Articles filed under Baseball
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It's a whole new world for SwisherApr 14, 2008 11:00 pm - Nick Swisher isn't the only one happy with the Jan. 3 trade between the White Sox and Oakland. There's little doubt the outgoing outfielder has fit right in with the Sox...
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Myers' gem lifts Storm by BartlettApr 14, 2008 11:00 pm - Entering only its fifth game of the season, the South Elgin Storm had seen it all. They've been apart of cancellations and 13-run blowouts. A 1-3 start wasn't something ...
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Naperville North laughs last vs. Wheaton N.Apr 14, 2008 11:00 pm - For a baseball game that looked a bit ugly much of Monday afternoon, Naperville North ended up sitting pretty at the end. The Huskies scored an opening-round victory i...
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Slumping Thome sits out to serve suspensionApr 14, 2008 11:00 pm - Slumping White Sox designated hitter Jim Thome was already set to sit out Tuesday afternoon's game against the Oakland Athletics. Thome used the day off to serve a one-g...
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Indians put Borowski on disabled listApr 14, 2008 11:00 pm - CLEVELAND - Joe Borowski couldn't escape a trip to the disabled list. The Cleveland Indians' much-maligned closer was placed on the 15-day disabled list Tuesday, a day a...
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Piniella, Baker travel similar career pathsApr 13, 2008 11:00 pm - PHILADELPHIA -- When the Cincinnati Reds come to Wrigley Field on Tuesday night to open a three-game series, it will mark the return of former Cubs manager Dusty Baker. ...
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Maddux gets win No. 349Apr 13, 2008 11:00 pm - Greg Maddux didn't stick around to talk about his 349th career victory. He left the clubhouse right after the final out to catch a plane for Las Vegas, where his family ...
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Baseball's 2009 World Cup shifted from Cuba to ... Europe?Apr 13, 2008 11:00 pm - LONDON -- Baseball's 2009 World Cup is being shifted from Cuba to seven European nations in an effort to bolster the sport's bid to get back into the Olympics. Cuba agre...
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Cha-ching! Cubs cash in on bullpen rouletteApr 13, 2008 11:00 pm - PHILADELPHIA -- Cubs manager Lou Piniella spun his bullpen wheel again Sunday and came up a winner. On a windy and wild afternoon at Citizens Bank Park, Piniella used Ke...
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Lilly's woes a mystery to CubsApr 13, 2008 11:00 pm - PHILADELPHIA -- According to Cubs pitching coach Larry Rothschild, the struggles of starting pitcher Ted Lilly are "a little mysterious." Lilly is 0-2 with a 9.95 ERA, a...