Archive for April, 2008
Attendance soars even as economy sags (Yahoo! Sports)
Fans feeling the pinch of a recession continue to flock to ballparks, exhibiting loyalty while defying logic.
Posted: April 30th, 2008.
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Billingsley earns 1st win for Dodgers (AP)
Chad Billingsley pitched seven innings to win for the first time this season and Rafael Furcal had a career-high five hits for the Los Angeles Dodgers, who extended their winning streak to five games by beating the Florida Marlins, 13-1 on Wednesday night. Furcal went 5-for-6 with a double, giving him 17 extra-base hits, the [...]
Posted: April 30th, 2008.
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Kent helps Dodgers beat Marlins 7-6 (AP)
Jeff Kent’s two-out single broke a ninth-inning tie, and the Los Angeles Dodgers won their fourth game in a row Tuesday night by beating the Florida Marlins 7-6. Andre Ethier walked with one out against Kevin Gregg (3-1), took second on a groundout and scored on Kent’s single. Joel Beimel (2-0) pitched a scoreless eighth, [...]
Posted: April 29th, 2008.
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Baseball Power Poll: Marlins and Rays crack the top 10 (SportingNews.com)
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Posted: April 28th, 2008.
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Helms’ homer lifts Marlins over Brewers (AP)
Wes Helms came through in just his fourth start of the year, hitting a solo home run leading off the 10th inning to lift the Florida Marlins to a 3-2 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Sunday. Helms hit an 0-2 pitch off Seth McClung (1-1) about five feet over the left-field wall for his [...]
Posted: April 27th, 2008.
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Fielder homers to lead the Brewers past Marlins 4-3 (AP)
Prince Fielder hit a go-ahead solo home run in the eighth inning and also had an RBI single to power the Milwaukee Brewers past the Florida Marlins 4-3 on Saturday night. Fielder’s fourth home run of the season, a mammoth shot to dead center off reliever Renyel Pinto (1-1), broke a 3-3 tie in the [...]
Posted: April 26th, 2008.
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Marlins 1B Jacobs leaves game (PA SportsTicker)
Florida Marlins first baseman Mike Jacobs left Saturday’s game against the Milwaukee Brewers in the top of the sixth inning with an apparent wrist injury.
Posted: April 26th, 2008.
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Florida Marlins beat Milwaukee Brewers 3-0 in 10 innings (AP)
Hanley Ramirez raced home on a grounder to short with the infield in to score the game’s first run and the Florida Marlins beat the Milwaukee Brewers 3-0 in 10 innings Friday night. With one out and the infield playing for a play at the plate, Wes Helms hit a ground ball to shortstop J.J. [...]
Posted: April 25th, 2008.
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Chipper Jones homers in Braves’ 7-4 win over Florida (AP)
Chipper Jones’ season is going so well he fulfilled both of his birthday wishes. Jones celebrated his 36th birthday with a home run and a perfect 3-for-3 night at the plate to lead Atlanta past the NL East-leading Florida Marlins 7-4 on Thursday. “I always feel like I need to do something cool on [...]
Posted: April 25th, 2008.
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Selig hints no fine for brass implicated in Mitchell Report (AP)
Baseball management officials implicated in the Mitchell Report apparently will escape suspensions and fines. Speaking Thursday at his annual meeting with the Associated Press Sports Editors, baseball commissioner Bud Selig indicated public service will be required of officials found to have acted improperly.
Posted: April 24th, 2008.
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