http://www.usbaseballpro.com Blog about baseball players, teams and all other baseball stuff! Fri, 30 May 2008 18:13:38 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en In the shadow of a baseball stadium that rose from a mud-caked disaster area after Hurricane Katrina, Tulane’s players and coaches loaded a bus, their hopes of reaching the College World Series still intact.Across town, the University of New Orleans also is harboring dreams of a trip to Omaha. The ... http://www.usbaseballpro.com/college-baseball-back-in-force-in-post-katrina-new-orleans/ For one night at least, the Chicago Cubs are the best team in baseball. It’s a title they might not give up without a fight. Alfonso Soriano’s two-run single capped a late charge for the streaking Cubs, who won their fourth straight by beating the Colorado Rockies 8-4 Thursday night. At 33-21, ... http://www.usbaseballpro.com/cubs-capitalize-on-rockies-defense-in-win/ Nearly two months into the season, the San Diego Padres have yet to win three straight games. That will change if they can beat the Washington Nationals on Wednesday night. “One more. Let’s get one more,” Adrian Gonzalez said after he and Kevin Kouzmanoff homered on consecutive pitches with two outs in ... http://www.usbaseballpro.com/gonzo-kouz-go-yard-for-padres-over-nats/ I was recently reading an article on how pitchers in fantasy baseball are severely undervalued. It says that fantasy experts suggest spending spending a minimum of 60% of your money on hitting, and a maximum of 40% of it on pitching even though pitching counts for exactly half of the ... http://www.usbaseballpro.com/the-truth-about-pitching/ Rookie Joey Votto and Bronson Arroyo helped Chris Speier go undefeated through his two-game run as acting manager of the Cincinnati Reds. Votto hit his 10th homer, a three-run shot, and finished with four RBIs to lead the Cincinnati Reds to a 7-2 win over the San Diego Padres on Saturday ... http://www.usbaseballpro.com/votto-arroyo-carry-reds-over-padres/ San Francisco Giants shortstop Omar Vizquel was forced to wait at least one more day before claiming another place in the major league record book. Vizquel was seeking to tie Luis Aparicio’s major league record for most games played at the position before Saturday night’s game at Florida was rained out. The ... http://www.usbaseballpro.com/vizquel-seeks-to-tie-aparicio%e2%80%99s-record-for-games/ Jason Buursma pitches, hits, plays all over the field and even runs the game music for Bucknell’s baseball team. Name the task and he’s handled it as the Bison’s do-it-all star. “I just like to play,” the senior pitcher and outfielder said. “I like to be out there. Put me anyplace ... http://www.usbaseballpro.com/bucknell%e2%80%99s-buursma-a-double-threat-for-bison/ Florida is a beautiful city in America and a perfect place for base ball spring training. It is located in the south eastern region of the United States and is home for some of the major Base ball Teams. Climate of Florida is well regulated because of its proximity to ... http://www.usbaseballpro.com/florida-baseball-spring-training/ The Yankees avoided a sweep at the hands of the Cleveland Indians, by winning at home, 6-3, hitting four home runs. Yankee fans should be very nervous, as it takes four homers and barely 5 innings from Mike Mussina to get the job done. I do not like the way the ... http://www.usbaseballpro.com/yankees-go-home-run-crazy/ Orlando Hernandez and Mike Pelfrey, the two contenders for the final spot in the New York Mets’ rotation, pitched against each other in a simulated game Tuesday. Don’t expect their performances to sway manager Willie Randolph one way or the other. “Like I’ve said all spring, I don’t take a lot out ... http://www.usbaseballpro.com/hernandez-and-pelfrey-square-off-in-simulated-game-for-mets/