Articles filed under Baseball
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$8 million option keeps Isringhausen with St. LouisOct 05, 2007 11:00 pm - ST. LOUIS - Closer Jason Isringhausen will be back in St. Louis next year, after the team picked up his $8 million option Friday night. The move was announced by John Mo...
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Hill wants to ignore pressure situationOct 05, 2007 11:00 pm - Asked to select the biggest game he'd ever pitched in his career, Rich Hill hemmed and hawed, thought for a moment, then reached into his memory bank and pulled ...
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Helton getting a feel for the playoffsOct 05, 2007 11:00 pm - DENVER - Todd Helton was getting drenched in a waterfall of champagne following his 1,578th major league game when slugger Matt Holliday looked over and laughed. "He rea...
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An ultimate indignity in the makingOct 05, 2007 11:00 pm - This isn't funny anymore, though many nationwide are laughing. In nearly a century of ignominy, the Cubs are on the brink of the ultimate ignominy, and not just because ...
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Cubs-D'Backs series by the numbersOct 05, 2007 11:00 pm - Here's a look at some interesting numbers from the Cubs-Diamondbacks series: 3 Consecutive months that Cubs relief pitcher Carlos Marmol has surrendered 2 runs during th...
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Bugged Yankees trail 2-0 in seriesOct 05, 2007 11:00 pm - CLEVELAND -- These were truly sacrifice flies. Swarming bugs, millions and millions of them, bombarded the New York Yankees at the worst possible time Friday night, cove...
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Ramirez's blast lifts Sox over AngelsOct 05, 2007 11:00 pm - BOSTON -- One fan got a baseball. The rest left with a memory. Manny Ramirez hit a 3-run homer with two outs in the ninth inning off Francisco Rodriguez, and the Boston ...
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Jocketty turning down offers for nowOct 05, 2007 11:00 pm - ST. LOUIS - Two days after being dismissed as general manager of the St. Louis Cardinals, Walt Jocketty said Friday he's already fielded several job offers. So far, he's...
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Playoff doldrums strike A-Rod againOct 05, 2007 11:00 pm - CLEVELAND -- Another postseason, another perplexing struggle for Alex Rodriguez. The Yankees superstar went 0-for-4 and struck out three times Friday as New York lost to...
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Pirates fire manager TracyOct 05, 2007 11:00 pm - PITTSBURGH -- When the Pittsburgh Pirates last fired a manager this quickly, he couldn't get his team into the World Series. Jim Tracy was let go because he didn't produ...