Archive for August, 2007
Kendrick pitches Phillies past Florida 9-2 (AP)
Kyle Kendrick was hit hard only when he batted. The Philadelphia right-hander took a fastball off his right arm trying to bunt in the second inning, but he still pitched seven innings, and the Phillies extended their winning streak to a season-best six games by beating Florida 9-2 Friday night. The Phillies climbed 10 games [...]
Posted: August 31st, 2007.
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Florida LF Willingham leaves game with injury (PA SportsTicker)
MIAMI (Ticker) - Florida Marlins left fielder Josh Willingham left Friday’s game against the Philadelphia Phillies in the top of the third inning with lower back stiffness.
Posted: August 31st, 2007.
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Florida exec to become Houston GM? (Yahoo! Sports)
ESPN’s Keith Law reported that Florida Marlins vice president of player personnel Dan Jennings is among the…
Posted: August 30th, 2007.
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Diaz hits 2 homers as Atlanta beats Florida 7-4 (AP)
Matt Diaz homered twice and the Atlanta Braves salvaged a win at the end of a disappointing trip Wednesday, beating Dontrelle Willis and the Florida Marlins 7-4. Diaz’s two-run homer in the third inning bounced off the top of the scoreboard and back onto the field. Third-base umpire Doug Eddings signaled homer, putting Atlanta ahead [...]
Posted: August 29th, 2007.
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Brawny Braun is NL’s top rookie of the year candidate (Yahoo! Sports)
Milwaukee Brewers’ slugging third baseman heads a deep list vying for the award.
Posted: August 29th, 2007.
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Brawny Braun is NL’s top rookie (Yahoo! Sports)
Milwaukee Brewers’ slugging third baseman heads a deep list vying for the award.
Posted: August 29th, 2007.
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Marlins pitcher Scott Olsen enrolls in pretrial diversion program, charges could be dismissed (AP)
Florida Marlins pitcher Scott Olsen has enrolled in a pretrial diversion program that could lead to dismissal of felony charges against him stemming from a DUI arrest. Olsen was arrested around 4 a.m. on July 21 after allegedly refusing to pull over and getting into a fight with police. He was booked on charges of [...]
Posted: August 29th, 2007.
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Acta goes the hard way (Yahoo! Sports)
Manny Acta never played in The Show, but he’s making the most of his chance managing the not-horrible Nationals.
Posted: August 28th, 2007.
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Braves lose to Marlins in 4-3 in 11 innings, failing to take advantage of Mets’ loss (AP)
Shuffling their rotation to line up John Smoltz to pitch against the New York Mets this weekend didn’t work out too well for the Atlanta Braves. After Smoltz fell behind early and the Braves rallied on Chipper Jones’ two-run homer, Alejandro De Aza’s 11th-inning sacrifice fly gave the Florida Marlins a 4-3 victory over Atlanta [...]
Posted: August 28th, 2007.
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Selig lobbies South Florida officials on Marlins ballpark (AP)
Baseball commissioner Bud Selig met for the first time with city and county leaders Tuesday, hoping his influence will help the Florida Marlins’ floundering bid for a new ballpark. Selig said he came away from the meetings satisfied the local officials want a new home for their baseball team. “It was clear to me that [...]
Posted: August 28th, 2007.
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