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• Report: Peavy Deal 'Unlikely'
• By Tom Fornelli 5/21/2009 2:50 PM ET
• Have you heard? The White Sox and Padres have agreed to a deal that would send Jake Peavy to Chicago for what is being reported as four players, two of which are believed to be Clayton Richard and ... More »
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• Baseball Brunch: Nation's Unemployment Woes Extend to Baseball Stars, Too
• By Ed Price 4/12/2009 10:00 AM ET
• Back in early February, Luis Gonzalez was all set to fly from his Phoenix-area home to San Diego to meet with the Padres. And then the phone rang. "There's no need for you to come," the Padres told ... More »
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• MLB Playoff Debates: Rays vs. White Sox
• By Tom Fornelli 10/02/2008 1:17 PM ET
• Every four years, Major League Baseball's postseason intersects with a presidential election. This is one of those years. In the spirit of the season, we here at MLB FanHouse have divided the playoff ... More »
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• Rumor Mill Roundup: July 31
• By Andrew Johnson 7/31/2008 12:41 PM ET
• With the trade deadline right around the corner, our MLB editor brings you the top five rumors every day until July 31. - The Red Sox, Marlins and Pirates are indeed working on a three-way deal that ... More »
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• On Deck: CC's New Home
• By Tom Fornelli 7/08/2008 3:00 PM ET
• On Deck is FanHouse's look at the day's most intriguing baseball matchups It's been a week of change for Mr. CC Sabathia. Not only did he decide that former Cy Young Award winners don't need to ... More »
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• Bobby Jenks Will Avoid the DL
• By Tom Fornelli 7/06/2008 12:18 PM ET
• Make no mistake about it, the reason the Chicago White Sox are in first place in their division is their pitching staff. The White Sox have the best team ERA in baseball at 3.39, and it could be ...
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• Report: White Sox Sign Octavio Dotel
• By Tom Fornelli 1/19/2008 12:03 PM ET
• There have been many great love affairs throughout history, whether real or fictional. There was Romeo and Juliet, Homer and Marge, Marc Antony and Cleopatra, and of course, the Chicago White Sox and ...
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• Kenny Williams Is Used To Being Hated
• By Tom Fornelli 12/04/2007 2:20 PM ET
• When the White Sox won the World Series in 2005 general manager Kenny Williams was seen as a brilliant man, a hero even. After all, the last time a Chicago baseball team had won a World Series before ...
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• White Sox Thankful for Signing Scott Linebrink
• By Mullet 11/22/2007 1:30 AM ET
• The decimation of the Milwaukee Brewers bullpen might have begun on the eve of Thanksgiving. There is a report on ESPN Radio in Chicago, via the folks at Sox Machine, that reliever Scott Linebrink has ...
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• Free Agency May Destroy Brewers Bullpen
• By Matt Watson 10/04/2007 5:24 PM ET
• The Brewers' bullpen ranked 12th in the National League with a 4.15 ERA this past season. Unfortunately, they may keep falling next year as two of their top relievers are up for free agency this year. ...
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• Ben Sheets Is Coming Back ... Is It Too Late?
• By Pat Lackey 8/28/2007 11:32 PM ET
• Before tonight's game in Chicago, the Brewers announced that Ben Sheets will make the start tomorrow at Wrigley, and he's not coming back a moment too soon. And not to be overly dramatic or anything, ...
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• Status Check: Milwaukee Brewers
• By Pat Lackey 8/14/2007 3:33 PM ET
• Status Check is FanHouse's conversation with fans from the rest of the blogosphere. Today, we talk with David Hannes from Brewers Bar, ESK from The Wisconsin Sports Bar, and Brad and Matt from Chuckie ... More »
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• Trevor Hoffman Is Not Happy With the Padres
• By Larry Brown 8/02/2007 10:10 AM ET
• Because of all the trading they've been doing lately. They got rid of a declining Scott Linebrink for a trio of prospects, they traded for Scott Hairston, they acquired Morgan Ensberg, Rob Mackowiak ...
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• The Teixeira Trade Signals a Seller's Market
• By Pat Lackey 7/30/2007 3:15 PM ET
• Let the Mark Teixeira fallout continue. While Mullet just told you what the trade of Big Tex to the Braves might mean for your favorite contending team, I'm here to tell you what it might mean for ...
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• Brewers Trade for Scott Linebrink
• By Eamonn Brennan 7/25/2007 8:52 PM ET
• The Brewers are desperately trying to hold off the charging Cubs in the NL Central (or, at least, this is what I tell myself when I wake up every morning), so it's no surprise the cheese-loving ...
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• Status Check: San Diego Padres
• By Larry Brown 6/22/2007 11:15 AM ET
• Status Check is FanHouse's conversation with fans from the rest of the blogosphere. Today, we talk with Geoff Young from Ducksnorts, Anthony Trifiletti from Friar Watch, and jbox from Gaslamp Ball. ... More »
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• Trevor Hoffman First to 500, Saves Still Overrated
• By Larry Brown 6/07/2007 10:15 AM ET
• It's become headline news across all sports outlets, primarily because Hoffman is the first to do it. You know what? Justin Miller became the first known pitcher to get the words "Billy Koch" tattooed ...
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• Jake Peavy Was Unhittable, Trevor Hoffman Blew it
• By Larry Brown 4/26/2007 11:15 AM ET
• The Padres right-hander dominated the Diamondbacks on Wednesday night, striking out 16 over seven scoreless innings, tying his career best for K's. Peavy is an outright stud, no question about it. ...
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• Scott Linebrink Is on the Trading Block...Again
• By Larry Brown 4/25/2007 12:30 PM ET
• As Gaslamp Ball puts it, this must be a story the writers keep in their back pockets to use when they want to take an early lunch. Because Scott Linebrink is on the trading block apparently, once ...
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• David Wells Would Head-Butt GM Kevin Towers
• By Larry Brown 4/09/2007 5:30 PM ET
• There's no question that solid starting pitching from Jake Peavy and David Wells, as well as game-winning hits by Adrian Gonzalez and the Crushin' Russian (chest bump Gaslamp Ball for Kouzmanoff's new ...
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