Articles filed under Baseball
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Athletics, selected Sox don Robinson's famous No. 42Apr 15, 2008 11:00 pm - Each major-league team chose to celebrate Jackie Robinson Day in its own way. At U.S. Cellular Field on Tuesday, the Oakland Athletics and White Sox featured players, m...
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Sycamore 16, Batavia 7Apr 15, 2008 11:00 pm - With the way the Batavia baseball team has been scoring runs and with the wind blowing straight out Tuesday, it figured to be a long afternoon for Sycamore starter Will ...
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Excuses, excuses: Baker had a million of themApr 15, 2008 11:00 pm - In the corner of the Cubs' dugout is a seat often obscured by players and coaches. It's safe from the TV cameras, from the fans' wrath, and sometimes from the game itsel...
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Major-league roundupApr 14, 2008 11:00 pm - Six months later, the Red Sox came back on the Indians again. Manny Ramirez hit a 2-run homer -- No. 493 of his career -- and Boston rallied for 3 runs in the ninth inni...
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Cougars' record 10-1 after lossApr 14, 2008 11:00 pm - The Kane County Cougars mounted a late rally Monday night against the South Bend Silver Hawks but fell a run short in a 5-4 loss in front of 1,885 at Elfstrom Stadium in...
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With Dusty, you take the good with the badApr 14, 2008 11:00 pm - Dusty Baker's four-year tenure as manager of the Cubs was one of the more eventful in recent team history. Baker blew into town in November 2002 and actually had to temp...
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A's Smith outduels BuehrleApr 14, 2008 11:00 pm - In the first game of the regular season, White Sox starter Mark Buehrle lasted just 1 2/3 innings at Cleveland and walked away with a no-decision after allowing 7 runs o...
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Mantucca, Redhawks roll onApr 14, 2008 11:00 pm - Marc Mantucca (2-0) scattered 5 hits over 5½ innings as Naperville Central topped West Chicago 7-1 in a DuPage Valley Conference baseball contest. Nick Linne went 2-for-...
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Clutch Carlson comes throughApr 14, 2008 11:00 pm - Hitting behind Kyle Gaedele should give Jon Carlson a lot of RBI opportunities. Rolling Meadows' left-handed hitting junior cleanup man couldn't have asked for a better ...
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No boos from this crowdApr 14, 2008 11:00 pm - In barrooms and backrooms around Chicago this week, they'll be talking about Dusty Baker coming back to town. Most of that talk probably won't be kind to Baker. And no d...