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D-Backs say Owings will only work as a pitcher
via MLB - Sports Rumors - Yahoo! Sports by (author unknown) on February 15, 2008
Fifth starter Micah Owings will not take part in drills at any other position, Arizona Diamondbacks manager Melvin said, after mentioning at the winter meetings that Owings could possibly take ground balls at first base in order to have another outlet for his bat the East Valley Tribune reported. "It was good offseason fodder to get a few more articles in the paper and keep our name in the...
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Cabrera's first swing as a Tiger produces a bomb
via MLB - Sports Rumors - Yahoo! Sports by (author unknown) on February 26, 2008
First swing by Miguel Cabrera as Detroit Tiger produced a home run of at least 450 feet Tuesday against Florida Southern College.Cabrera's blast traveled two-thirds of the way up the movie-screen-sized black background board the Detroit News reported."It was impressive, no question about that," Detroit manager Jim Leyland said. "But he didn't even get it that good."
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Kendall will bat No.9 for Brewers
via MLB - Sports Rumors - Yahoo! Sports by (author unknown) on March 27, 2008
Milwaukee Brewers manager Ned Yost has not wavered on is batting catcher Jason Kendall ninth, behind the pitcher. After using that unusual alignment all spring, Yost said he was convinced it will make his lineup more productive. "It was just about what I thought it would be," Yost said. "I'll still continue to look at it. It's worked out perfect for us a lot more than it hasn't."Yost...
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Baldelli deserved a better fate
via MLB - Sports Rumors - Yahoo! Sports by (author unknown) on April 05, 2008
If Rocco Baldelli never plays another game with the Tampa Bay Rays because of his chronic fatigue issues, he will have earned $9 million over the last three years and played in 127 games. the Boston Globe reported."That right there is a shame," said Cubs manager Lou Piniella, who managed Baldelli in Tampa. "Rocco should have been one of the premier players in the game. That has to be awfully...
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Arizona pitchers win with arms and bats
via MLB - Sports Rumors - Yahoo! Sports by (author unknown) on April 29, 2008
The Arizona Diamondbacks are working on an uncommon trifecta. Their hitters can hit, their pitchers can pitch … and their pitchers can hit, too. Not only do the D-Backs lead the major leagues in runs and ERA, their pitchers lead in virtually every offensive category — hits, doubles, RBIs, batting average, OPS (on-base average plus slugging percentage).D-Backs pitchers are hitting .273 with 15...
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A-Rod defends congratulatory message to Manny
via MLB - Sports Rumors - Yahoo! Sports by (author unknown) on May 15, 2008
... accomplishment has nothing to do with the rivalry, but is rather an historic accomplishment by one of the game's great hitters. "This is bigger than the Yankees and Red Sox," Rodriguez said. "This is baseball history. How many guys have 500 home runs?" A-Rod also has recorded a similar message for Cincinnati's Ken Griffey Jr., his former Mariners teammate who stands three homers shy of ...
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Matsuzaka leaves game with 'shoulder fatigue'
via MLB - Sports Rumors - Yahoo! Sports by (author unknown) on May 27, 2008
He was 8-0 to begin last night's game at Safeco Field, though the buzz surrounding Daisuke Matsuzaka seemed to have died down — in Japan and the United States — after his much-heralded rookie campaign last year. But the buzz began again, and not in the way Matsuzaka wanted. Trailing the Mariners, 3-0, he left the mound at the start of the fifth inning after throwing two warm-up pitches....
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Mets handled Randolph firing like a bunch of cowards
via MLB - Sports Rumors - Yahoo! Sports by (author unknown) on June 17, 2008
Cowards. That's what the New York Mets upper management has become. Huge cowards who care more about appearance, public relations and their own personal reputations than the performance of their team. Fire your manager via a mass e-mail to the media at 3:11 a.m.? Yuck. You know what this reeks of? Someone made this decision days ago and agonized for hours on how to announce it to the public...
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