[...] f not, they could be in for another long season. Ben Sheets: Boom or bust? Speaking of pitchers that are coming off of injuries that have a ton of scrutiny around them, what about Sheets, who was given a $10M deal by GM Billy Beane in the offseason to come to Oakland? It's pretty clear that his health could affect everyone in baseball, as he'll clearly be on the trade market at the deadline if he [...]

[...] e of injury. 2: How big is the addition of SP Ben Sheets? Sheets has shown the ability to be a dominant pitcher at points during his career. In 2004 he pitched as well as any starter in the major leagues, finishing the year with 264 Ks, a 2.70 ERA, and a WHIP of 0.98 in 237 IP. However, playing on the 94 loss Brewers limited him to a 12-14 record. Since that season Sheets has continued to pitc [...]

[...] cher out there is CC Sabathia, with A.J. Burnett, Ben Sheets, Derek Lowe, Ryan Dempster, and Francisco Rodriguez also up for grabs. A Peek at the Future Ball State opened as a 5.5-point road favorite to beat Central Michigan and stay undefeated on Wednesday night. Thursday's college football action sees Georgia Tech opening as a 3.5-point home favorite against Miami . . . the Steelers opened as [...]

[...] hem an interesting underdog pick. CC Sabathia and Ben Sheets led the Brewers to the second-lowest ERA in the league, but Sheets is likely to miss the Brewers vs. Phillies matchup with elbow problems. Ryan Braun is looking to continue his monster season, but the young slugger will need some help from Prince Fielder. Philadelphia won five of six meetings with Milwaukee this season. For more props a [...]

[...] r the Cubs on Saturday, while Milwaukee is hoping Ben Sheets (13-8, 2.98) will be ready to go. Lilly picked up a win over St. Louis last time out after allowing four runs in seven innings. In two starts against Milwaukee this season Lilly is 0-1 with a 6.18 ERA. Sheets hasn't pitched since September 17 after pain in his elbow forced him to shut it down against the Cubs after only two innings. Shee [...]

[...] s continue to dog perennial Milwaukee Brewers ace Ben Sheets, the team appears to have another ace in the making. Gallardo made it two straight excellent starts since his return from the 15-day disabled list (knee surgery), going seven scoreless innings on Friday in Milwaukee. Gallardo has allowed just one run in 14 innings of work over two starts. The only problem -- he's gotten just one run of r [...]

[...] ductive over that period of time scoring 19 runs. Ben Sheets surrendered his first runs of the season in the first inning of Saturday's start in New York, but he retired 18 Mets in a row at one point and surrendered only one more run. He threw as many as 10 changeups and four or five outs came from that pitch, giving Sheets a potentially dangerous compliment to his fastball and curveball. He's 3-0 [...]

[...] hey have lost three out of their last four games. Ben Sheets has not allowed a run in any of his first 15 1/3 innings, putting together back-to-back starts likely to rival any pair in his all-star career. After 6 1/3 scoreless innings in rainy Wrigley Field on Opening Day, Sheets notched just the second shutout of his career and first since May 2001 with a dominant effort against San Francisco on [...]

[...] ad Lidge (Houston), Tim Lincecum (San Francisco), Ben Sheets (Milwaukee), Edinson Volquez (Cincinnati), Billy Wagner (New York), Brian Wilson (San Francisco), Kerry Wood (Chicago), Carlos Zambrano (Chicago). The internet poll will pick one more player from the National League of these players; Pat Burrell, Corey Hart, Carlos Lee, Aaron Roward and David Wright. One of the bigger all-star snub [...]