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Ozzie Guillen is being punished for expressing an opinion. Which sounds like something that would happen in Castro's Cuba, and not the Free World. Obviously as a private entity, the Marlins have the right to suspend Guillen. Guillen's remarks have in...

It's one thing when an intern indulges a little skepticism about Ken Rosenthal's rumor-mongering. Now, though, it's Phillies ace Roy Halladay. Yesterday, after Halladay was roughed up in his latest spring outing, Rosenthal cited the observations of t...

According to Ken Rosenthal, the Oakland Athletics are no longer interested in former Orioles closer and lefty reliever ace Mike Gonzalez. In this piece on Call to the Pen, Mike Gonzalez is identified as a good fit for the Texas Rangers and a not-as-g...

The Reds kicked off Cactus League action today against the Cleveland Indians.  The Reds will play six exhibition games, this Spring, against their Goodyear, Arizona neighbors.   There were 6,340 spectators at Goodyear Ballpark, today, to enjoy ...

Friend of the site Ken Rosenthal is reporting that Major League Baseball is, in fact, going to expand the playoffs; and it's going to happen this year.

This is one of those posts that epitomizes the name of this site.  This is a rant.  A major one. Ken Rosenthal of Fox Sports wrote today that a final agreement on expanding playoffs to 10 teams starting in 2012 could be announced as soon as tomorro...

Ryan Braun just beat MLB’s system for preventing the use of performance enhancing drugs, and he does not lack for help in building his soapbox.  From that soapbox, Braun’s supporters are launching public relations attacks directed at eve...

Ken Rosenthal of FOX SPORTS confirmed what he first tweeted, that the New York Yankees have a deal in place to trade AJ Burnettto the Pittsburgh Pirates, pending MLB Commissioner Bud Selig’s approval and passing a physical on Sunday. Well the go...

I am kicking myself for presuming that the media would go dormant on trade rumors surrounding New York Yankees pitcher AJ Burnett. As usual the spark came via FOX Sports Ken Rosenthal who reported that the Pittsburgh Pirates might land Burnett. He al...

What happened to re-signing six-time Gold Glove winner Eric Chavez? Somewhere between the Pineda-Montero trade, Kuroda signing and the never-ending fifth starter debate, Chavez’s status got pushed aside. Also, baseball in general has taken a back s...

Few fits are as natural as Carlos Zambrano playing in Miami for fellow Venezuelan Ozzie Guillen. The connection was made in early October when the two spoke over the phone about Zambrano potentially joining the Marlins, and Guillen and Big Z got thei...