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Cubs cut Carlos Silva

The Chicago Cubs have informed pitcher Carlos Silva that he will not be a part of their starting rotation or make the team’s 25-man roster. The Cubs took rookie Marcos Mateo over the $11.5-million Silva for the final spot on […]

Mike Hampton retires

Veteran pitcher Mike Hampton has announced his retirement from major league baseball. The two-time All Star posted a 148-115 record during 15-year MLB career with the Seattle Mariners, Houston Astros, New York Mets, Colorado Rockies, Atlanta Braves, and Arizona Diamondbacks. […]

Brad Lidge to start season on DL

More bad news on the injury front for the Philadelphia Phillies. One day after the team officially announced star 2nd baseman Chase Utley will begin the season on the disabled list, the Phillies announced closer Brad Lidge will miss the […]

Pittsburgh Pirates moving pitchers

Charlie Morton is looking like he will grab the final spot in the starting roation. in 14 innings of work over 14 games, Morton has a 1.29 ERA with eight strikeouts. Also, according to the Associated Press, the Pirates reassigned […]

Bonds trial starts

Three years later. Three years after Barry Bonds was charged with perjury – for lying to a federal grand jury about taking performance-enhancing drugs. Today, the Barry Bonds perjury trial finally starts. Bonds’ lawyers and prosecutors start to select the […]

Oliver Perez released

The New York Mets pitching woes continue. Monday they released pitcher Oliver Perez. The left-hander allowed back-to-back home runs to two minor leaguers on Saturday. The move will cost the Mets roughly $12 million. The story was originally tweeted by […]