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On average, Lee's spring not so hotMar 16, 2009 11:00 pm - PHOENIX - Cubs manager Lou Piniella termed Derrek Lee's batting practice Monday the best he's seen him have this spring. "The ball jumped off his bat really, really wel...
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Sox give Griffey gigglesMar 15, 2009 11:00 pm - PEORIA, Ariz. - If there were a delay-of-game penalty in major-league baseball, Ken Griffey Jr. would have been called for it on Sunday. Back with the Seattle Mariners, ...
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Contreras allows 1 hit, strikes out four in his spring debutMar 15, 2009 11:00 pm - PEORIA, Ariz. - This is the time of spring training where even going through the motions takes some extra motivation. Four weeks of camp are in the books, but there stil...
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Hamels to have sore elbow examinedMar 15, 2009 11:00 pm - CLEARWATER, Fla. -- Phillies star pitcher Cole Hamels is scheduled to leave training camp Monday afternoon and fly to Philadelphia to have his left elbow examined by the...
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Competition on for Isringhausen's successorMar 15, 2009 11:00 pm - JUPITER, Fla. -- Tony La Russa could go with one of the fireballing kids: Chris Perez or Jason Motte. There's veteran Ryan Franklin, who had 17 saves in 25 chances last ...
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Piniella: 26 players would be niceMar 15, 2009 11:00 pm - TUCSON, Ariz. - Lou Piniella was only kidding, sort of. The Cubs manager is famous for thinking he never has enough players. "You know, it's amazing," Piniella said Su...
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Team USA staves off elimination from WBCMar 15, 2009 11:00 pm - Baseball looked more like America's national pastime Sunday night. Team USA avoided elimination from the World Baseball Classic, beating the Netherlands 9-3 in Miami to ...
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Making it out of Iowa looks like a sure thing for HoffpauirMar 15, 2009 11:00 pm - TUCSON, Ariz. - As a native of Texas, Micah Hoffpauir can't think of much better than to be standing on the baseline in Houston on Opening Day when the Cubs and the Astr...
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Astros hoping to keep Matsui on the fieldMar 15, 2009 11:00 pm - KISSIMMEE, Fla. -- When Kaz Matsui was in the lineup last season, Houston Astros manager Cecil Cooper thought his team was better. "There's a difference, no question abo...
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Manny leaves game with sore hamstringMar 15, 2009 11:00 pm - PHOENIX -- Manny Ramirez is having a hard time getting started because of a sore left hamstring. The Los Angeles Dodgers slugger aggravated his hamstring Sunday while pl...