Articles filed under Baseball
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Job 1 for Owens: Run with this chanceMar 09, 2008 11:00 pm - TUCSON, Ariz. -- The White Sox have all but handed the starting job in center field to Jerry Owens. Beginning today, Owens will try to get a much firmer grasp on the opp...
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Ex-Sox starter Loaiza may stick with L.A.Mar 09, 2008 11:00 pm - VERO BEACH, Fla. -- Esteban Loaiza is making a strong case to lock up the No. 5 spot in the Los Angeles Dodgers' rotation. Facing some of Boston's best hitters and outpi...
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Dempster has inside track to 5th starter's spotMar 09, 2008 11:00 pm - SURPRISE, Ariz. -- Opening Day is three weeks from today, and as far as Cubs manager Lou Piniella is concerned, it's the stretch run for determining a starting rotation....
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DeRosa returns to playing after procedure to fix irregular heartbeatMar 09, 2008 11:00 pm - PHOENIX -- Cubs second baseman Mark DeRosa returned to the starting lineup today, 1ˆ½ weeks after a procedure in Chicago to correct an irregular heartbeat. "He's anxious...
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Johnson's spring debut todayMar 09, 2008 11:00 pm - Randy Johnson plans to make his first start of the spring today against the NL champion Colorado Rockies in Tucson, Ariz. The 44-year-old left-hander is expected to pitc...
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Is MacDougal key to the Sox' pen?Mar 09, 2008 11:00 pm - TUCSON, Ariz. -- If Mike MacDougal pitched like he was supposed to last season, the White Sox could have saved the $19 million they invested in Scott Linebrink during th...
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Cubs' catcher has a special projectMar 08, 2008 10:00 pm - MESA, Ariz. -- Nobody who's been around Cubs player Jake Fox is surprised he's pursuing a university degree in communications. Fox is one of the more media-friendly play...
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No sugarcoating necessary with StoneMar 08, 2008 10:00 pm - TUCSON, Ariz. -- In Steve Stone, the White Sox are getting more than your run-of-the-mill baseball broadcaster. Much more. During his 20 years in the booth with the Cubs...
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Media glare not too bright for a patient FukudomeMar 08, 2008 10:00 pm - MESA, Ariz. -- While the Cubs have superstars such as Derrek Lee and Alfonso Soriano on their team, it's only Kosuke Fukudome who gets grilled by the media every day. Fu...
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Rowand loves Chicago, but he liked Giants' deal betterMar 08, 2008 10:00 pm - TUCSON, Ariz. -- Aaron Rowand was in the lineup Saturday at Tucson Electric Park. In his perfect world, the bulldog center fielder would have been wearing a White Sox un...