Articles filed under Baseball
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How do you say 'fore' in Japanese?Mar 10, 2008 11:00 pm - PHOENIX -- Kosuke Fukudome was back in the lineup Monday after getting Sunday off. He went 0-for-2 with a walk and 2 strikeouts in the Cubs' 6-4 loss to the Brewers. Som...
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Soto a good catch for CubsMar 10, 2008 11:00 pm - PHOENIX -- Ask Geovany Soto about his catching idols, and he immediately cites veteran teammate Henry Blanco. "Since I got here, he's been like a dad to me," Soto said M...
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Tough decisions for Sox at third baseMar 10, 2008 11:00 pm - TUCSON, Ariz. -- In the top of the third inning Monday, Seattle's Yuniskey Betancout turned on a Mark Buehrle fastball and rifled a grounder that looked to have a reserv...
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DeRosa glad to 'break a sweat' in spring debutMar 10, 2008 11:00 pm - PHOENIX -- Mark DeRosa said he felt "better than normal" Monday as he made his spring debut in the Cubs' 6-4 loss to the Milwaukee Brewers. "I feel better than normal be...
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World is Cubs' oyster … if not the new ownerMar 10, 2008 11:00 pm - Uh-oh, now we might really have to secure America's borders. Stop terrorists? Good idea. Stop sports capitalists? Even better. Forget Comiskey Park whenever it is that W...
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Guillen likes what he sees in PoredaMar 10, 2008 11:00 pm - TUCSON, Ariz. -- White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen went to a "B'' game Monday morning because he wanted to check on three injured players: center fielder Jerry Owens (stra...
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Smile, Bud: You made $14.5 millionMar 10, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Baseball commissioner Bud Selig earned about $14.5 million in baseball's latest fiscal year, roughly the same as the previous year. Selig received $14,515,07...
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Samardzija, Takatsu among Cubs' cutsMar 10, 2008 11:00 pm - MESA, Ariz. - Pitchers Jeff Samardzija and Shingo Takatsu were among seven rosters cuts made by the Cubs Tuesday morning. Samardzija was optioned to Class AA Tennessee a...
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Ailing Beckett misses startMar 09, 2008 11:00 pm - FORT MYERS, Fla. -- Josh Beckett's back pain began when he landed on a soft spot after his first warmup pitch. He threw five more, then walked off the field before the g...
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At-bats will come if Ward can stay healthyMar 09, 2008 11:00 pm - SURPRISE, Ariz. -- Cubs manager Lou Piniella was asked Sunday about getting Daryle Ward more at-bats this season. "Look, we can talk about all the at-bats in the world,"...