Archive for February 27th, 2008
Manny Ramirez: Sick grandma?
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Bartolo Colon: Hopes to pitch Mar. 9
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Freddy Garcia: Visits Sox, unlikely to sign
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Justin Masterson: Diehard Prospect No. 3
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Lohse, Patterson, Bonds part of home team (Yahoo! Sports)
A lot of big names – and players who mistakenly believed they were big names – are still sitting on their couches.
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Tulowitzki, Holliday get NL champion Rockies off to strong spring start (AP)
On the first day of spring training games between major league teams, the Colorado Rockies reminded everyone how they surged to last year’s World Series. Troy Tulowitzki homered on his first swing and Matt Holliday hit a long double and made a nice defensive play as the NL champions beat the Chicago White Sox [...]
Posted: February 27th, 2008.
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Longtime Reds executive Chief Bender dies (AP)
Former Cincinnati Reds scout and farm director Sheldon “Chief” Bender, who spent 64 years in professional baseball, died Wednesday. He was 88. Bender died in Hamilton, Ohio, from complications of a recent fall at his home. The Reds’ minor league player of the year award is named for Bender. He retired in 2005.
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Tony Gwynn Jr. hit in nose by throw on steal attempt (AP)
Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Tony Gwynn Jr. was hit in the nose by a baseball while attempting to steal second base during an intrasquad game Wednesday. Gwynn was attended to by team trainers on the field for about five minutes after being struck by catcher Vinny Rottino’s throw in the fourth inning. Gwynn, son of Hall [...]
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Phillies LHP Jamie Moyer throws 3 scoreless innings in 8-1 victory over Reds (AP)
Jamie Moyer has been topping younger pitchers for years. Jeremy Affeldt became the latest one. The 45-year-old Moyer threw three scoreless innings and the Philadelphia Phillies scored six runs in the fifth off Cincinnati Reds reliever Gary Majewski in an 8-1 victory Wednesday. Moyer looked to be in midseason form during the Grapefruit League opener [...]
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Hamilton’s 2-run double leads Rangers to 6-1 win over Royals (AP)
Josh Hamilton hit a two-run double in the fifth inning Wednesday and the Texas Rangers beat the Kansas City Royals 6-1 in their spring training opener. Hamilton was the first player chosen in the 1999 draft, but played only 15 professional games from 2003-06 after being suspended for violating baseball’s drug policy.
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Posted: February 27th, 2008.
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