Archive for February 9th, 2007
Report: OF Bernie Williams turns down Yankees’ invitation (PA SportsTicker)
Bernie Williams apparently will not attend spring training with the New York Yankees.
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Posted: February 9th, 2007.
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John Smoltz getting divorce (AP)
Braves pitcher John Smoltz is getting a divorce. The agency that represents Smoltz, Career Sports & Entertainment, said Friday that the pitcher and his wife, Dyan, had mutually agreed to split after some 16 years of marriage. They have four school-age children, a son and three daughters. “At this time, their priority is with their [...]
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2007 infield sleepers: Expect a Peralta rebound
The Indians have a revamped lineup, which is why Mike Harmon likes Jhonny Peralta’s chances of producing.
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Park and Mets reach deal (AP)
Chan Ho Park is joining the expanding list of pitchers trying to earn spots in the New York Mets’ rotation. Park and the Mets agreed Friday to a $600,000, one-year contract, giving the team another option for its starting rotation heading into spring training. In addition to his base salary, Park could earn $2.4 million [...]
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Heath Bell - #21 - Pitcher - 6′3″ - 226lbs
The Mets have done precious little to strengthen a team that came within one win of going to the World Series last year. …[more]
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Beimel, Paul first 2 arbitration hearings of year (AP)
Los Angeles Dodgers reliever Joe Beimel and Tampa Bay backup catcher Josh Paul became the first two players to go to salary arbitration hearings this year. Paul asked arbitrators Richard Bloch, Robert Bailey and Christine Knowlton for a raise from $475,000 to $940,000. The Devil Rays argued for $625,000 during Friday morning’s hearing in [...]
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Fassero retires after 16 major league seasons (AP)
Jeff Fassero is retiring from baseball after winning 121 games over 16 major league seasons. The 44-year-old lefty, cut by the San Francisco Giants in May, worked out for the Los Angeles Dodgers on Feb. 2. “I thought I threw really well. I guess they didn’t they think so,” Fassero said Friday during a [...]
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Baseballs to keep their cool (AP)
Baseballs will keep their cool this summer. The commissioner’s office is telling teams for the first time that balls must be stored at a uniform temperature after they are delivered from the manufacturer. “The specifications that Rawlings recommends are a 70 degree temperature and 50 percent humidity,” baseball senior vice president Joe Garagiola Jr.
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Orioles, OF Patterson agree to one-year deal (PA SportsTicker)
The Baltimore Orioles avoided salary arbitration with Corey Patterson on Friday, agreeing to terms with the outfielder on a one-year contract.
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Former Yankees star Hank Bauer dies at 84 (PA SportsTicker)
Hank Bauer, who won seven World Series as a player and another as a manager, died Friday after a battle with cancer. He was 84.
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Posted: February 9th, 2007.
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