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 Arizona Diamondbacks

Is it Time to Get Rid of Interleague Play?

Colorado Rockies shortstop Troy Tulowitzki (2) steals third base against Tampa Bay Rays third baseman Evan Longoria in the sixth inning during their interleague game at Coors Field in Denver on June 18, 2009. (UPI Photo/Gary C. Caskey) Photo via Newscom
This will be the fourteenth season of interleague play in the Major Leagues. Perhaps the most controversial of Bud Selig's innovations, interleague has had a good run with some wonderful moments, but it has also produced some head-scratching matchups, highlighted the gap in talent between the American and National Leagues, and introduced a level of imbalance that is, at least in my view, antithetical to the spirit of baseball. Despite the revenue boost it has given some clubs, it may be time to end - or at least reduce - the interleague experiment.

June 16, 2010 andrew lipsett
Bobby Jenks

Bullpen positives and negatives

Look on the bright side. When it comes to the Sox best relief pitchers, all are home grown.

Yet, outside of Jonathan Papelbon, Daniel Bard and Manny Delcarmen there has not been a lot to like about the Sox bullpen this year. You probably had the feeling, as I did, heading into the season that the relief corps would be somewhat of a problem when the big decision heading out of Fort Myers was whether to carry Scott Schoeneweis or Scott Atchison.

Into the second week of June, the Sox bullpen has an ERA of 4.24. Compare that to the strong relief that a team like the Padres are getting (2.70 ERA) or or the Rays (3.23) and you see just how far off the pace Boston has fallen in an area that presumably was a strength coming into the season and was a relative strength last year (3.80 ERA).

June 10, 2010 dan rowinski
Arizona Diamondbacks

Evan Brunell’s 2010 MLB Predictions: Does Boston win it?

Game Four-NLDS-Colorado Rockies Host Philadelphia Phillies
As the advent of spring training games are upon us, I thought I'd kick off everyone's favorite little exercise by providing my own personal predictions as to how I think the season will shake out. Now, before I do so, a word of caution: predictions can change daily based on events. Heck, my predictions change multiple times a week. But I've gotta make predictions at some point, right? Point being, I might disagree with my own predictions a week from now. Most of the time, these kind of predictions are an exercise in fallacy, but it's not going to stop me from trying. I don't know why I made things harder on myself, but I set out to present an exact record. This means I had to go into a spreadsheet and make sure all the wins and losses totaled the correct amount of games while also balancing out to a .500 record. Took me a while, but dadgum it, I did it. One thing I did not control for was the unbalanced schedule (in a total record sense), but I already strained my tenuous math skills, so I wasn't about to complicate it further. Click "read more" or the headline to find my predictions.

March 5, 2010 evan brunell
Chicago White Sox

9/7: No more Sox



Today is the final game of the season against the accursed White Sox, stealers of Carlton Fisk. Josh Beckett has given up 12 home runs in his last four starts (!!!) while Mark Buehrle is 2009's Mr. Perfect. Curt Hennig would roll over in his grave if he knew that the wrong Sox had the 'Perfect' label. Can Beckett keep balls inside the Cell? If he wants a future job as prison guard, he better show it here.

September 7, 2009 evan brunell
Chicago White Sox

9/6: Two young lefties duel



John Danks needs one more win to set a single-season career high in victories and move over .500 in his career. He'll be opposed by John Lester, who now is the Red Sox's career leader in strikeouts by a left-hander in one season. Should be fun.

September 6, 2009 evan brunell
Chicago White Sox

9/5: Wakefield returns (triumphantly?)



Wakefield returns! Perhaps the Sox's most consistent starter when healthy, Wake will go against Gavin Floyd, who has a 2-0 career record against Boston.

September 5, 2009 evan brunell