All About Chi-Town
Believe it or not, the Cubs should be a lot better in 2013. As for the White Sox, they'll likely be worse than they were in '12. David Schoenfield examines both clubs. Cubs »White Sox »ESPN Chicago »
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- Cubs activate Garza from DL; starts vs. Bucs
- Howard back in Phils' lineup after 2 games
- Giants' Vogelsong to DL with broken hand
- Announcer: Sweets sunk Chapman Sunday
- Owner touts White Sox sale in succession plan
- Montreal names street for Hall of Famer Carter
- Nationals put Mattheus on DL, recall 2 pitchers
- Indians first baseman Swisher on paternity list
- Rays' Maddon OK with Escobar's celebration
- Dodgers GM supports Mattingly
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- Szymborski: Easy upgrades for contenders
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A Tribal Mentality
Buster Olney talks about how the Indians are collectively very good at grinding out at-bats.
Still Like Ike?
Chris Singleton and Mark Mulder discuss what they think the Mets should do with struggling Ike Davis.
JAYSON STARK
Even at 43, Mariano Rivera has lost nothing to age as he keeps dominating as the Yankees' closer. Blog »
BUSTER OLNEY
When Small
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While it's easy dismiss statistical anomaly as a "small sample," players and coaches use that kind of info every single day. Blog 
DAILY INSIDER
- Buster_ESPN Buster Olney
Don Kelly comes in to play CF for bottom of the 6th. Mentioned the other day he played a lot of CF in 2009 minors. http://t.co/fSHOARUG0T
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Cabrera with a two-run homer. Crazy. 12th homer, 48th and 49th RBI, in Game No. 43 for Detroit.
17 minutes ago
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- AdamRubinESPN Adam Rubin
Ike Davis grounds out to first base to strand two in scoring position. #Reds 3, #Mets 0, end 4
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Have Reds benefited from easy schedule? http://t.co/4JLVwnbdTf
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Sale scratched from tomorrow's start vs Red Sox. Mild tendinitis Hector Santiago to start instead
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Dickerson with another homer off Hughes.
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@McCulloughSL He is emotional about it.
41 minutes ago
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Corey Kluber has his nasty two-seamer working to left-handed hitters... Indians 1-0, so far.
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- AndrewMarchand Andrew Marchand
That's ex-Yankee Chris Dickerson taking Hughes deep.
about an hour ago
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- karabellespn Eric Karabell
Me too. I don't sit hot starters due to ballpark “@tpaln: @karabellespn i actually started him v colorado, thank you very much”
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Perfect. 7-0 for 1-7! “@big_cat88: @karabellespn I just traded Corbin for Hamels.”
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- AdamRubinESPN Adam Rubin
Hefner: I feel for Oklahomans http://t.co/dbQXPLttMg #NYM #Mets
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Mike Leake Ks. It was a 48-pitch first inning for Jon Niese. #Reds 3, #Mets 0, mid-1.
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Jon Niese up to 45 pitches after bases-loaded walk. #Reds 3, #Mets 0, top 1.
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E-5 by David Wright with bases loaded and two outs allows 2 runs to score. #Reds 2, #Mets 0, top 1.
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Buzz: Nick Tepesch scratched from start http://t.co/QgdYIyXVYW
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This first better than the last first. #Hughes
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RT @JackCurryYES: Nate McLouth is 10 for his last 10 off Phil Hughes, which includes 2 hits in the post-season. That's stunning.
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Lineups: A.J. Pierzynski returns from DL http://t.co/vHqtdAhu7V
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MUST SEE
- 2013 MLB Preview
- Rising stars, awards, predictions, team capsules and much more. »
- BBTN 500
- Miguel Cabrera was No. 1 as BBTN counted down the top 500 players of 2013. »
- Top 2013 Prospects
- Keith Law ranks MLB's top 100 prospects and farm systems in 2013. »
- Hall of 100
- ESPN created a Hall with the top 100 players, led by Babe Ruth at No. 1. »
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The Great Mariano
At age 43, Yankees closer Mariano Rivera is still as dominating as he ever was.
Hello, Cleveland!
With a Justin Masterson-led rotation paying early dividends, the Indians are on the right side of .500.
Perils Of Wanting Perfection
As a society, we want and demand perfection from umpires. But, in reality, that wish could be a rather slippery slope.
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