Articles filed under Baseball
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Wood not near ready to returnJul 28, 2008 11:00 pm - MILWAUKEE - Cubs manager Lou Piniella gave a two-word answer Monday when asked if rookie Jeff Samardzija was in the mix to close games during Kerry Wood's absence, which...
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Zambrano good friends with Brewers' SheetsJul 28, 2008 11:00 pm - MILWAUKEE - They met on Opening Day, and each pitched scoreless ball into the seventh inning. They were teammates as National League all-stars. Tonight at Miller Park, t...
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Contreras ready, eager to returnJul 28, 2008 11:00 pm - MINNEAPOLIS - The nonwaiver trade deadline is Thursday, and White Sox general manager Kenny Williams twice in the past week said no deal is even remotely close. That doe...
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Cubs-Brewers hands Comcast Sportsnet record ratingsJul 28, 2008 11:00 pm - Comcast SportsNet Chicago delivered its highest Cubs ratings ever Monday night - an 8.30 household rating for its live coverage of the NL Central battle against the Milw...
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Samardzija gets save, Piniella praise in Cubs' winJul 27, 2008 11:00 pm - You know Lou Piniella is impressed with someone when he gives you a lot of headshakes and "I'll tell you what's." Well, both were in abundance Sunday afternoon from the ...
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Twins edge closer to SoxJul 27, 2008 11:00 pm - Twins 4, Indians 2 CLEVELAND -- Justin Morneau sparked a two-run, ninth-inning rally with an RBI double and Minnesota beat Cleveland to pull within 2½ games of firs...
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Something big brewing tonightJul 27, 2008 11:00 pm - Sweet Lou vs. the Brew Crew, CC vs. the Road Woe-iers, the battle of I-94 traffic congestion. . . whatever you want to call the four-game showdown between the Cubs and t...
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Sox drop Tigers' finale 6-4, settle for series winJul 27, 2008 11:00 pm - DETROIT - A sweep would have been nice, but winning the series will suffice. That's the way the White Sox viewed the situation after losing to the Tigers 6-4 Sunday afte...
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Manny Ramirez might agree to trade, sees it as unlikelyJul 27, 2008 11:00 pm - BOSTON -- Manny Ramirez is "tired" of the Boston Red Sox and would agree to a trade that would make both him and the team happy. But he doesn't think it will happen and ...
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Big series looming for White SoxJul 27, 2008 11:00 pm - DETROIT - As he prepares for tonight's start against the Twins at the Metrodome, Mark Buehrle said he's nervous, he might not get much sleep and he'll probably be spendi...