Archive for February 5th, 2007
Alex Cora - #13 - Shortstop - 6′0″ - 200lbs
News: Alex Cora had three hits and scored the go-ahead run on Armando Rios’ 10th-inning single as Puerto Rico defeated Mexico 4-2 in Caribbean World Series play on Monday.Impact: Puerto Rico stayed alive in the tournament by moving to 3-1 with two games remaining. Mexico, which had both Erubiel Durazo and Jon Weber tossed [...]
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Division tour: AL East (Yahoo! Sports)
The AL East is not the deepest division or the most interesting or even the coolest, but it remains the glamour division
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Diamondbacks hire Mel Stottlemyre as special pitching instructor (AP)
Mel Stottlemyre will join the Arizona Diamondbacks as a special instructor in spring training and will work with the club’s pitchers during the season, the team announced Monday. Stottlemyre, 65, spent 26 seasons as a major league coach, including 11 as the New York Yankees’ pitching coach. He had a 164-139 record with a 2.97 [...]
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Former 20-game winner Rick Helling retires (AP)
Rick Helling is retiring from baseball after pitching in the major leagues for 12 years, highlighted by a 20-win season. “I’ve said all along that I would retire if I couldn’t do it anymore or if I couldn’t be away from my family anymore,” Helling said Monday. “I couldn’t handle being away from my family.” [...]
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Brewers, Hall agree to new four-year contract (PA SportsTicker)
The Milwaukee Brewers finally rewarded Bill Hall for his breakthrough 2006 season.
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Barber, first 20-game winner in modern Orioles history, dies (AP)
Steve Barber, the first 20-game winner in modern Baltimore Orioles history and the losing pitcher in one of baseball’s wildest no-hitters, has died. He was 67. Barber became ill last week and died from complications of pneumonia Sunday at a hospital in Henderson, Nev., the Orioles said Monday. A two-time All-Star and a member of [...]
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Pirates agree to contract with another Cuban right-hander (AP)
Serguey Linares, a former pitcher in Cuba’s national league, agreed Monday to a minor league contract with the Pittsburgh Pirates and was invited to spring training. The 23-year-old right-hander is the second former Cuban professional pitcher to sign with the Pirates, joining Yoslan Herrera. Linares had a career record of 7-20 with a 5.59 ERA [...]
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Hall and Brewers agree to $24 million contract (AP)
Bill Hall and the Milwaukee Brewers agreed Monday to a $24 million, four year contract. Hall, who is slated to play center field for the Brewers, gets a $500,000 signing bonus, $3 million this year, $4.8 million in 2008, $6.8 million in 2009 and $8.4 million in 2010. The Brewers have a $9.25 million option [...]
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Max Lanier, former Cardinals pitcher, dies at 91 (AP)
Max Lanier, who pitched in three consecutive World Series for the St. Louis Cardinals during World War II, has died. He was 91. He died last Tuesday and was buried with a Cardinals cap last weekend, son Hal Lanier, a former major league infielder, said Monday. “My dad was very tough when he put in [...]
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Helton will exercise veto power (Yahoo! Sports)
Todd Helton has told the Colorado Rockies he is prepared to veto all future trades for the next five years.
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