Archive for January 8th, 2008
Syringe drips slowly on the Hall of Fame (Yahoo! Sports)
Even Cooperstown’s newest member, Rich Gossage, felt compelled to address steroids on the day he was voted in.
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Posted: January 8th, 2008.
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Rockies, Giles agree to minor league contract (AP)
Second baseman Marcus Giles and the NL champion Colorado Rockies agreed to a minor league contract Tuesday with an invitation to spring training. Giles spent last season with the San Diego Padres, batting .229 with four homers and 39 RBIs in 116 games. He was an All-Star with Atlanta in 2003, when he hit .316 […]
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Novitzky’s reach goes from BALCO to Clemens (Yahoo! Sports)
The IRS agent central to Barry Bonds’ legal problems brought Brian McNamee and Kirk Radomski to George Mitchell.
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Novitzky’s reach extends from BALCO to Clemens (Yahoo! Sports)
Persistent IRS agent central to Bonds’ legal problems brought McNamee and Radomski to Mitchell.
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2B Giles, Rockies strike deal (PA SportsTicker)
The Colorado Rockies have found a replacement for Kaz Matsui.
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Hit Or Miss?
In an expected series of events, earlier this afternoon, Goose Gossage was finally elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame, becoming the lone member of the Cooperstown Class of 2009 inducted by the voters. But did the BBWAA get it right this year?
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Posted: January 8th, 2008.
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Pirates OF Chris Duffy might miss part of spring training (AP)
Chris Duffy, the Pittsburgh Pirates’ opening-day center fielder last season, is still healing from shoulder surgery and might miss part of spring training. With Nyjer Morgan and Nate McLouth expected to compete for the starting job during camp, Duffy was projected to start the season at Triple-A Indianapolis even if he wasn’t recuperating.
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Tampa Bay Rays Roster Report
The Rays filled most of their holes before they even got to the winter meetings, having adding RHP Matt Garza and SS Jason Bartlett in a blockbuster deal with Minnesota for OF Delmon Young, and signing RHP Troy Percival. They sought to improve their defense while bolstering their rotation and bullpen.
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Tampa Bay Rays Notes, Quotes
–With Raul Casanova and Josh Paul still on the free agent market, the Rays added a catcher by signing Mike DiFelice to a minor league deal. The 38-year-old veteran has played parts of the past three seasons for the Mets.
–Seeing a potential vacancy for an extra outfielder, John Rodriguez […]
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Tampa Bay Rays Inside Pitch
The Rays changed more than the look of their team in trading outfielders Delmon Young and Elijah Dukes and signing veteran free agent reliever Troy Percival and outfielder Cliff Floyd.
As they try to make their team better, the Rays also seem to be trying to put better people on […]
Posted: January 8th, 2008.
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