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Granderson Out 10 Weeks

In the first genuinely impacting news of the spring, Curtis Granderson of the New York Yankees has suffered a forearm fracture and will be out of action for 10 weeks, ensuring the star center fielder won’t…Read More

Yankees Open to Trading Curtis Granderson

For the first time in his career as a general manager, Brian Cashman of the New York Yankees is dealing with budgetary constraints. The Yankees happen to employ a center fielder who is due $15 million…Read More

Yankees Pick Up Options on Robinson Cano, Curtis Granderson

The New York Yankees took the first steps toward compiling their 2013 roster this afternoon with the announcement that the club has chosen to exercise contract options on both second baseman Robinson…Read More

MLB Scoreboard: Josh Hamilton’s Texas Rangers Edge Boston Red Sox

AMERICAN LEAGUE Texas Rangers 10, Boston Red Sox 9 The Texas offense came to life to hold off the Red Sox and maintain a 5.5 game lead in the AL west. With the game tied in the ninth inning, Adrian Beltre…Read More

Yankees, Rangers, Giants Well Represented in All-Star Game

The starting lineups were announced for the 2012 MLB All-Star Game today.  With the announcement, the Yankees and Rangers found out they would have a combined six players involved.  On the National League…Read More

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Diamondbacks Aaron Hill Hits for the Cycle Again

Aaron Hill doesn’t seem to understand the rarity of hitting for the cycle.  Sure, it’s not…Read More

Radical Baseball: Pick Names Out of a Hat … on Defense.

May 5, 2012; St. Petersburg, FL, USA; Oakland Athletics hat and glove against the Tampa Bay Rays at…Read More

MLB Recaps: The Grandy Man Can

When looking back at the Twins-Yankees match-up from last night, no one will remember Minnesota jumping…Read More

Radical Baseball: war on WAR.

Former Prime Minister (1940-1945, 1951-1955) of England Winston Churchill: Better jaw, jaw, jaw than…Read More

2012 MLB Season Preview: New York Yankees

The next team in the Call to the Pen MLB Season Preview series is the defending American League East…Read More

Yankees Rumors: New York has Room for Robinson Cano and Curtis Granderson

With their sights set on trimming payroll moving forward, there have been rumblings about how the New…Read More

Cincy’s Drew Stubbs Will Be A Star

Baseball people look at Drew Stubbs‘ strikeout totals for the 2011 season and they cringe at the…Read More

Win a Copy of Curtis Granderson’s New Book

Call to the Pen has learned of an exciting opportunity for Yankees and baseball fans alike.  Matt S.…Read More

Justin Verlander Probably Right MVP

Philosophically, it makes sense to say that pitchers are eligible for the Most Valuable Player award. It’s…Read More

2011 AL MVP: Justin Verlander

After months of speculation and waiting, it was announced Monday that Detroit Tigers starting pitcher…Read More

2011 American League Silver Slugger Awards

Major League Baseball announced its 2011 Silver Slugger Awards last night.  The honor is given to the…Read More

What a Max Scherzer Victory in game 6 would mean…other than game 7

The big three-team deal of 2009 involving the Detroit Tigers, Arizona Diamondbacks and New York Yankees…Read More

Baseball History: 1911 and 2011

The American League celebrated its tenth anniversary 100 years ago in 1911. Here is what baseball history…Read More

Burnett and Yankees Crush Tigers – Force Game 5

The New York Yankees kept their season alive by dismantling the Tigers 10-1 Tuesday night at Comerica…Read More

Jacoby Ellsbury Powers Red Sox Past Yankees

The Boston Red Sox managed to split yesterday’s double-header against the New York Yankees thanks in…Read More