Articles filed under Baseball
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Sporting News names Pujols player of yearOct 21, 2008 11:00 pm - ST. LOUIS -- St. Louis Cardinals first baseman Albert Pujols is Sporting News' 2008 Player of the Year. A panel of 314 major league players made the selection. Pujols al...
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Zimmer's seen it all, and Rays even amaze himOct 21, 2008 11:00 pm - ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Tampa Bay senior adviser Don Zimmer, in his 60th baseball season and 10th World Series, says the Rays have produced his most unexpected Series tri...
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Cardinals decline option on MulderOct 20, 2008 11:00 pm - ST. LOUIS -- The St. Louis Cardinals intend to cut ties with often-injured left-hander Mark Mulder, paying a $1.5 million buyout rather than exercising an $11 million op...
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Phillies-Rays Series: a study in contrastOct 20, 2008 11:00 pm - Worst in baseball to World Series winner. The Tampa Bay Rays can become the first team in the majors to complete the ultimate fast turnaround. Doormats no more, they'll ...
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Hendry, Cubs agree to four-year extensionOct 20, 2008 11:00 pm - It was pretty clear Monday what Cubs chairman Crane Kenney thinks of his general manager and his ballclub. "We really feel like we have the organization in the conditio...
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Will economy help World Series TV ratings?Oct 20, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK - First the Super Bowl, then the Stanley Cup finals, and the NBA Finals, too. The three championships played in 2008 in the major team sports have drawn higher ...
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Rays pitcher Matt Garza wins ALCS MVP awardOct 19, 2008 11:00 pm - ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Matt Garza threw down the rosin bag and told himself what he needed to do after Dustin Pedroia's first-inning homer. "Just calm down," the Tampa ...
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Improbable Rays advance to World SeriesOct 19, 2008 11:00 pm - ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Down to their last chance, the Tampa Bay Rays left no doubt they were World Series-worthy, after all. The young Rays completed a stunning run to ...
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Red Sox force Game 7 in ALCSOct 18, 2008 11:00 pm - ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Now look who's one win away from the World Series. The Boston Red Sox, playing like the defending champs they are, came out swinging and beat Ta...
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Hendry deal could come soonOct 17, 2008 11:00 pm - There was no official word from the Cubs on Friday about the status of general manager Jim Hendry. However, Hendry may well have a new contract extension of at least th...