Articles filed under MLB
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Swisher OK with grabbing some benchJul 29, 2008 11:00 pm - MINNEAPOLIS - White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen benched a slumping hitter Tuesday night. No, it wasn't Paul Konerko, who nonetheless is facing some extended down time with...
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Ichiro reaches 3,000 hits ... sortaJul 29, 2008 11:00 pm - ARLINGTON, Texas -- Ichiro Suzuki reached 3,000 combined hits in the major leagues and the Japanese League with a first-inning single Tuesday night against the Texas Ran...
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Fight to the finish at Miller ParkJul 28, 2008 11:00 pm - MILWAUKEE - Most days, baseball isn't like football, with constant momentum shifts back and forth. But Monday night's Cubs-Brewers game played out that way before a seas...
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Bad night all around for SoxJul 28, 2008 11:00 pm - MINNEAPOLIS - The local media was out in force before Monday night's AL Central showdown between the first-place White Sox and second-place Minnesota. Sox manager Ozzie ...
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Cards pound Braves, keep paceJul 28, 2008 11:00 pm - Cardinals 12, Braves 3 ATLANTA -- Albert Pujols drove in three runs, Braden Looper won for the first time in six starts and St. Louis beat injury-riddled Atlanta. J...
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Getting to play on the big stageJul 28, 2008 11:00 pm - As nearly everyone knows, the chances of a minor-league baseball player making it to the major leagues is slim. With more than 6,000 players in the minors and only 30 te...
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Richard gets 2nd start tonightJul 28, 2008 11:00 pm - MINNEAPOLIS - Clayton Richard makes his second major-league start tonight, but the White Sox' rookie has pitched before at the Metrodome. The details are a little sketch...
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Wood not near ready to returnJul 28, 2008 11:00 pm - MILWAUKEE - Cubs manager Lou Piniella gave a two-word answer Monday when asked if rookie Jeff Samardzija was in the mix to close games during Kerry Wood's absence, which...
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Zambrano good friends with Brewers' SheetsJul 28, 2008 11:00 pm - MILWAUKEE - They met on Opening Day, and each pitched scoreless ball into the seventh inning. They were teammates as National League all-stars. Tonight at Miller Park, t...
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Contreras ready, eager to returnJul 28, 2008 11:00 pm - MINNEAPOLIS - The nonwaiver trade deadline is Thursday, and White Sox general manager Kenny Williams twice in the past week said no deal is even remotely close. That doe...