever took the field.His 6&rsquo...;
Rough stat line doesn’t tell whole story on SabathiaCC Sabathia’s final line from Thursday’s 6-3 loss to the Blue Jays isn’t pretty. The left-hander allowed five runs - four earned - on eight hits over 5 2/3 innings in his first start since May 2014. Behind those numbers, however,...
Red Sox and Yankees set to square off in weekend seriesThe Boston Red Sox are coming to the Bronx to play the New York Yankees this weekend and the two franchises are definitely in two very different places. The Red Sox are trotting out their shiny new toys in Hanley Ramirez and Pablo Sandoval while...
Diamondbacks Notebook: Hale Wants to Spread At-Bats, Kershaw and Dodgers in townWhile pundits are not expecting great success from the Diamondbacks this season, there’s a certain way manager Chip Hale would love to counter such detractors.One factor, and he believes this is a significant factor, is the use of personnel....
Reds sweep Pirates after second straight walk-offThe Cincinnati Reds won their third straight game with late inning magic and this time were aided by a ninth inning error to sweep the Pirates at Great American Ballpark on Thursday 3-2.The game also featured the third rain delay as the two teams...
Volquez leads Royals to sweep of White SoxRemember last year when the Kansas City Royals rifled off like 26 consecutive wins? Well they apparently do too, as they open the 2015 season with a three-game home sweep of the Chicago White Sox. Led by the dominant Edison Volquez, the Royals...
Long bathroom lines at Wrigley Field trump new video board talkThe Chicago Cubs kicked off the baseball season on national television with a game against the St. Louis Cardinals on Sunday night. This marked the first time the Cubs opened the season. Many people thought that Wrigley Field would not be ready to...
