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Stephen Strasburg started the NCAA tournament opener for San Diego State on Friday night and the game against Virginia was televised on ESPN Classic, giving many people their first look at the phenom who’ll be the No. 1 overall pick next week. Virginia jumped on Strasburg early with a solo homer in the first inning…

White Sox general manager Kenny Williams keeps trying to acquire a big-name starting pitcher and they keep spurning his advances. Last week Williams worked out a trade for Jake Peavy only to have the Padres ace use his no-trade clause to block the deal and now the Houston Chronicle reports that Roy Oswalt “would invoke…

The Mets have a pretty glaring hole in that number five starter slot. Pedro Martinez is still available for the taking. Mets GM Omar Minaya loves Pedro. Mets fans love Pedro. The front office has a history (usually) of being very cognizant of what the fans want. So that equation should equal Pedro back in…

Red Sox 8, Blue Jays 2: The game story headlines give credit for the win to the Sox shaking up their lineup — Pedroia hit leadoff and Ellsbury dropped to eighth – but Ellsbury actually got on base more than Pedroia did in this game and wasn’t on base for either of Kevin Youkilis’ home…