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Bad news for Crain

09:15 PM ET 05.17

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Since coming to the big leagues in 2004, Jesse Crain has been a very good pitcher for the Minnesota Twins. Though not a household name, he has excelled as a key component of the Twins bullpen. His career ERA is around 3, which made this year really susrprising: he's gotten off to a rocky start with a 5.51 ERA, and 4 HR allowed already. Two days ago, Tuesday, he was completely ineffective, allowing 6 runs to Cleveland.He's hit the DL today and the news from today's MRI is, most emphatically, not good:Torn rotator cuff.Torn labrum.They're getting a second opinion, but I…

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"Win Twins"? Then why is Ponson still pitching?

09:52 PM ET 05.12

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For the life of me, I can't understand this one.The Twins have a decent team, and a chance to contend this year, even in the meatgrinder that is the AL Central. So why, I ask you, did they name Sidney Ponson as a member of their starting rotation?The last time Sidney Ponson was anything close to even an average pitcher was in 2003. His struggles since then (on the field ... I won't even get into the ones off the field) have been worrisome:2004 (Orioles) - 11-15, 5.30 ERA2005 (Orioles) - 7-11, 6.21 ERA2006 (Yankees) - 0-1, 10.47 ERA2006 (Cardinals) - 4-4, 5.24 ERAPredictably, Ponson has…

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MLB - Around the NL Central, part 1

11:28 AM ET 05.11

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Continuing the series of division-by-division looks at the teams in MLB. Today, the NL Central. With six teams, we're going to do this in TWO posts, so it won't be so god-awful long. So, first, teams 1-3 in the standings: 1. Milwaukee Brewers (24-10, 0 GB) - OK, so they've had a very favorable early-season schedule. They've played 8 more games at home than on the road, and just finished beating up on the Nationals. None of that changes the fact that the BREWERS have the best record in the game. All they've done so far is turn baseball on its ear by storming…

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