Archive for March, 2008
A-Rod plays for hometown crowd in Miami; Reds beat Rays in Al Lang Field finale (AP)
Hometown hero Alex Rodriguez played in Miami for the first time since high school, while the scenic waterfront site of exhibition games for more than eight decades hosted its final game in St. Petersburg, Fla. Adam Dunn homered and the Cincinnati Reds beat the Tampa Bay Rays 6-3 on Friday in the final game [...]
Posted: March 28th, 2008.
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Jeff Conine signs 1-day deal with Marlins, retires (AP)
Jeff Conine signed a one-day contract with the Florida Marlins on Friday, so he could retire as a member of the team with whom he won two World Series championships. Conine — known throughout the organization as “Mr. Marlin” — was 4-for-4 as the starting left fielder in the franchise’s first game in 1993, and [...]
Posted: March 28th, 2008.
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Money matters: How the AL dominates the NL (SportingNews.com)
To find the power in baseball this season, follow the money and go to the American League.
Posted: March 28th, 2008.
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Y! experts peer into a crystal baseball (Yahoo! Sports)
Will the Red Sox repeat as champions? Will Johan Santana pitch the Mets to glory, or will the Cubs win it all for the first time in 100 years?
Posted: March 27th, 2008.
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VandenHurk walks 5, throws 100 pitches as the Marlins lose to the St. Louis Cardinals 2-0 (AP)
Rick VandenHurk’s first outing after Florida made him its No. 2 starter was a rough one. VandenHurk walked five and needed 100 pitches to get through 4 2-3 innings in the Marlins’ 2-0 loss to the St. Louis Cardinals on Thursday. The right-hander allowed two runs and five hits but hurt himself with his command, [...]
Posted: March 27th, 2008.
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Gonzalez could get opening-day start for Marlins (Yahoo! Sports)
When veteran outfielder Luis Gonzalez arrived in Florida Marlins ‘ camp last month, he began preparing to start…
Posted: March 27th, 2008.
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Pedro Martinez ready for season, plans to `speak up’ in Mets’ clubhouse this year (AP)
Pedro Martinez is ready for the regular season and he plans to be a vocal leader in the clubhouse this year. The three-time Cy Young Award winner threw 80 pitches against minor leaguers Wednesday before the New York Mets lost 7-5 to the Florida Marlins. Martinez went six innings and pronounced himself healthy heading into [...]
Posted: March 26th, 2008.
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Dish: Only career-best Santana can save Mets (SportingNews.com)
One thing has to happen for the New York Mets to overcome last season’s stunning late collapse: New lefthander…
Posted: March 26th, 2008.
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Dish: Mets doomed unless Santana better than ever (SportingNews.com)
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Posted: March 26th, 2008.
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In new Clemens report, Republicans attack Democrats’ findings (AP)
RONALD BLUM AP Sports Writers Roger Clemens got some new Republican support in his dispute with Brian McNamee. Reprising the partisan nature of last month’s congressional hearing that examined whether the seven-time Cy Young Award winner took performance-enhancing drugs, the leading Republican on the committee that heard testimony from Clemens and McNamee released a [...]
Posted: March 26th, 2008.
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