Archive for April 3rd, 2007
Twins 3, Orioles 2 (AP)
Jason Bartlett’s broken-bat single drove in the go-ahead run in the seventh inning, and the Minnesota Twins rallied to beat Daniel Cabrera and the Baltimore Orioles 3-2 on Tuesday night. The Twins won the opener with power: back-to-back home runs by Justin Morneau and Torii Hunter. On this night, it was the “piranhas” who led […]
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Johnson throws 4 innings in minor league camp game (AP)
Randy Johnson of the Arizona Diamondbacks threw 60 pitches and went four innings against the Triple-A Tucson Sidewinders in a minor league camp game on Tuesday in Tucson, Ariz. Johnson, who’s recovering from back surgery, reported no problems after the game. It’s the third time Johnson has thrown in a game this spring.
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Nationals put Logan, Guzman on DL, recall Casto from minors (AP)
Forced to juggle their lineup after one game, the Washington Nationals put center fielder Nook Logan and shortstop Cristian Guzman on the 15-day disabled list Tuesday and recalled Kory Casto from Triple-A Columbus. The Nationals said they plan to purchase the contract of infielder D’Angelo Jimenez from Columbus on Wednesday.
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Lighthearted Bonds ready to resume chase of Hank Aaron (AP)
Barry Bonds sat down in the dugout to address the media swarm for opening day, then realized he’d forgotten his own tape recorder and ran back to the clubhouse to retrieve it. “Can you all wait?” he said with a smile Tuesday before the San Francisco Giants hosted the San Diego Padres. “You all got […]
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Padres 7, Giants 0 (AP)
Jake Peavy upstaged both superstar Barrys — and his former manager. Peavy sparkled in six shutout innings and the San Diego Padres beat the San Francisco Giants 7-0 on Tuesday in the season opener for both clubs, giving rookie skipper Bud Black a win in his debut against predecessor Bruce Bochy. “That’s the way you […]
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Carpenter to miss start due to elbow inflammation (AP)
Chris Carpenter will miss a turn in the St. Louis Cardinals’ pitching rotation due to right elbow inflammation, though the team thinks its ace won’t be out long. Carpenter complained of soreness Monday, the day after he struggled in the season opener against the New York Mets. An examination by team physician Dr.
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Nationals place SS Guzman on the disabled list (PA SportsTicker)
Cristian Guzman’s return lasted less than one game.
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Pirates to name sports bar `Club 3000,’ not `Club 21′ (AP)
The Pittsburgh Pirates will change the name of a stadium sports bar from “Club 21″ to “Club 3000″ to avoid a legal flap. The Pirates announced last month they planned to rename PNC Park’s sports bar from the “Montecristo Club” to “Club 21″ in honor of Hall of Famer Roberto Clemente, who wore No. 21 […]
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Mitchell asks union for interviews (AP)
Former Senate Majority Leader George Mitchell finally asked to interview active baseball players as part of his steroids investigation and is awaiting a reply from the players’ association. Union general counsel Michael Weiner said a March 28 letter making the request to speak with “a number of current and former players” was received Monday.
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Percentage of foreign-born players near record (AP)
The percentage of major league baseball players born outside the 50 states increased slightly to a near record level. Of the 849 players on rosters at the start of the season, 246 were born outside the 50 states, the commissioner’s office said Tuesday. That comes to 29 percent, up from 27.4 percent last year and […]
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