Articles filed under Baseball
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Quentin, Ramirez power Sox to win over A'sAug 17, 2008 11:00 pm - OAKLAND, Calif. - Carlos Quentin felt right at home in Oakland. Quentin hit his 34th homer and drove in 4 runs, Alexei Ramirez added a grand slam, and the White Sox won ...
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Cubs' eight-run seventh just reward for DempsterAug 17, 2008 11:00 pm - MIAMI - OK, so it wasn't on the scale of that little 8-run inning the Marlins dropped on the Cubs a few years ago in that one playoff game, but the 8-spot the Cubs put u...
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Boy named after ballpark to throw first pitchAug 17, 2008 11:00 pm - Even years before 7-year-old Wrigley was born, his father Jerry Fields says he'd already decided what he'd do. Coming from a family of Cubs fans and with his particular ...
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Dempster's only concern: being ready every fifth dayAug 17, 2008 11:00 pm - MIAMI - Cy Dempster? It's a tough field in the National League this year for the Cy Young Award, especially with Arizona's Brandon Webb sitting there at 18-4. While Carl...
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Athletics no problem for DanksAug 16, 2008 11:00 pm - OAKLAND, Calif. - John Danks has some kind of hold on Oakland, and the left-hander refuses to attempt an explanation. Danks pitched 6 effective innings Saturday to win h...
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Offense stalls late for CubsAug 16, 2008 11:00 pm - MIAMI - The only late-night fireworks Saturday came with a postgame concert on the field by Jaci Velasquez. As far as the Cubs went, their offense was a dud when the goi...
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Grand slam promotion pays off big for fan at Elfstrom StadiumAug 16, 2008 11:00 pm - You couldn't have asked for anything more after Thursday's Kane County Cougars game at Elfstrom Stadium. The night had everything - a walk-off win, solid starting pitchi...
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Nothing wrong with Zambrano, Rothschild saysAug 16, 2008 11:00 pm - MIAMI - The subject of pitcher Carlos Zambrano's "arm slot" came up Friday night, and whenever that happens, it seems to send off alarms that something is physically wro...
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Piniella proud of Cubs' swagger, quiet confidenceAug 16, 2008 11:00 pm - MIAMI - Lou Piniella is the one who invented the term "Cubbie swagger" last year in his first spring training as manager. He hadn't brought it up much since then, but on...
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Suzuki homer in 9th lifts A's past White Sox, 6-4Aug 15, 2008 11:00 pm - OAKLAND, Calif. -- Pinch-hitter Kurt Suzuki hit a game-winning two-run homer in the bottom of the ninth inning and the Oakland Athletics rallied to beat the Chicago Whi...