Archive for February, 2008
Jonathan Papelbon: Speaks at alma mater
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Posted: February 29th, 2008.
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Clay Buchholz: Diehard Prospect No. 1
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Posted: February 29th, 2008.
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Red Sox 8, Twins 3
Daisuke Matsuzaka’s spring training debut featured much less fanfare than last year.
Beginning his second big league season, the Japanese star pitched two quick innings to help the Boston Red Sox beat the Minnesota Twins 8-3 on Friday night.
Matsuzaka threw 12 pitches, eight for strikes, while facing the minimum six batters in a scoreless outing. He […]
Posted: February 29th, 2008.
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Federal judge to Barry Bonds’ prosecutors: Try again; 2003 grand jury testimony also unsealed (AP)
A federal judge told prosecutors Friday to redraft their indictment of Barry Bonds and made public his grand jury testimony, revealing a previously unpublicized drug test from seven years ago that showed an elevated testosterone level. U.S. District Court Judge Susan Illston ordered prosecutors to amend Bonds’ indictment so that each of the five counts […]
Posted: February 29th, 2008.
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Federal judge to Barry Bonds’ prosecutors: Try again; 2003 grand jury testimony also unsealed (AP)
A federal judge told prosecutors Friday to redraft their indictment of Barry Bonds and made public his grand jury testimony, revealing a previously unpublicized drug test from seven years ago that showed an elevated testosterone level. U.S. District Court Judge Susan Illston ordered prosecutors to amend Bonds’ indictment so that each of the five counts […]
Posted: February 29th, 2008.
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Ubaldo Jimenez pitches 2 strong innings in Rockies’ 15-2 rout of Mexico (AP)
Ubaldo Jimenez pitched two scoreless innings, Ryan Spilborghs went 2-for-2 and the Colorado Rockies beat the Mexican National All-Stars 15-2 on Friday. Jimenez allowed a hit and a walk while striking out two in his first spring game of the year. Jimenez, who went 4-4 with a 4.28 ERA in 15 starts last season, is […]
Posted: February 29th, 2008.
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Johan Santana and Erik Bedard touched up in debuts for new teams (AP)
Johan Santana and Erik Bedard definitely showed something in their debuts for new teams: Even baseball’s best pitchers need time to tune up in spring training. Acquired in a blockbuster trade this offseason, Santana gave up a three-run homer to Juan Gonzalez in the first inning of his first start with the Mets on […]
Posted: February 29th, 2008.
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Royals 13, Padres 9
Shawn Estes was roughed up in his first big league outing in nearly two years, and the Kansas City Royals beat the San Diego Padres 13-9 on Friday.
The left-hander, who underwent reconstructive elbow surgery in June 2006, gave up six runs and four hits with two walks in 2-3 of an inning.
While the outing wasn’t […]
Posted: February 29th, 2008.
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Royals beat Padres 13-9 in Estes’ return to mound (AP)
Shawn Estes was roughed up in his first big league outing in nearly two years, and the Kansas City Royals beat the San Diego Padres 13-9 on Friday. The left-hander, who underwent reconstructive elbow surgery in June 2006, gave up six runs and four hits with two walks in 2-3 of an inning. While the […]
Posted: February 29th, 2008.
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New ace Erik Bedard not ace-like in debut with Mariners (AP)
The Seattle Mariners can only figure Erik Bedard will get a lot better. Seattle’s new ace of few words allowed three runs in two innings as the Mariners defeated a San Francisco Giants split squad 5-3 on Friday. Tim Lincecum, a former star at the University of Washington in Seattle, fared well. The Giants’ young […]
Posted: February 29th, 2008.
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