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Rant Sports MLB Power Rankings For Week Seven

Filed: May 19, 2012 10:00 AM CDT by
Matt Kartozian - US Presswire

It is time to continue our MLB Power Rankings for the 2012 season, which will continue to focus on the top 10 teams in the majors. Texas Rangers (This Week: 1, Last Week: 1) - They’re no longer owners of the best record in the game, but they continue to hold the top spot in our MLB Power Rankings. [...]

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Will Rhymes Gets Hit in Forearm, Passes Out From Pain

Filed: May 16, 2012 10:05 PM CDT by
Tom Szczerbowski-US PRESSWIRE

Will Rhymes of the Tampa Bay Rays had to be carted off the field Wednesday night after being hit square in the forearm by a pitch. Boston Red Sox pitcher Franklin Morales clearly wasn’t throwing at Rhymes, but this is exactly why anytime a pitcher intentionally hit’s a batter, severe punishment must be issued. Most [...]

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Double Play: Are The Baltimore Orioles For Real?

Filed: May 14, 2012 12:20 PM CDT by
Anthony Gruppuso - US Presswire

It’s Monday, so you know what that means! Double Play time between Mark Hock and Bryan Lutz. Today we will debate whether the Baltimore Orioles are one of the best teams in the American League, if the bullpen is key to a team’s success, and the player most likely to rebound after a slow start. [...]

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Rant Sports MLB Power Rankings For Week Six

Filed: May 12, 2012 4:14 PM CDT by
Joy R. Absalon - US Presswire

It is time to continue our MLB Power Rankings for the 2012 season, which will continue to focus on the top 10 teams in the majors. Texas Rangers (This Week: 1, Last Week: 2) - So last week I asked a silly question about whether the Texas Rangers could afford to keep Josh Hamilton. After this week, [...]

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New York Yankees Closer Mariano Rivera Has Blood Clot In Right Calf

Filed: May 9, 2012 6:48 PM CDT by
The Star-Ledger-US PRESSWIRE

New York Yankees closer Mariano Rivera has a blood clot in his right calf. This is not wonderful news for the Yanks reliever, who tore a knee ligament last week while shagging fly balls during batting practice. Rivera is currently on a blood-thinning medication which is supposed to dissolve the clot and. Wednesday he said that is Ok, [...]

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Texas Rangers Outfielder Josh Hamilton Is Baseball’s Version Of The Little Engine that Could

Filed: May 9, 2012 11:04 AM CDT by
Jim Cowsert-US PRESSWIRE

Texas Rangers outfielder Josh Hamilton is one of the top three players in the league; players, not outfielder. However, his career has not always been roses and butterflies. He has failed numerous times, making him the mlb version of the little engine that could. For those of you that don’t know/remember the little engine of [...]

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Brent Morel and 10 Other Players Who Are Costing Their Team A Chance at the World Series

Filed: May 8, 2012 6:56 PM CDT by
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Matt Moore Is Struggling for the Tampa Bay Rays; What’s Next?

Filed: May 8, 2012 12:27 PM CDT by
Kim Klement-US PRESSWIRE

The Tampa Bay Rays loved Matt Moore so much prior to the season that they signed him to 5-year, $14 million extension. I have no qualms about the extension considering it’s a fantastic bargain if Matt Moore pitches to his potential, but maybe it gave Matt Moore some added pressure in his first full season [...]

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Rant Sports MLB Power Rankings For Week Five

Filed: May 5, 2012 9:24 AM CDT by
Jeff Curry - US Presswire

It is time to continue our MLB Power Rankings for the 2012 season. For the fifth week, we will try to place a greater emphasis on how teams  have performed over the first month of the season. This week we will continue to focus on the top 10 teams in the majors. Tampa Bay Rays (This [...]

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Fantasy Baseball Players To Buy, Sell and Hold

Filed: May 4, 2012 10:54 AM CDT by
Frank Victores-US PRESSWIRE

I can’t believe it has already been a whole month of baseball. So far, there have been some surprises with up-and-coming players arriving and making quite a splash. If you are an avid fantasy baseball player like me, you have been paying very close attention to that waiver wire. Let’s take a look at some [...]

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