Archive for February 26th, 2008
Jed Lowrie: Diehard Prospect No. 4
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Posted: February 26th, 2008.
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Coco Crisp: Trade market is “terrible”
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Terry Francona: Frequent White House visitor
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Red Sox Notebook: Colon Has Work To Do
Bartolo Colon will never be confused for a professional bodybuilder. But even the Red Sox admitted Tuesday, shortly after Colon reported to Ft. Myers, that the veteran right-hander has some pounds to shed before he can return to the majors.
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Young Upton stays grounded amid huge expectations (AP)
Justin Upton has dealt with stratospheric expectations from almost the day he picked up a baseball bat. The first overall pick in the 2005 draft, he made it to the majors last season at 19, with a graceful swing that led to comparisons with Ken Griffey Jr. After a torrid start, struggles with major league [...]
Posted: February 26th, 2008.
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Giants SS Omar Vizquel could miss start of season; pitchers Kazmir, McCarthy banged up (AP)
Omar Vizquel’s ailing knee could keep him out of the San Francisco Giants’ lineup on opening day. Pitchers Scott Kazmir of the Rays and Brandon McCarthy of the Rangers are going slow so they don’t miss any time once the regular seasons starts. Vizquel will have arthroscopic surgery on his left knee Wednesday and [...]
Posted: February 26th, 2008.
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Congress hopes to decide on whether to refer Clemens to Justice by end of week (AP)
Roger Clemens should know by the end of the week if Congress will ask the Justice Department to investigate whether the star pitcher or his accuser made false statements under oath. Clemens’ lawyer says they knew long ago that is where things probably were headed. The majority and minority sides of the House Oversight and [...]
Posted: February 26th, 2008.
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Arizona reliever gets visa to come to US (AP)
Arizona reliever Tony Pena got his visa and the Diamondbacks said Tuesday that he was en route to spring training. The right-hander has had problems getting permission to return from his native Dominican Republic since it was discovered in 2004 that Pena was pitching in the Diamondbacks’ minor league system using the name and birth [...]
Posted: February 26th, 2008.
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De Aza helps Florida Marlins beat the Miami Hurricanes (AP)
Alejandro De Aza had two hits and an RBI to help the Florida Marlins beat the University of Miami 7-2 Tuesday. Chris Seddon struck out three in two scoreless innings for Florida, which used eight pitchers and allowed only one walk. “We threw strikes and made a couple of nice plays defensively,” Marlins manager Fredi [...]
Posted: February 26th, 2008.
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Al Kaline watches grandson play as Tigers beat Florida Southern (AP)
To Detroit Tigers fans, Al Kaline is greatness. To Colin Kaline, he is grandpa. The Hall of Fame outfielder who’s spent more than a half-century with the Tigers found himself in an unusual spot Tuesday: on the opposite side of the team wearing the old English D. He had a good reason, too. Freshman Colin [...]
Posted: February 26th, 2008.
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