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Once upon a time, before CNN was born, Larry King hosted an all-night radio talk show. The show originated in Washington, D.C., and was syndicated across the USA. As far as over-night radio on the AM dial, Larry was the king of the airwaves.The Larry King back then was not the kind and gentle, heart-healthy Larry King who we see on television today. The radio version of Larry was a curmudgeonly, sarcastic man who ate lots of pastrami and corned beef at Duke's Deli (a D.C. legend) daily, while seemingly divorcing wives annually. Larry did not hesitate to blow off a caller who tried to get cute on the air. For that matter, he would diss callers whose agenda was too slow-paced for his liking. King was also known to take an occasional catnap on the air. This was not the show for lonely people with who loved kittens.One early morn, I was searching ...

Through the first month of the 2012 Major League Baseball season, there have been many pleasant surprises and great disappointments.In both leagues there is a player with realistic shots at the triple crown: the Dodgers' Matt Kemp and the Rangers' Josh Hamilton. The biggest off-season signing, Albert Pujols, is having one of his worst hitting months of his career.If the season ended right now, the AL East would have three teams in the playoffs, and one of those teams would be the Baltimore Orioles. The AL Central would be won by the Cleveland Indians, not the Detroit Tigers, and the most disappointing team would be the AL West's Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim with a record of 8-15.There have been a ton of over- and underachievers in the American League this season, and these are my selections for April's All-Stars. Begin Slideshow

 Twenty games is a small sample size—we all know that.  When the season is 40 games old, we can make a better assessment of where the Giants stand and their postseason chances.  Certainly four games back behind the Dodgers is nothing to get too nervous about.Even though the 2012 season is young, we've seen some pretty amazing baseball already.  The Cain vs. Lee battle will go down in history as one of the truly great games played at AT&T.  The streak of the Panda and the remarkable return of Buster are also things that the fans can rally behind.There are some troubling trends as well though—question marks that GM Brian Sabean and manager Bruce Bochy will be addressing in the coming weeks.  Tell me if you agree with the potential problems that I think the Giants need to fix ASAP.Begin Slideshow

After a 2011 Major League Baseball season that left us amazed, confounded and breathless for seven months, Opening Day 2012 couldn't get here fast enough.  There were huge free-agent signings in the off-season (Albert Pujols and Prince Fielder among the largest), risky managerial appointments (Mike Matheny in St. Louis and Robin Ventura with the White Sox top that list), and the promise of amazingly talented rookies ready for their first full year in the majors (Matt Moore, Brett Lawrie, Bryce Harper and Mike Trout won't disappoint).  Of course, it's still early in 2012 and with "Warning: Small Sample Size" announcements abound, there are some real surprises in the first month of the baseball season.  Here are the Top 10 surprises in the MLB through the first month of the 2012 season.Begin Slideshow

White Sox pitcher Philip Humber threw the 21st perfect game in Major League Baseball history on Saturday afternoon, dominating the Seattle Mariners for nine innings without allowing a single baserunner. Few clubs in baseball are as exclusive as the perfect game club; with just 21 (22, if you include Armando Galarraga's botched no hitter in 2009) members, it remains one of the premier pitching achievements of all time. But just how perfect was Humber's gem? Where does it rank in the club? Let's take a look at every perfecto thrown in the modern era and figure out just where the 29-year-old righty's falls on the list. So grab your rosin bag and practice shaking off the catcher, and let's get started, shall we? Begin Slideshow

This weekend, the Oakland Athletics will celebrate the 40th anniversary of the organization’s 1972 World Series championship, as part of their three-game series hosting the Cleveland Indians. The highlight of the weekend will be the fan giveaway for Saturday’s matinee—a Rollie Fingers bobblehead doll, featuring his awesome signature handlebar moustache.Renowned for his famous facial hair, Fingers also happened to have a Hall-of-Fame career as one of the first premier relievers in baseball history and clearly the most successful in the redefined role of the modern closer. His excellence on the field not only revolutionized the role of the closer in modern baseball, but it also paved the way for a long line of great closers in Oakland Athletics team history.In honor of Fingers’ illustrious career and all the wonderful closers over the past 40 years of A’s baseball, let’s take a look at eight of the greatest closers in Oakland team history.Begin Slideshow

The MLB draft may not attract the same fanfare as their NFL and NBA counterparts, but there is just as much of an impact on the future of the franchise. This year’s draft is going to be littered with collegiate stars that are experienced and ready to move their way through the minor league ranks in a hurry. Will we see another Mike Leake? The Reds pitcher was a 2010 first-rounder that didn’t play a single inning in the minors after making the eventual NL Central champs rotation out of spring training. As we go through a mock draft, the emphasis will be on college stars that will hit the ground running with their new team as the countdown to June 4th rolls on. (College Studs Highlighted in Italics)   1. Deven Marrero, SS, Arizona State The defensive whiz was the 2011 Pac-10 Defensive player of the year as ...

Jesus Montero is one of the most valuable players in the Seattle Mariners organization, but he has a ways to go and grow before he's recognized as one of the most valuable players in the entire league.The M's paid a lot to get him, giving up Michael Pineda, the flamethrowing Dominican, and Jose Campos, a younger pitcher with high potential, but they also received right-handed starting pitcher Hector Noesi.At this point, the Mariners appear to be the big winners, with Campos still in the minors, Pineda on the disabled list and Noesi and Montero combining on April 14th for a nice Seattle win (Noesi went eight innings, allowing no runs on five hits, and Montero batted in three of the team's four runs.)While Montero has looked pretty nice at the plate thus far, he hasn't seen a lot of time behind the plate, which is where he can impact his ...

 Now that we're one week into the 2012 fantasy baseball season, it's time to begin the over-analyzation of your fantasy roster.A successful draft day very seldom leads to a league title without making multiple in-season changes to your roster—meaning that picture-perfect lineup card will certainly need some tweaking once the spring training studs do not pan out. Here are six players to avoid that are likely to keep your rotisserie team out of the playoffs.  Buster Posey - San Francisco Giants (C) Perhaps the Giants' most popular player, Posey is fresh off a terrible leg injury that raises serious questions about how many days he has left behind the dish. Posey took the questions comically, commenting “I’m too slow for the outfield...well, (Pat) Burrell played out there.”He's been considered a top-five catcher in the league with some draft owners snagging him as early as the fourth and fifth rounds. Posey's bat is what's most questionable ...

The Phillies have seen drastic ups and downs for the past 20 seasons. They lost as many as 97 games in 2000 and won as many as 102 in 2011.  They have been to three World Series (1993, 2008, 2009) winning one and have won the division six times (1993, 2007-11).So who had the best seasons, by position during that stretch to make up the All-Phillies team of the past 20 years?  Who's the manager and best coach?Let's find out.Begin Slideshow