Archive for September 24th, 2006
Following The Draft-and-Follows
At first glance the Yankees had one heck of draft in 2006. Restocking the farm system with some projectable arms and bats, the Yankees draft could be even better if everything pans out with their impressive Draft-and-Follow class this year. Here’s who the Yankees will be following in hopes of signing prior to […]
Posted: September 24th, 2006.
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Playoff-bound Tigers keep the party going back home
The Detroit Tigers returned home Sunday night about four hours after they clinched a spot in the playoffs for the first time since 1987.
After drinking champagne and pouring a lot of the bubbly on each other following an 11-4 win in Kansas City, the Tigers soaked up their accomplishment on the flight home aboard the […]
Posted: September 24th, 2006.
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Playoff-bound Tigers keep the party going back home (AP)
The Detroit Tigers returned home Sunday night about four hours after they clinched a spot in the playoffs for the first time since 1987. After drinking champagne and pouring a lot of the bubbly on each other following an 11-4 win in Kansas City, the Tigers soaked up their accomplishment on the flight home aboard […]
Posted: September 24th, 2006.
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Who’ll meet the Mets in the playoffs?
Who can avoid the Mets in the playoffs? Dayn Perry says this could be the most interesting storyline of the next seven days.
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Posted: September 24th, 2006.
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Tigers clinch postseason berth; A’s fail to wrap up AL West (SportsTicker)
KANSAS CITY (Ticker) - The Detroit Tigers took a first step Sunday. The Oakland Athletics failed to take that step for a second straight day.
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Posted: September 24th, 2006.
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Jays within half-game of $120 million Red Sox
The Toronto Blue Jays overcame David Ortiz’s league-leading 53rd homer and took advantage of awful outfield defense to beat the Red Sox 13-4 Sunday and close within a half-game of second-place Boston in the AL East.
Ortiz hit his 32nd road homer of the season, tying Babe Ruth’s AL history record.
Boston’s Wily Mo Pena misplayed three […]
Posted: September 24th, 2006.
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Neal Cotts - #46 - Pitcher - 6′1″ - 195lbs
News: Neal Cotts allowed homers to the only two batters he faced Sunday against the Marliners.Impact: Ben Broussard and Jose Lopez took him deep. Cotts, one of the American League’s best relievers a year ago, didn’t get off to a great start this year and has been a major disappointment of late. In […]
Posted: September 24th, 2006.
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Ron Villone - #47 - Pitcher - 6′3″ - 245lbs
News: Ron Villone was charged with four runs in two-thirds of an inning Sunday against the Rays. He’s allowed runs in 13 of his last 14 relief appearances.Impact: His ERA, which stood at 2.23 on Aug. 16, is all the way up to 5.13. It’s hard to imagine that the Yankees will be […]
Posted: September 24th, 2006.
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Gibbons calls foul after plunking wife with ball
The odds of such an occurrence seem insurmountable, yet Jay Gibbons pulled off the unimaginable feat: He hit a foul ball that injured his wife.
The scene occurred in the ninth inning of the Baltimore Orioles’ game against Minnesota on Saturday. Gibbons fouled a ball straight back over the screen and into the rib cage of […]
Posted: September 24th, 2006.
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Gibbons calls foul after plunking wife with ball (AP)
The odds of such an occurrence seem insurmountable, yet Jay Gibbons pulled off the unimaginable feat: He hit a foul ball that injured his wife. The scene occurred in the ninth inning of the Baltimore Orioles’ game against Minnesota on Saturday. Gibbons fouled a ball straight back over the screen and into the rib cage […]
Posted: September 24th, 2006.
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