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First base: Vogelsong victorious. Giants right-hander Ryan Vogelsong had another quality start in a 7-1 victory over the Padres -- seven innings, four hits, one run -- improving to 8-4 with a 2.26 ERA. Vogelsong now has 17 quality starts in 18 starts...

First base: Now that's a bad week. Closer John Axford was an important cog in Milwaukee's trek to the NLCS a year ago. After blowing two save chances in early April, he converted his final 43 opportunities. It's been a different story in 2012. On Tue...

It wasn't exactly a rainbows and unicorns day on the Wednesday edition of the Baseball Today podcast as Keith Law and discussed injured pitchers, an angry pitching coach and more. 1. Yep, stick a fork in the Angels and Phillies now that their aces...

An official welcome aboard to Rob Abruzzese and his Bronx Baseball Daily blog, our new Yankees blog for the SweetSpot network. Rob has run Bronx Baseball Daily since 2008 and is also a contributor to ESPNNewYork, covering high school sports. Be su...

Eric Karabell and Mark Simon hosted Monday's Baseball Today podcast and among the things they discussed: 1. Eric isn't ready to write off the Diamondbacks yet and believes we could see the home team win every game of this series. 2. Did the Phi...

Even if your team isn't in the pennant race, September is an important month. Here is what each American League team hopes to accomplish in the final month. Boston Red Sox: As the Red Sox enter the season's final stretch, Terry Francona's focus wi...

Mark Simon and Steve Berthiaume hosted Friday's Baseball Today and among the fun discussions: 1. Did the Yankees really hit three grand slams in one game? That was awesome. But Phil Hughes wasn't. 2. Adrian Gonzalez has regained his power strok...

Mark Simon and Steve Berthiaume joined forces on Friday's Baseball Today podcast. Among their items of discussion: 1. The Blue Jays-Yankees game on Thursday was crazy and the guys wonder how much the Yanks will miss Alex Rodriguez. 2. Steve exp...

As the second half kicks off, our SweetSpot Network weighs in with a quick look at the state of each team and what to expect in the second half. Boston Red Sox (55-35, +111 run differential) What needs to be fixed or accomplished in the second ...

New York Yankees (29-23) For all the dithering and complaining that's been going on in the Bronx, the Yankees have the second-best record in the American League, propelled by the best offense in baseball. Russell Martin (.253/.363/.479) has been ...

Eric Karabell and Keith Law joined forces for Tuesday's Baseball Today podcast to talk about: The Orioles' hot start, including the impressive Zach Britton and Chris Tillman's ceiling. The Rangers rotation, including what to expect from Matt H...

Eric Karabell and Mark Simon react to opening weekend on Monday's Baseball Today podcast : What Evan Longoria's injury means to the Rays, who already lack power in the lineup. Matt Holliday doesn't land on the DL with his appendectomy. Brian ...

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Some quick takes at news items from around the majors: 1. Yankees start with Freddy Garcia and Ivan Nova in the rotation, put Bartolo Colon in the bullpen. Take: Thumbs up. Garcia has had a poor spring, but deserves the initial chance over Colo...

From Craig's wrap of Amanda's tweeting of Brian Cashman's breakfast appearance this morning: Cashman was asked, once again, about Joba Chamberlain starting. He said that Chamberlain hasn't been the same pitcher since his injury that occurred in Te...

We can finally put Derek Jeter's new contract to bed, as Jayson Stark has details of the incentive clauses that might escalate his 2014 salary from $8 million to $17 million: Jeter is guaranteed salaries of $15 million next year, $16 million in 201...