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The second half of the baseball season is upon us, and while a weekend game in July still counts the same as one in April, the stakes are clearly becoming greater now. More than half the games are done. Pennant races are getting intense. The pending ...

We closed another fine week of Baseball Today podcasts with Friday's episode, in which Mark Simon and I discussed interesting Thursday performances, previewed the weekend and much more! The Texas Rangers don't look like playoff locks anymore, whi...

The recently completed amateur draft remains a topic of discussion as Keith Law and I shared thoughts on Thursday's Baseball Today podcast! Who were the winners and losers from the draft? Keith offers insight on several teams and describes the sm...

It's Final Four time in the greatest sport and Mark Simon and me discussed the good, bad and of course ugly as we started the week with Monday's Baseball Today podcast! 1. The Texas Rangers and their awesome bullpen got the jump on the battered De...

A good ol' time was had by all on Thursday's Baseball Today podcast, as Keith Law and I went into extra innings on many subjects, including these: 1. Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Nyjer Morgan made news Wednesday night for some interesting reasons....

Looking around baseball it's not too difficult to figure out the faces of each franchise. It's not necessarily the best player, as is the case with the, um, New York Yankees and shortstop Derek Jeter. In some cases it's not an everyday player at all,...

Earlier this week on the Baseball Today podcast, I went on what I thought was a somewhat surprising, minor and totally spur-of-the-moment rant about how I disagree with the popular notion of referring to 80 percent of the Philadelphia Phillies' rotat...

Eric Karabell recaps Thursday's major league action, highlighted by Pedro Martinez's beating Tim Lincecum in Philly.

Eric Karabell looks at the fantasy implications of the Cliff Lee trade, noting Lee should be fine with the Phillies, while the Indians start shifting around a number of youngsters.

Eric Karabell breaks down the fantasy prospects of Pedro Martinez now that he's with the Phillies.

Eric Karabell puts Johnny Cueto's disastrous outing in perspective; Cole Hamels has encouraging outing.

Eric Karabell praises the Tampa Bay Rays players for all their home runs and stolen bases, things fantasy owners love.

Eric Karabell recaps Thursday's action and looks at ways the Philadelphia Phillies will replace injured slugger Raul Ibanez.

Eric Karabell looks at the news that Brad Lidge is going on the disabled list, with Ryan Madson picking up saves in the short term.

Eric Karabell looks at the latest news about relief pitchers, including the early struggles of Brad Lidge.

Eric Karabell takes stock of each team's closer situation heading into the 2009 season, which will be updated constantly through the winter.