Josh Willingham

(Getty Images) more pics » It's a good day to be Josh Willingham . The outfielder is in the news after knocking out two grand slams for the Washington Nationals last night, helping them cream the Brewers, 14-6. He became just the 13th player to do so in major league history. The last was Bill Bueller for the Boston Red Sox, way back in 2003. From a story at MLB.com: "That was a special night and one I will never forget," Willingham said after the game. "You don't get the opportunity to do that many times, much less come through in both situations." In ... Read Full Story

Written by Peter Schiller on - The Colorado Rockies, for some strange reason, have traded All-Star LF Matt Holliday to the Oakland A’s for SP Greg Smith, closer Huston Street and OF Carlos Gonzalez. You can see more details of this trade on ESPN . For reactions of this move, please visit Athletics Nation posts entitled New Holliday Thread and The Matt Holliday Deal and Its Ramifications ; and from Purple Row , please read The Oakland Trade: A Better Fit? and Tuesday Rockpile: Still waiting for Matt Holliday to be officially traded to the Oakland Athletics from Tuesday. Then there was the lesser ... Read Full Story

Season Wrap Up Although the Marlins finished 7.5 games out in the NL East in 2008, they didn’t have a bad season. After trading away Dontrelle Willis and Miguel Cabrera to the Tigers last off season, no one expected a lot from them in 2008. For starters, second baseman Dan Uggla had a monster first half of baseball! His average was way up and his power numbers were looking to be ncreasing as one wou expect after a few years under his belt. But just as Uggla started to come down to earth, the pitching staff was beginnig to draw attention to itself from ... Read Full Story

The Washington Nationals have checked two items off their shopping list by plucking pitcher Scott Olsen and outfielder Josh Willingham from the salary-shedding Florida Marlins. Read the full Article Read Full Story

National League Game Capsules - Sports Network Regina Leader-Post National League Game CapsulesSports Network - 7 hours agoMiami, FL (Sports Network) - Hanley Ramirez belted a pair of two-run homers, as the Florida Marlins walloped the Cincinnati Reds, 9-2, in the third meeting …American League Game Capsules Sports NetworkNational League Game Capsules Sports NetworkAmerican League Game Capsules Sports [...] Read Full Story