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One year ago today, May 8, Josh Hamilton went 5-for-5 with four home runs and eight RBI against the Baltimore Orioles. That seems like a long time ago, especially considering Hamilton's early-season struggles with the Los Angeles Angels.
If you like long games and late nights, this was your week. That's why we're devoting our entire column of favorite nuggets from the week to that topic. Monday marathon: Mets/Marlins On Monday night the New York Mets and Miami Marlins played a 15-inning affair, with Miami tying the game in the ninth after a leadoff double, and the teams trading runs in the 15th before Nick Green's sacrifice fly gave the Marlins a walk-off.
With three teams each finishing at least 16 games above .500, the American League West was the strongest division in 2012 according to the ESPN Stats & Information MLB Division Power Rankings. And although it’s only one month into the season, the AL West is looking up at the five other divisions in the first edition of the 2013 rankings.
There's a premier pitching matchup on Sunday Night Baseball this evening with the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim visiting the Texas Rangers, and 20-game winner Jered Weaver facing almost-perfect second-year man Yu Darvish.
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What will the home-run impact be for Josh Hamilton in playing regularly in Angel Stadium? You might guess that his home run total would drop, given that Hamilton would have played half his season in a ballpark far less friendly than Rangers Ballpark in Arlington.
Throughout the offseason, we'll feature regular in-depth reviews of MLB moves. This week's piece looks at three middle relievers/setup men who were prominent signings at this year's Winter Meetings-- Koji Uehara, Sean Burnett, and Randy Choate.
Miguel Cabrera, the first Triple Crown winner since Carl Yastrzemski in 1967, is the first Tigers position player to win the MVP since Hank Greenberg in 1940. Cabrera won the award over Mike Trout, who contributed 10.
As we continue to discuss the fascinating American League MVP race, here’s a bit more background on the statistic that is being used to largely frame the case for Mike Trout. Wins Above Replacement (WAR) summarize a player’s total contributions to their team in one statistic.
