Archive for March 1st, 2007
Baseball needs Buck (Yahoo! Sports)
With the game mired in a wave of bad publicity, what it really needs now is a friend.
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Posted: March 1st, 2007.
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Padres plan Gwynn statue for Petco Park (AP)
Tony Gwynn already has a street named in his honor outside Petco Park, and on July 21 the Padres plan to unveil a statue of the Hall of Famer-elect. The unveiling will be part of “Tribute to Tony Weekend,” the final home weekend before Gwynn is inducted into the Hall of Fame on July 29. […]
Posted: March 1st, 2007.
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Brewers 14, A’s 8 (AP)
Brewers’ 2005 top draft pick Ryan Braun hit a grand slam and a three-run homer in Milwaukee’s 14-8 win over the Oakland Athletics in both teams’ exhibition opener Thursday. The 23-year-old spent last season in the minors, but is getting playing time at third base while Corey Koskie recovers from post-concussion syndrome.
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Posted: March 1st, 2007.
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Mets 4, Cardinals 3 (AP)
Starter Tom Glavine tossed two hitless innings to lead the New York Mets to a 4-3 win over the defending champion St. Louis Cardinals on Thursday. Glavine was nearly perfect except for hitting the Cardinals Scott Rolen on an 0-2 pitch to start the second inning. “I felt good, surprisingly,” Glavine said.
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Posted: March 1st, 2007.
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Cain and Giants agree to 4-year contract (AP)
Right-hander Matt Cain and the San Francisco Giants agreed Thursday to a $9 million, four-year contract that includes a vesting club option for 2011. The 22-year-old Cain led rookies with 13 wins and 179 strikeouts last season, going 13-12 with a 4.15 ERA in 190 2-3 innings, finishing in a tie for fourth in NL […]
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Indians 13, Astros 2 (AP)
The Cleveland Indians opened their exhibition season with an unexpected pitching problem on Thursday. Starter Cliff Lee will be sidelined at least three days by a strained right abdominal muscle and will miss his scheduled start Friday, the team said after a 13-2 win against the Houston Astros. The left-hander, who has a 46-24 record […]
Posted: March 1st, 2007.
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Indians 13, Astros 2 (AP)
The Cleveland Indians opened their exhibition season with an unexpected pitching problem on Thursday. Starter Cliff Lee will be sidelined at least three days by a strained right abdominal muscle and will miss his scheduled start Friday, the team said after a 13-2 win against the Houston Astros. The left-hander, who has a 46-24 record […]
Posted: March 1st, 2007.
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Diamondbacks 8, White Sox (ss) 5 (AP)
Chicago closer Bobby Jenks said he had full flexibility in his right shoulder Thursday after receiving a massage and ice treatments while his White Sox were losing 8-5 to Arizona in a split-squad game. Jenks, who left after just three batters in his Cactus League debut Wednesday against Colorado, said he’s likely to be back […]
Posted: March 1st, 2007.
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Indians 13, Astros 2
The Cleveland Indians opened their exhibition season with an unexpected pitching problem on Thursday.
Starter Cliff Lee will be sidelined at least three days by a strained right abdominal muscle and will miss his scheduled start Friday, the team said after a 13-2 win against the Houston Astros.
The left-hander, who has a 46-24 record over the […]
Posted: March 1st, 2007.
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Dentist to rich, famous sues Cory Lidle estate over plane crash (AP)
A dentist to the rich and famous has filed a $7 million lawsuit against the estate of late New York Yankees pitcher Cory Lidle, claiming his home was destroyed when the ballplayer’s small airplane crashed into his apartment building. Dr. Lawrence Rosenthal says in court papers that after Lidle’s Cirrus SR-20 aircraft crashed into the […]
Posted: March 1st, 2007.
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