Articles filed under Baseball
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Better fundamentals should boost CubsFeb 20, 2008 10:00 pm - MESA, Ariz. -- It didn't rank up there with Casey Stengel asking, "Can't anybody here play this game," when he managed the expansion Mets. But Lou Piniella made a simila...
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Colon to White Sox? Williams not sayingFeb 20, 2008 10:00 pm - TUCSON, Ariz. -- Ideally, Mark Buehrle and Javier Vazquez pick up where they left off, Jose Contreras regains his health (both physical and mental), and John Danks and G...
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Sheffield: Scott Boras is a 'bad person'Feb 20, 2008 10:00 pm - LAKELAND, Fla. -- Detroit Tigers slugger Gary Sheffield called his former agent a "bad person" and said Scott Boras is trying to get money he doesn't deserve. The disput...
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Richar's absence cause for concernFeb 20, 2008 10:00 pm - TUCSON, Ariz. -- Even though he batted just .230 in 56 games after Tadahito Iguchi was traded last season, Danny Richar is positioned to win the White Sox' starting seco...
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A-Rod: I was kidding about drug testsFeb 20, 2008 10:00 pm - A-Rod just kidding when he says he was tested 9 or 10 times for drugs last year TAMPA, Fla. -- Alex Rodriguez sat in the first-base dugout at Legends Field, surrounded b...
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Howard gets $10 mil in arbitrationFeb 20, 2008 10:00 pm - CLEARWATER, Fla. -- Ryan Howard won his salary arbitration case against the Philadelphia Phillies on Thursday when he was awarded $10 million, the highest figure given a...
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The mob is growingFeb 19, 2008 10:00 pm - MESA, Ariz. -- The media throng following Kosuke Fukudome seems to grow every day. The pack of photographers also seems to move as one organism. Cubs manager Lou Piniell...
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For Ramirez, it really is none of our businessFeb 19, 2008 10:00 pm - Good for Aramis Ramirez. Not because he raises roosters to fight in his native Dominican Republic, but for refusing to go into the issue in depth Tuesday. The Cubs' thir...
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Owens wants 65 SBsFeb 19, 2008 10:00 pm - TUCSON, Ariz. -- Jerry Owens arrived at training camp Tuesday, and he didn't forget to pack a big bag of confidence. "I'm really excited to be here,'' Owens said. "This ...
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Cubs' Ramirez won't let discussion stray from baseballFeb 19, 2008 10:00 pm - MESA, Ariz. -- With Aramis Ramirez, there always seems to be issues. And, in most cases, there are answers. Most cases. Ramirez was the last Cubs position player to repo...