| As June approaches, the 2006 MLB season
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| | continues to mold himself into one of the
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| continues to heighten. While there is
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| | better run producing hitters in the NL.
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| well over four months left of games, the
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| | This week Bay showed his offensive
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| division races have been exceptionally
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| | prowess, hitting three long balls and
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| close. All three AL divisions, as well as
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| | knocking in ten, while scoring five
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| the NL West, have its top two teams
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| | times. Hitting 8/24 on the week with a
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| either tied or separated by only one
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| | double also added to his impressive week,
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| game. The NL East and NL Central have its
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| | leading the Bucs' offense. His team split
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| leaders ahead by 2.5 and 4 games,
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| | games on the week with a 3-3 record.AL
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| respectively.Barry Bonds continues to
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| | Player of the WeekScott Kazmir | SP |
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| dominate headlines, although this is the
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| | Tampa Bay Devil RaysOnce thought as a
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| last week we will hear about him
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| | high-end pitching prospect that never
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| attempting to tie Babe Ruth's 714. Bonds
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| | would develop, now those thoughts seem to
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| is now tied for second on the all-time
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| | be gone for good. Currently having one of
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| home run mark after his second inning
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| | the best individual years for a pitcher
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| home run on Saturday against the Oakland
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| | in '06, Kazmir is just one budding star
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| Athletics.Albert Pujols has shown no
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| | in the Devil Rays organization that has
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| signs of slowing up and may start to get
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| | already begun to blossom.Kazmir's week
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| some Triple Crown hype swirling his way.
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| | was as good as a starting pitcher could
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| He currently has 22 home runs and 54 RBI,
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| | ask for in today's game: Two starts and
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| both tops in the majors. While he is only
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| | two gem-like outings for the 22-year-old
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| hitting .317, most consider him the best
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| | Devil Ray ace. His two wins this week
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| hitter in the game and know he is quite
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| | helped to improve his 2006 campaign to
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| capable of leading the NL in batting over
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| | 7-2, tied for the major league lead in
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| the course of a season.NL Team of the
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| | wins.The first start came against a great
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| WeekLos Angeles DodgersPlaying in the
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| | White Sox lineup that seemed to be
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| most up-for-grabs division, Los Angeles
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| | clueless when Kazmir took the mound. He
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| turned in a successful week that has got
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| | pitched seven innings only allowing one
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| them back to within one game of the NL
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| | run, while conceding five hits and
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| West leading Colorado Rockies. All five
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| | striking out eight.Kazmir's second start
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| teams are only separated by two games, so
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| | on Sunday was even better. He out dueled
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| a single week's worth of games could turn
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| | Marlins' ace Dontrelle Willis on the day,
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| this division completely upside down.The
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| | throwing eight shutout innings with
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| Dodgers' week started off in Coors Field
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| | eleven strikeouts, while only allowing
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| as they played the first place Rockies.
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| | four hits and a walk.Upcoming Weekend
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| Despite all three games being fairly low
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| | Series to WatchSt. Louis Cardinals @ San
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| scoring, Los Angeles managed to take two
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| | Diego Padres | May 26-28Probable Pitching
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| of three on its way back to California.
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| | Match-upsFriday - Jeff Suppan vs. Clay
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| Still without the injured Eric Gagne, the
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| | Hensley
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| Dodgers received saves from two of their
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| | Saturday - Mark Mulder vs. Chan Ho Park
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| relievers. Takashi Saito recorded his
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| | Sunday - Anthony Reyes vs. Jake PeavyThe
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| first save of the year, while veteran
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| | first meeting in 2006 between the two
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| closer Danys Baez recorded his ninth.Los
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| | will mark a rematch of their NL Wild Card
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| Angeles' weekend series opened
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| | series this past October. The Cardinals
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| interleague play as they hosted the Los
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| | swept San Diego easily last postseason
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| Angeles Angels of Anaheim. The Dodgers
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| | and seem in even better shape at this
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| took all three games in convincing
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| | point in the 2006 season.Heading into
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| fashion, dismantling their California
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| | this week, these two teams are going in
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| counterparts, 31-7, over the course of
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| | opposite directions. The Cardinals
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| the three game set. The Dodgers' overall
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| | finally caught the surprise Cincinnati
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| record sits at 24-20.AL Team of the
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| | Reds and now lead the NL Central. San
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| WeekTampa Bay Devil RaysOften the joke of
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| | Diego, since their impressive week seven
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| the AL now passed on to the Kansas City
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| | days ago, has dropped three straight and
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| Royals, the D-Rays have been playing some
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| | now occupy the NL West cellar.While the
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| good ball thus far in '06. A 5-1 week now
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| | Padres throw two of their better starting
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| has them only four games under .500 at
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| | pitchers to the mound this upcoming
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| 20-24.Home for all its games this past
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| | weekend in Chan Ho Park and Jake Peavy,
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| week, Tampa Bay's first series saw them
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| | their offense will not be able to keep up
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| take two of three from the defending
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| | with the lineup St. Louis will counter
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| world champion White Sox. The Devil Rays
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| | with.Pujols, Edmonds and Rolen are
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| offense scored 15 runs in its two wins
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| | arguably are the best 3-4-5 in baseball
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| versus Chi-town, both victories earned by
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| | and their presence in the batting order
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| the starting rotation.After a victorious
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| | can menace any arm on the mound. The
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| series during the weekday, Tampa Bay
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| | Cardinals' arms are no slouch either.
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| busted out the brooms and swept the
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| | Mark Mulder has been a great addition
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| Florida Marlins in a battle of the
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| | since coming over from the A's. Reyes has
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| Sunshine State. Reliever Tyler Walker had
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| | been ever impressive since replacing
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| an impressive week, registering three
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| | injured Sidney Ponson.Series
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| saves and a relief victory. Scott Kazmir
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| | PredictionCardinals win 2-1The views
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| won his second game of the week, forcing
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| | expressed in this article are not
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| the Marlins to a goose egg on Sunday.NL
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| | necessarily those of Doc's MLB picks
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| Player of the WeekJason Bay | LF |
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| | service.Doc Moseman of Doc's Sports is a
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| Pittsburgh PiratesDespite playing for an
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| | documented member of the Professional
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| awful team, the Pirates' Jason Bay
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| | Handicappers League.
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