Everyone is getting dinged up and for teams out of the playoff hunt, many of them are shutting players down.

I would have guessed that they’d languish on the market forever, but Tom Hicks apparently has a half dozen offers for that stake — probably a controlling stake — of the Rangers he’s been peddling. Well, it is Texas, and rich Texans are different than rich people from other places, so guess I shouldn’t be […]

Ned Colletti wants to come back to L.A. next year: A day removed from acquiring the final pieces of the team the Dodgers could field in October, General Manager Ned Colletti briefly turned his attention to free agency on Tuesday. His own. The decision of whether Colletti will remain with the club is half Colletti’s, […]

I’m going to take a quickie trip to California in a couple of weeks for a friend’s wedding. The beautiful Bay Area! The wonderful wine of Napa! The first chance at a romantic, kid-free getaway in years for Mrs. Shyster and me! So what did I do this morning? Sat bummed after realizing that the […]

Warning: I’m just not feeling the gravity of the baseball season this morning, so there’s gonna be a lot of randomness in today’s installment. Phillies 1, Giants 0: Philadelphia was cruising before Cole Hamels woke up. Now they’re positively terrifying. Two hitter. Nine Ks. Dear God. Braves 4 Marlins 3: Tim Hudson is back, pitched […]

The Oakland Athletics’ rookie pitchers have certainly been a surprise and none have seen as much success as 21-year-old lefty Brett Anderson. Get the skinny on Anderson in this installment of THT Fantasy Focus.

What typically happens to 22-year-old middle infielders with no previous big-league experience?

A look at how far hitters let the ball travel before making contact

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From Rick Morrissey: And while we’re asking questions, since when did Trader Kenny become Traitor Kenny? On Monday, the news hit that Sox general manager Ken Williams had sent a memo to every team listing the players he was willing to trade. By Tuesday morning, Jim Thome, who was having a nice year at the […]