Archive for February 19th, 2008
Giants press forward, sans Bonds (Yahoo! Sports)
Former teammates say they don’t miss the controversial slugger, who is working out and awaiting a call from anyone.
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K-Rod has reason to look forward
Closers will be in high demand after the season, which is why Francisco Rodriguez can’t wait for free agency, Ken Rosenthal says.
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Posted: February 19th, 2008.
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K-Rod has reason to look forward
Closers will be in high demand after the season, which is why Francisco Rodriguez can’t wait for free agency, Ken Rosenthal says.
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Posted: February 19th, 2008.
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Once long gone, two-time MVP Gonzalez hopes to make the Cardinals (AP)
Just when most baseball fans probably thought Juan Gonzalez was long gone, he’s back. Proud owner of two AL MVP awards and a pair of home run titles, Gonzalez is in camp this spring with the St. Louis Cardinals, hoping to revive a career that many figured was over. “I feel like a rookie [...]
Posted: February 19th, 2008.
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Crawford Can Smile Now
There has been cases of teams doing the worst-to-first trick only when reality sets in, the Rays are still looking up at the class of the division, the World Champions in Boston and the Yankees, too. Breaking even is a realistic goal, though, and could help garner manager Joe Maddon some recognition as a Manager [...]
Posted: February 19th, 2008.
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Guillen arrives, says he’ll talk about Mitchell Report later
Jose Guillen arrived right on time Tuesday, bouncing into the Kansas City clubhouse bright and early with a happy smile and a polite refusal to talk about steroids, the Mitchell Report or the 15-day suspension hanging over his head.
The power-hitting outfielder said he would discuss all that after his appeal is decided.
“I’m pretty sure we’re [...]
Posted: February 19th, 2008.
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Baseball pays the bills, but hoops still a passion for Clark (AP)
Tony Clark still has a basketball jones. Nearly two decades after his San Diego-area high school team lost in the state championship game, Clark gets another shot at a title. This time it’s as an assistant coach at Phoenix’s Northwest Christian, which will play Thatcher in the Arizona Class 2A state championship game on Saturday [...]
Posted: February 19th, 2008.
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Guillen arrives, says he’ll talk about Mitchell Report later (AP)
Jose Guillen arrived right on time Tuesday, bouncing into the Kansas City clubhouse bright and early with a happy smile and a polite refusal to talk about steroids, the Mitchell Report or the 15-day suspension hanging over his head. The power-hitting outfielder said he would discuss all that after his appeal is decided.
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Posted: February 19th, 2008.
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Rejuvenated Giles goes back to basics to fight for Rockies 2B job (AP)
Former San Diego second baseman Marcus Giles arrived at the Colorado Rockies clubhouse on Tuesday and had no desire to search out Matt Holliday to needle. Didn’t he want to give Holliday grief about that phantom game-winning run in the NL wild-card tiebreaker over the Padres last October? He did that already.
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Posted: February 19th, 2008.
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Gonzalez looking for a comeback with the Cardinals (AP)
Juan Gonzalez has two MVP awards, two home run titles and one RBI crown. Yet he walked into the St. Louis Cardinals’ clubhouse with the excitement of a player half his age. “I feel like a rookie invited to big league camp after two years off,” the 38-year-old outfielder said Tuesday, the first day of [...]
Posted: February 19th, 2008.
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