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Posted: Jul 3rd 2009 6:00AM ET by Ed Price (RSS feed)
Filed under: Braves, Giants, Mariners, Phillies, Royals, Tigers, Twins, Yankees, AL Central, NL East, MLB Injuries, Starting Five
Starting Five is our wrapup of the previous day's baseball action, with a quick nod to what is ahead.
You Oughta Know ...That the Braves have their longest winning streak of the year.
OK, it's only four games. But before Thursday night, Atlanta was the only team that had not won four straight at some point this season.
And where has it gotten the Braves? Not out of fourth place in the NL East – yet within two games of the first-place Phillies, their
victims the past three games.
Posted: Jul 2nd 2009 10:20PM ET by Ed Price (RSS feed)
Filed under: Mariners

NEW YORK –
Don Wakamatsu spent seven years as a coach in the AL West before becoming manager of the Mariners.
So he had a pretty good idea about
Felix Hernandez.
"I know in the past when I've coached against him, he'd coast it seemed like," Wakamatsu told FanHouse. "Or he'd rest. He'd pitch to certain hitters, or he'd pitch out of jams. But he hadn't been able to understand how to just keep the pressure on an opposing team. I think those are the things that you talk about that make a guy a champion."
Now it seems Hernandez has figured it out.
Posted: Jul 1st 2009 1:20AM ET by Ed Price (RSS feed)
Filed under: Mariners, Yankees

NEW YORK – An interesting coincidence Tuesday night that
Brandon Morrow got to pitch against
Joba Chamberlain at Yankee Stadium.
Both were taken within the first 41 picks of the 2006 draft.
Both made it to the majors as a reliever.
Both have undergone an awkward relief-to-starting midseason transition while staying in the majors: Chamberlain last year with the Yankees and Morrow this year with the Mariners.
Even after the transition we've been left wondering, are they better off in the rotation or the bullpen?
Posted: Jun 30th 2009 6:54PM ET by Ed Price (RSS feed)
Filed under: Mariners, MLB Injuries

NEW YORK – When bone spurs were removed from
Adrian Beltre's shoulder Tuesday, no structural damage was found, giving the Mariners hope their third baseman could return sooner than the originally projected 6-8 weeks.
"Everything went great," manager
Don Wakamatsu said. "There wasn't any damage to the [rotator] cuff or anything like that. The bursa sac was inflamed.
"We're still looking 6-8 weeks, but maybe if everything goes well it might be quicker than that."
Posted: Jun 28th 2009 10:00AM ET by Ed Price (RSS feed)
Filed under: Athletics, Brewers, Cardinals, Cubs, Dodgers, Giants, Indians, Mariners, Mets, Nationals, Padres, Phillies, Pirates, Red Sox, Twins, Yankees, MLB Inside Scoop, Baseball Brunch
Every Sunday, MLB FanHouse empties out its notebook in Baseball Brunch.
"This concludes our test of the emergency attendance enhancement system. We now return to the regularly scheduled season."
Yes, the 13th season of interleague play wraps up Sunday, except for a Cubs-White Sox makeup game. We have survived six San Diego-Seattle games (that's more zeroes than an A-Rod paycheck).
We didn't learn much we didn't already know: the system has inherent flaws and the American League rules.
For the sixth straight year, the AL has had** the better record in interleague play – 129-108 going into today.
Take out Cleveland and Oakland, and the AL is 119-84.
"It probably is" as big a gap between leagues as in past years, one AL team official said, "until you get to the World Series. Then it doesn't matter."
Posted: Jun 28th 2009 6:00AM ET by Jeff Fletcher (RSS feed)
Filed under: Angels, Mariners, Marlins, Rays, Red Sox, White Sox, Starting Five
Starting Five is our wrapup of the previous day's baseball action, with a quick nod to what is ahead. You Oughta Know ... That
Mike Napoli is one of the best power hitters you've never heard of. Napoli, the Angels catcher, blasted his 10th homer, a tie-breaking 428-foot shot in the ninth inning to lead the
Angels to a 2-1 victory over the
Diamondbacks. Later in the day, when the Rangers lost, the Angels moved alone into first for the first time all season.
The last time the Angels played in Arizona, in 2006, Napoli hit a 470-foot homer that is the third longest ever hit at Chase Field. Napoli has 56 homers in 890 big league at-bats. His ratio of one homer per 15.9 at-bats in the highest in big league history for any catcher with at least 50 homers, according to Stats LLC.
"He's got sick pop. He's got the most pop on this team by far," Angels starter John Lackey said. "I was actually in the clubhouse, telling the people about the one [in 2006]. People were up there eating [in the restaurant where Napoli's ball landed]."
Posted: Jun 27th 2009 6:00AM ET by Ed Price (RSS feed)
Filed under: Dodgers, Mariners, Padres, Phillies, Red Sox, NL East, MLB Injuries, Starting Five
Starting Five is our wrapup of the previous day's baseball action, with a quick nod to what is ahead. You Oughta Know ... That the Phillies are grateful to be in the NL East.
The division got out-scored 37-7 on Friday as the AL East swept in interleague play. And it's only the rest of the division's mediocrity keeping Philadelphia in first by a half-game.
After their 11th loss in 13 games, 6-1 to the Blue Jays as
Ricky Romero didn't allow a hit in the first six innings, the Phillies held a team meeting.
Posted: Jun 21st 2009 10:00AM ET by Ed Price (RSS feed)
Filed under: Athletics, Blue Jays, Giants, Mariners, Marlins, Nationals, Orioles, Phillies, Pirates, Rays, Red Sox, Tigers, MLB Draft, MLB Inside Scoop, Baseball Brunch
Posted: Jun 18th 2009 10:00AM ET by Matt Snyder (RSS feed)
Filed under: Blue Jays, Cubs, Indians, Mariners, Mets, Padres, Phillies, Pirates, Rangers, Reds, White Sox, MLB Injuries

From the Windup is Matt Snyder's extended look at some aspect of America's pastime each Thursday.
As
Joey Votto heads out to a rehab assignment, the
Reds are anxiously awaiting the return of their best hitter. Votto hasn't started a game since May 27 -- when the Reds stood at 26-20. Since then, they've gone 8-11. As a team, the Reds are hitting .244 and rank 11th in the National League in runs scored. Votto is hitting .357 with eight home runs and 33 RBI in only 38 games. Translation: The Reds really, really need him. They aren't the only team in baseball that will be missing a star player in the upcoming weeks. After the jump, we'll list the Top 10 most important injuries in baseball moving forward in 2009.