Articles filed under MLB
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Odd, isn't it, how Big Z's a perfect fit?Jun 29, 2009 11:00 pm - Like it or not, Carlos Zambrano fits right into Cubs tradition. This current club is dysfunctional, but "dysfunctional Cubs" is sort of redundant. Better to just say tha...
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Yankees acquire Hinske from PiratesJun 29, 2009 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Former AL Rookie of the Year Eric Hinske was acquired by the New York Yankees from the Pittsburgh Pirates on Tuesday for a pair of minor leaguers. Pittsburgh...
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100 years ago, Forbes Field was baseball's first palaceJun 29, 2009 11:00 pm - PITTSBURGH - Roberto Clemente's first hit and Babe Ruth's parting shot occurred within the confines of the most spacious ballpark any major league baseball team called h...
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Manny Ramirez goes 1 for 3 in final rehab gameJun 29, 2009 11:00 pm - SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. -- Ready or not, Manny Ramirez is headed back to the big leagues. The suspended slugger played what is expected to be his final minor league rehab...
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Cubs recall Samardzija, send Ascanio down to IowaJun 29, 2009 11:00 pm - PITTSBURGH - The Chicago Cubs recalled right-handed pitcher Jeff Samardzija from Triple-A Iowa on Tuesday and then optioned right-handed pitcher Jose Ascanio to Iowa. Sa...
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Cubs-Sox game rescheduled for Sept. 3 at WrigleyJun 29, 2009 11:00 pm - The final game of the Cubs-Sox series has been rescheduled for Thursday afternoon, Sept. 3, at Wrigley Field. The June 16th contest at Wrigley Field, the opening game of...
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Youkilis overtakes Teixeira in All-Star voteJun 29, 2009 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Boston's Kevin Youkilis has moved back in front of the Yankees' Mark Teixeira with two days left in AL balloting for starters for the All-Star game in St. Lo...
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Rivera adds to his legacy as elite closerJun 29, 2009 11:00 pm - NEW YORK - Mariano Rivera has seen all the histrionics by some closers. It's fine, he said, because it's part of their personalities. Rivera has his own way of celebrati...
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Harden helps Cubs get back to winningJun 29, 2009 11:00 pm - Maybe it was a change of scenery or the change back to National League ball. Or maybe it was the lineup changes. In any event, the Cubs won a road game for a change Mond...
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Floyd leads White Sox past Indians 6-3Jun 29, 2009 11:00 pm - June swoon? It might have looked like that earlier in the month, but not now for the White Sox, who topped the Indians 6-3 in Cleveland on Monday night for their 11th vi...