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Yep, i remember when Red Sox and Yankees fight for the right to get sign Daisuke Matsuzaka, best pitcher of Japan in that time, Sox win the right to signed.

Ichiro from Seatle play in Japan league before Mariners sign him, Hideki Matzui also play in Japan league before Yankees take him.

Major League Baseball Properties Inc. is suing former business partner Upper Deck Co. In the case U.S. District Court, No. 10-732, Major League Baseball Properties Inc v Upper Deck Co that was filed in the Southern District of New York, the league is claiming that the trading card manufacturer continued making cards imprinted with the league’s official logos even after its licensing deal has expired. Major League Baseball Properties oversees the trademarks for thirty teams.................

Read more:Major League Baseball sues Upper Deck over Trademark Infringement

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I hope leland has got his troops ready this year and they dont give up and crack under presure again

The MLB’s drive for HGH testing is steadily gaining momentum. This development happened after Terry Newton’s suspension because of having positive blood test results for the performance-enhancing drug. The British rugby player is the first athlete to be suspended for HGH use.,..................




Read more: HGH Testing For MLB Players Soon


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What a classy move done by nomar g. today signs for one day so he can retire as a redsox thats one classy move to the team and the fans who were always greatful to how played the game and i know it was all about the money when he was traded but its a money sport but he did right by me unlike clemens the dirty yankee traitor/steroid takin bum

You will not find a better Ambassador for the game!:thumbsup:thumbsup:thumbsup

I miss Pudge :crying

The Mariners welcomed Erik Bedard back in the game for the Mariners, although the speed is not quite what is expected. However, this is much better compared to the rehabilitation he’s been through for a long period of seven months......................


Read more: Bedard Back in Shape for Mariners

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Hank Aaron is confident about the skills of rookie Jason Heyward, saying that the player can help spruce up excitement in baseball within the black community...........


Read more: Heyward Indispensable to Baseball, says Aaron

Every Friday throughout the MLB season Bodog will be giving one lucky Bodog Facebook Fan Page fan the chance to win a $25 MLB Free Bet, and winning a $25 MLB Free Bet has never been easier!..................


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Traded for the money is right...he wasn't earning his paycheck with his injuries and serious decline in offensive performance. Worked out well for us in the end that year, I must admit though with doug's key play

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In a recent Phillys game at the Citizens Bank Park, a fan ran into the field to seek his 15 minutes of fame. Unfortunately, after 30 seconds, he was tasered by the police. The fan who was tasered down was Steve Consalvi, a 17-year old who even called his dad through cellphone to say that he was planning to run into the field. His dad discouraged him but it didn’t work as Consalvi was able to fulfill his dreams for about 30 seconds......................


Read more: MLB Fans Seeking 15 Minutes of Fame Should Think Twice

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There's always a few idiots every year who try it though...

With the first round of MLB interleague series starting off good, the baseball season is moving along quite well. For sports enthusiasts and bettors out there, here are some trends and updates that can help them make the right decision, especially when betting on teams playing against LHP or left-handed pitchers.

The following is a list of some of the teams that do well and not so well against LHPs..........


Read more: How MLB Lefties can Affect Winning Odds

We’re over a month-and-a-half in to the MLB betting season and Sports Betting thought it would be fun to check in on the latest World Series odds. The defending champion New York Yankees are off to a good start and their odds reflect it, while the defending NL champs the Philadelphia Phillies are also well positioned for another run at the baseball betting title.

When spring training began, MLB betting experts targeted the Yankees and Phillies as favorites to get back to the World Series and play once more for baseball supremacy. While other contenders have emerged to wager on, the Phils and Yanks are there as well, according to the odds.

The Yankees World Series odds are 5/2 to win it all, while the Phillies World Series odds are 15/4. Both teams are relatively healthy and that’s keeping them as favorites.

But there are other baseball betting options to win the MLB title in 2010. The Tampa Bay Rays have been leading the Yankees for the most of the 2010 baseball betting season and should not be taken lightly. They were in the 2008 World Series and did finish over .500 in 2009. This season, they appear to be healthier and much deeper at the pitching position. Sports Betting has the Rays as a 5/1 shot to win it all.

Meanwhile, the perennial playoff team the St. Louis Cardinals are also being weighted as a contender. They are listed as 7/1 shots at the moment. If their offense gets hot, the Cards could go a long way, making their 7/1 status as a steal for MLB betting aficionados.

Having fallen off in terms of quality pitching starts and offensive power, the Boston Red Sox have been reduced to a .500 team so far on the 2010 baseball betting season. As a result, their odds currently sit at 14/1 to win it all. Taking into account the fact that both the Rays and the Yankees are in their division, Boston is probably not worth a bet at the moment.

Finally, do you want some real MLB wagering value? How about the Minnesota Twins? They are leading their division and boast a much deeper roster in 2010. This scrappy team is playing like a contender right from the start, a stark contrast to their come-from-behind mentality that propelled them into the postseason last year. Sports Betting lists the Twins as 16/1 to win the World Series, great baseball betting value if you can get it.

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Bodog’s MLB odds on the Detroit Tigers-Seattle Mariners series, a two-game set that opens in the Pacific Northwest on Tuesday night, certainly will be altered a bit when released on Tuesday as the Tigers’ best hitter, Miguel Cabrera, won’t play.

But don’t worry Tigers backers, Cabrera isn’t hurt but instead taking the time off to be with his wife for the birth of their second child. Cabrera's wife, Rosangel, is scheduled to have labor induced on Tuesday near their home in Miami. The Tigers play Tuesday night and Wednesday afternoon in Seattle, so it’s virtually impossible for Cabrera to even get to Seattle in time. He hit his 10th home run of the season in Sunday's win over the Dodgers, and his 40 RBIs lead the major leagues; his .331 average is third on the team. Either Brennan Boesch or Johnny Damon figures to hit cleanup, while Don Kelly or Ryan Raburn figures to start at first.

Meanwhile, Detroit center fielder Austin Jackson, who looks like the AL Rookie of the Year so far, should be good to go against the Mariners after missing Sunday’s game against the Dodgers after getting beaned Saturday night before by Ramon Troncoso. Jackson, who is hitting.337 with 11 RBIs in 42 games, probably will have a puffy left eye for at least a few more days.

This series finishes a seven-game road trip for Detroit, which is 3-2 on it so far. Sunday’s win improved the Tigers to 16-0 this season when leading after six innings. Meanwhile, this two-gamer is the end of a seven-game homestand for Seattle, which is 2-3 on it. The M’s dropped the final two games over the weekend against San Diego, totaling just two runs. Offense has been the issue all season as Seattle ranks last in the AL in runs, batting average and on-base percentage, among other categories.

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So much for the NL East being a foregone conclusion for the Philadelphia Phillies, as the reigning two-time pennant winners fell out of first place thanks to Monday night’s loss to the streaking Atlanta Braves. And host Atlanta is a -140 favorite on Bodog’s MLB odds for Tuesday night’s Game 2 of the series.

Hard to imagine how an offense with guys like Ryan Howard, Chase Utley and Jayson Werth can struggle so much (it misses Jimmy Rollins), but in their last nine games, the Phillies have scored 10 runs. They have not scored more than five runs in a game since May 17. The Phils have gone 13 straight games with fewer than 10 hits, the longest such streak since 1983. They have not hit a home run in 63 consecutive innings, the longest such streak since July 1999.

The Braves won 9-3 on Monday as Troy Glaus continued his recent resurgence. Glaus hit his eighth homer of the season and sixth of May. He hit .194 with nine RBIs in April and .330 with 28 RBIs in May. The Braves, winners of six straight, are one-half game ahead of Philadelphia, which has dropped two straight and nine of 13. Atlanta has gone 16-4 since May 10 and has made up 7 1/2 games in the NL East since May 17, when they were in last place. The team hasn't held first place in the NL East this late in a season since they won the last of 14 straight division titles in 2005.

Philadelphia turns to lefty Cole Hamels (5-3, 3.82) tonight. Philadelphia is 9-3 in his past 12 starts against Atlanta, and he's 8-2 with a 4.03 ERA over that span. The Braves counter with Tim Hudson (5-1, 2.24). He has yet to allow more than three earned runs this season and Atlanta is 5-1 in his past six starts.

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He is the greatest Seattle Mariner of all time and saved baseball in that city, the biggest reason that Safeco Field was even built in the Pacific Northwest. And now Ken Griffey Jr. is finally stepping away from baseball, with Junior a lock first-ballot Hall of Famer when he’s eligible five seasons after this one.

Manager Don Wakamatsu told reporters that Griffey was retiring Wednesday afternoon. Griffey was not at Safeco Field and was not expected to attend Wednesday's game. The team will make an official announcement on the field before Seattle takes on Minnesota.

Griffey played for Seattle from 1989-1999 and came back again in 2009. He really never should have left the Mariners for his hometown Reds, which he did following the 1999 season. In his 11 seasons in Seattle before leaving, Junior was easily the best player in baseball and arguably the best center fielder ever. He played less than 120 games just twice in his first stint with Seattle and had six seasons of more than 40 homers and seven years with 100-plus RBIs.

With the Reds, injuries plagued Griffey and likely cost him a chance to be the guy to pass Hank Aaron’s home run record before Barry Bonds did. Junior played 145 games in his first season in Cincy but never played that many again. In one three-season stretch (2002-04), he played just 206 games because of injuries and hit only 41 homers – that was a season’s worth with the Mariners. This season has been a disaster, with Junior hitting .184 with no homers and seven RBIs. He had had only seven at-bats since May 18 and was caught in a bit of criticism when he reportedly was asleep in the clubhouse during a game when he was needed as a pinch-hitter. But steroid rumors, which plagued many of his peers, never surrounded Griffey.

Junior, a 13-time All-Star retires with 630 home runs (fifth all-time), 1,836 RBIs (14th), 2,781 hits, a career OBP of .370 and 10 Gold Gloves. He is first in Mariners history in home runs (417); second in slugging percentage (.553), RBIs (1,216), doubles (341), total bases (3,495), runs (1,113), games (1,685) and at-bats (6,317); and third in hits (1,843). He was the American League Most Valuable Player in 1997.

"Ken is both the finest ballplayer I have ever known and one of the finest people I have ever known," Mariners president Chuck Armstrong said in a statement. "I consider myself unbelievably fortunate to have had the opportunity to watch a first-ballot Hall of Famer's career unfold in front of me, and in front of the great fans in Seattle."

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