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Posted: Jul 3rd 2009 12:00 PM ET by Andrew Johnson (RSS feed)
Filed Under: Dodgers, Tigers
It's a baseball podcast. The math is easy, right? BaseCast. Let's rock.He's baaaaaaack.
Manny Ramirez rejoins the Dodgers Friday night in San Diego after a 50-game suspension for a violation of Major League Baseball's drug prevention program.
FanHouse's own Jeff Fletcher will be at Petco Park to see and report on Manny's return, so in preparation he joined Andrew Johnson (Prez) on the second edition of BaseCast to talk about what the media horde will be like, how, if at all, the slugger will address the media, what impact he'll have on the Dodgers on the field and how the road fans will react to him post-suspension.
And just for good measure, there's also Fletch's exclusive interview with Tigers center fielder
Curtis Granderson. Listen in after the jump.
Posted: Jul 3rd 2009 6:00 AM ET by Ed Price (RSS feed)
Filed Under: Braves, Giants, Mariners, Phillies, Royals, Tigers, Twins, Yankees, AL Central, NL East, MLB Injuries, Starting Five
Starting Five is our wrapup of the previous day's baseball action, with a quick nod to what is ahead.
You Oughta Know ...That the Braves have their longest winning streak of the year.
OK, it's only four games. But before Thursday night, Atlanta was the only team that had not won four straight at some point this season.
And where has it gotten the Braves? Not out of fourth place in the NL East – yet within two games of the first-place Phillies, their
victims the past three games.
Posted: Jul 2nd 2009 10:00 AM ET by Jeff Fletcher (RSS feed)
Filed Under: Tigers
Jim Leyland was a major league manager before
Rick Porcello was even born.
In the 23 years since Leyland got his first managerial job, he's learned a lot. Not the least of which is that there are some things you just can't know.
Like whether a 20-year-old kid is really ready to pitch in the majors.
"I can't say I knew [Porcello] was ready, to be honest with you," the Tigers manager said. "I'd be lying if I said I knew he was ready, but I'd be telling you the truth if I said he was one of the best five we had.
"I still don't know if he's ready, but he's one of the best five, and you're supposed to take the best five up here. It's the big leagues."
Posted: Jun 30th 2009 8:41 PM ET by Jeff Fletcher (RSS feed)
Filed Under: Tigers

OAKLAND -- The Tigers are in first place, winners of eight of their last 11 games, but manager
Jim Leyland isn't satisfied.
"Our offense is going to have to step it up in the second half if we are going to stay in contention," Leyland said before Tuesday night's game in Oakland. "There is no question about that."
A day after the Tigers were held to one run by the A's young pitching staff, including 21-year-old lefty
Brett Anderson, Leyland was still steamed at the pattern he's detected.
Posted: Jun 26th 2009 6:00 AM ET by Ed Price (RSS feed)
Filed Under: Marlins, Phillies, Rangers, Rays, Reds, Tigers, AL Central, NL East, MLB Injuries, Starting Five
Starting Five is our wrapup of the previous day's baseball action, with a quick nod to what is ahead.
You Oughta Know ...That the Marlins and Tigers are on fire.
Exactly two weeks ago, Florida was eight games behind Philadelphia. Since then the Marlins have gone 9-3, all in interleague play, to close within a game of first place. The hot streak includes four one-run wins and Thursday's 11-3 victory that sealed a sweep of the Orioles and
ran Florida's win streak to five.
During this 12-game stretch,
Hanley Ramirez has batted .400 with three home runs (one of them a grand slam Thursday) and 19 RBI while
Cody Ross has hit .400 with five homers and 12 RBI.
Posted: Jun 24th 2009 6:00 AM ET by Andrew Johnson (RSS feed)
Filed Under: Angels, Brewers, Cubs, Dodgers, Padres, Phillies, Rays, Tigers, Starting Five
Starting Five is our wrapup of the previous day's baseball action, with a quick nod to what is ahead.You Oughta Know ...That on the right night the minor leagues can be awfully interesting, even for someone who doesn't care at all about minor league baseball.
Manny Ramirez batted leadoff Tuesday night for the Triple-A Albuquerque Isotopes, playing four innings and
going 0-for-2 in his first rehab game since being suspended 50 games for a violation of Major League Baseball's drug policy.
Ramirez faced former Brewers starting pitcher
Manny Parra in both at-bats. Parra, now pitching for the Nashville Sounds, is trying to work his way back to the majors as well after a woeful couple of months in the Milwaukee rotation. He went 3-8 with a 7.52 ERA in 13 starts there before getting demoted, but he was the hard-luck loser against Albuquerque, tossing seven innings of one-run ball. The Brewers
could use another effective starter, that much is certain.
Posted: Jun 21st 2009 10:00 AM ET by Ed Price (RSS feed)
Filed Under: Athletics, Blue Jays, Giants, Mariners, Marlins, Nationals, Orioles, Phillies, Pirates, Rays, Red Sox, Tigers, MLB Draft, MLB Inside Scoop, Baseball Brunch
Posted: Jun 19th 2009 5:58 AM ET by Andrew Johnson (RSS feed)
Filed Under: Cubs, Dodgers, Indians, Red Sox, Royals, Tigers, Starting Five
Starting Five is our wrapup of the previous day's baseball action, with a quick nod to what is ahead.You Oughta Know ...That
Joe Torre can manage a little bit. Torre, who for a great part of his managing career was known as a loser, got his 2,195th managerial win Thursday night to pass
Sparky Anderson and move into fifth on the all-time list.
Incredibly, Torre has taken his team to the postseason in 13 consecutive seasons, and given the Dodgers' ever-expanding lead in the NL West, he's likely to make it 14 in 2009. Even with the loss of
Manny Ramirez, Los Angeles is 13-4-5 in 22 series this season, including taking two out of three from Oakland this week.
Posted: Jun 12th 2009 5:09 PM ET by Tom Fornelli (RSS feed)
Filed Under: Tigers, AL Central, MLB Injuries

When the
Detroit Tigers got
Jeremy Bonderman back on Monday, it presented somewhat of a problem for the team. If Bonderman pitched well enough to earn a spot back in the rotation, exactly whose spot would he take? Well, Bonderman didn't pitch very well in that first start, giving up six runs in four-plus innings, but
Dontrelle Willis followed Bonderman's start by walking five in five innings on Tuesday.
So, really, the decision the Tigers had to make was which one of their two options would do the least damage to the team every five days. Not an easy decision to make, but it looks like the Tigers have made it. On Friday, they placed
Bonderman back on the disabled list.